Jonathan Woodhouse (minister)

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Jonathan Woodhouse

CB QHC
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Woodhouse in 2013
Born (1955-03-29) 29 March 1955 (age 67)
Cardiff, Wales
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1990 - 2014
Rank Major-General
Service number 534661
Commands held Royal Army Chaplains' Department
Battles/wars Cold War
Iraq War

Jonathan Woodhouse, CB , QHC (born 29 March 1955) is a British Baptist minister and retired senior British Army officer. He was Chaplain General and head of the Royal Army Chaplains' Department from 2011 to 2014. [1] [2] He is the first Baptist and the second member of the Free Churches to become Chaplain General. [3] [4]

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Early life and education

Woodhouse was born on 29 March 1955 in Cardiff, Wales. [5] He was educated at Whitchurch Grammar School, a state grammar school in Whitchurch, Cardiff. [5] He studied at the London School of Theology a theological college in Northwood, London, graduating Bachelor of Arts (BA). [1] [6]

Ordained ministry

Woodhouse was ordained as a Baptist minister in 1980. [5] He served as a minister in Eastbourne, East Sussex and at Selsdon Baptist Church in Croydon, London. [1]

Military career

On 8 May 1990, Woodhouse was commissioned into the Royal Army Chaplains' Department, British Army, as a Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class (equivalent in rank to captain but lacking executive authority). [6] He transferred from a short service commission to a regular commission on 8 May 1995. [7] On 8 May 1996, he was promoted to Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class (equivalent in rank to major). [8] He was promoted to Chaplain to the Forces 2nd Class (equivalent in rank to lieutenant colonel) on 30 October 2002. [9] In March 2003, he was posted to Iraq as part of the invasion force at the beginning of the Iraq War. [10] In July 2005, he was appointed the senior chaplain at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. [10]

On 1 January 2006, he was appointed Denominational Representative Chaplain of the United Board. [11] The United Board is a special grouping of the Baptist Union of Great Britain, the United Reformed Church and the Congregational Federation for the purpose of providing military chaplains. [12] He was promoted to Chaplain to the Forces 1st Class (equivalent in rank to colonel) on 2 May 2006. [13] On 2 May 2008 he was appointed Deputy Chaplain General and the granted the rank of brigadier. [14] On 29 July 2011, he was appointed Chaplain General to Her Majesty's Land Forces and promoted to the rank of major general. [15]

Woodhouse has seen active service, working on the frontline in Iraq during the 2003 to 2011 war. [4] He has also completed overseas postings to Germany. [1]

Later career

In 2015, Woodhouse served as Convenor of the United Navy, Army and Air Force Board: [5] it "is responsible for [recommending] ordained ministers from Baptist, URC, Congregational, Elim and Assemblies of God denominations to serve in the chaplaincies of the Royal Navy, Army or Royal Air Force". [16] Since 2015, he has been a chaplain at Moorlands College, a non-denominational evangelical theological college in Hampshire. [5]

Honours and decorations

Order of the Bath (ribbon).svg Iraq Medal BAR.svg Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal ribbon.png QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg

On 1 August 2008, Woodhouse was appointed Honorary Chaplain to the Queen (QHC). [17] He was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2014 Birthday Honours. [18] [19]

He is a recipient of the Iraq Medal, the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. [4] [20]

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