Gordon Kuhrt

Gordon Kuhrt
Gordon Kuhrt
Born	15 February 1941; Madras, India
Occupation	Minister, Author
Spouse(s)	Olive Kuhrt
Children	3
Religion	Anglican
Offices held	Archdeacon of Lewisham, Director of Ministry for the Archbishops' Council of the Church of England

Gordon Wilfred Kuhrt (born 15 February 1941) is an Anglican priest and author. He was the Archdeacon of Lewisham from 1989 to 1996. He has served a member of the General Synod of the Church of England from 1986 to 1996. Afterwards, he was Director of Ministry for the Archbishops' Council of the Church of England. He is now retired, married to Olive Kuhrt and has 3 sons and 10 grandchildren.

Kuhrt was educated at Colfe's Grammar School, London University and Middlesex University.[1] He was ordained in 1967 and served curacies at Illogan and Wallington.[2] He held incumbencies at St John the Baptist Shenstone and Emmanuel, South Croydon.

Early life

In his autobiographical book, Life’s Not Always Easy, Kuhrt tells of his childhood. He was born in the Indian city of Madras during the Second World War, which prevented his parents from returning to England. He was born with clubbed feet, and then, still in India, he contracted poliomyelitis at the age of 15 months, which exacerbated his health issues. The family finally returned to England in January 1945, and were able to see doctor Paul Brand and he then underwent treatment in Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, London. In 1946, his parents returned to India to the mission field, but were unable to take their son, owing to the ongoing treatment. For the next five years the young Gordon Kuhrt had to live with foster parents, the Thorpes. He did not see his parents again until he was 10.[3]

Ministry

Kuhrt was ordained in 1967 and served curacies at Illogan and Wallington.[2] He held incumbencies at St John the Baptist Shenstone and Emmanuel, South Croydon. He was made a member of the General Synod of the Church of England in 1986, and then became Archdeacon of Lewisham in 1989 and remained in that post until 1996. In that year he was made Director of Ministry for the Archbishops' Council of the Church of England.[4] He retired in 2011, but remains Honorary Curate for Tredington.[5]

Bibliography

A Handbook for Council and Committee Members: A Practical Guide to their Work' (1985)
Believing In Baptism: Christian Baptism Its Theology And Practice (1987)
Doctrine Matters (1993)
To Proclaim Afresh: Evangelical Agenda for the Church (1995)
Ministry Issues For The Church Of England: Mapping The Trends (2001)
Life’s Not Always Easy (with Pip Prideaux-Selby) (2011)
An Introduction To Christian Ministry (2012)
Bridging The Gap: Reader Ministry Today (Editor) (2012)

References

Who's who. A. & C. Black. 2008. ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8.
Crockfords (London, Church House, 1995) ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
Kuhrt, Gordon (2011). Life's Not Always Aasy. Morse-Brown Publishing. ISBN 978-1907615054.
Reiss, Robert (25 January 2013). The testing of vocation: 100 Years of Ministry Selection in the Church of England. Church House Publishing. p. 308. ISBN 978-0715143322.
"Ministry Issues for the Church of England". Church House Publishing. Retrieved 16 January 2020.

Church of England titles
Preceded by Clifford George Lacey	Archdeacon of Lewisham 1989–1996	Succeeded by David John Atkinson

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[1] Who's who. A. & C. Black. 2008. ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8.

[:0-2] Crockfords (London, Church House, 1995) ISBN 0-7151-8088-6

[3] Kuhrt, Gordon (2011). Life's Not Always Aasy. Morse-Brown Publishing. ISBN 978-1907615054.

[4] Reiss, Robert (25 January 2013). The testing of vocation: 100 Years of Ministry Selection in the Church of England. Church House Publishing. p. 308. ISBN 978-0715143322.

[5] "Ministry Issues for the Church of England". Church House Publishing. Retrieved 16 January 2020.

Archdeacons in the Diocese of Southwark
Southwark	Samuel Cheetham John Richardson Samuel Taylor* Percy Herbert* Frederick Hawkes* William Gilpin* Havilland Sands Reginald Bazire Michael Whinney Wilfred Wood Douglas Bartles-Smith Michael Ipgrave Dianna Gwilliams (Acting) Jane Steen
Kingston	Charles Burney George Daniell William Hough Robert Joynt George Marten Nicol Anderson Percy Robb Bernard Jacob (became Archdeacon of Reigate)
Reigate	Bernard Jacob (previously Archdeacon of Kingston-on-Thames) Peter Coombs Martin Baddeley Danny Kajumba Jonathan Clark** (Acting) Moira Astin
Lewisham	Charles Escreet William Hough* Arthur Preston* Leslie Lang* Robert Stannard* Laurie Brown William Hayman Ivor Davies Clifford Lacey Gordon Kuhrt David Atkinson Christine Hardman (later of Lewisham & Greenwich) Alastair Cutting, Archdeacon of Lewisham & Greenwich
Wandsworth	Reginald Bazire Peter Coombs David Gerrard Stephen Roberts John Kiddle
Lambeth	Charles Pinder Dick Bird Nick Baines Chris Skilton Simon Gates David Stephenson (Acting)
Bishop suffragan of Kingston area Bishop of Croydon *Bishop suffragan of Woolwich See also: Archdeacon of Croydon.*

Anglican Diocese of Southwark
Southwark Cathedral Bishop's House, Streatham Trinity House, Southwark Area scheme (1991–present)
Office holders	Christopher Chessun, Bishop of Southwark Richard Cheetham, area Bishop of Kingston Jonathan Clark, area Bishop of Croydon Karowei Dorgu, area Bishop of Woolwich AEO: Jonathan Baker, Bishop suffragan of Fulham Andrew Nunn, Dean of Southwark Alastair Cutting, Archdeacon of Lewisham and Greenwich Jane Steen, Archdeacon of Southwark Simon Gates, Archdeacon of Lambeth John Kiddle, Archdeacon of Wandsworth Moira Astin, Archdeacon of Reigate David Stephenson, Acting Archdeacon of Lambeth Rosemarie Mallett, Archdeacon of Croydon
Historic offices	Provost of Southwark (1937–2000; see Dean of Southwark) Archdeacon of Kingston-upon-Thames (1905–1986; renamed to Archdeacon of Reigate)