Stephen Need

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Stephen Need
Dean of St George's College, Jerusalem
Church Church of England
Province Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and The Middle East
Diocese Diocese of Jerusalem
In office2 July 2005 (elected)
– 30 April 2011 (resigned)
Personal details
Born (1954-03-04) 4 March 1954 (age 70), Nottingham, United Kingdom
Denomination Anglican
Alma mater King's College, London

Stephen William Need (born 1954) is an Anglican priest and religious author, who was the dean of St George's College, Jerusalem from 2005 until 2011. [1]

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Early life and education

Need was born in Nottingham, England. [2] He was educated at Carlton le Willows Grammar School in Nottinghamshire. He went on to study theology at King's College, London, graduating with a Bachelor of Divinity (BD) degree and the Associateship of King's College (AKC) in 1979. [3] He undertook further studies at King's College, graduating with a Master of Theology (MTh) in 1983. [3] He also studied for a doctorate in systematic theology, which he completed in 1993. [2] [3]

Career

Need first joined the staff of St George's College, Jerusalem as senior lecturer in 1996 and as a course director from 1999 to 2001. In March 2008, Need was ordained a priest at the college, where he served as a member of the pastoral sector at the time. [1] He served his curacy at St. George's Cathedral, Jerusalem, from 2008 to 2011. [3]

In 2011, he returned to the United Kingdom, to become a priest of the Diocese of Chelmsford. From 2011 to 2021, was priest in charge then rector of All Saints' Church, Stock [4] and of St Mary & St Edward, West Hanningfield. [3] When leaving Jerusalem, he stated he also wanted to pursue further academic studies, having a particular interest in the areas of St. Paul and Christianity in Turkey. [1] Since 2021, he has been team rector of St Peter and St Michael, Bexhill on Sea, in the Diocese of Chichester, [3] with responsibility for St. Peter.s Church, Bexhill. [5]

Need is also the author of several successful books. [6]

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  5. "Welcome from the Rector". www.stpetersbexhill.org.uk. St. Peters Church, Bexhill. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
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