Following his announcement as the next Bishop of Edmonton yesterday, the Revd Canon Dr Anderson Jeremiah visited parishes across the Edmonton Area to meet clergy and hear about the vital work they are doing amongst their local communities.
The official announcement came from Downing Street while the Bishop-designate visited Wren Academy Finchley, a leading school co-sponsored by the London Diocesan Board of Schools (LDBS). While at Wren Academy, Anderson was formally introduced to pupils and staff at an assembly led by the Bishop of London, Sarah Mullaly. The Bishop-designate also participated in a question and answer session with sixth form students who were involved in the discernment process to decide the next Bishop of Edmonton.
The Bishop-designate then visited St Barnabas, Finchley and met clergy from its network to hear about their work amongst communities in North London, including its foodbank and debt advisory services. St Barnabas recently celebrated five years at its home in Solar House on the North Finchley High Road, which opened in 2018 after a £12m investment, with the congregation moving after more than a century of worship in its Edwardian Church on Holden Road.
Anderson then visited St Francis at The Engine Room in Tottenham Hale, where he was hosted by its Priest Missioner, the Revd Andrew Williams. St Francis at the Engine Room opened in 2017 as the first purpose-built church in London in 40 years and serves an ever expanding multi-cultural community close to the new Tottenham Hale station.
Attending St Aldhelm’s in Edmonton, the Bishop-designate met with clergy to learn more about their community outreach, including their Windmill Café, which offers young disabled students from the local area an opportunity to learn barista and bakery skills.
Anderson ended his tour of the Edmonton Area at St Pancras Old Church, joining local clergy in prayer at one of the oldest sites of Christian worship within the Diocese of London.
The Bishop-designate will be consecrated in the New Year and will formally take up his post in the Spring.
Photos by Oliver Rudkin Photography
