Clergy History
When the church was built, the Revd Fitzroy John Fitz Wygram, pictured right, was appointed its first vicar and the building was consecrated in honour of St James on December 11th, 1863, by Bishop Tait, Bishop of London. Including the Revd Fitz Wygram there have been nine previous vicars at St James's Church from its consecration until 8th November 2016.
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Revd Fitzroy John Fitz Wygram 1863 - 1881
Hon & Revd Henry Bligh 1881 - 1893
Revd Charles Robert Job 1894 - 1914
Revd Richard Coad-Pryor 1914 - 1923
Revd Frederick Pearce Hope Harvey 1923 - 1950
Revd Rupert Hoyle Brunt 1951 - 1980
Revd John Nicholas Chubb 1981 - 1988
Revd Prebendary Dr Brian Leathard 1989 - 2006
Revd Canon Peter Vannozzi 2007 - 2015
Revd Julian Reindorp, assistant priest, a retired clergyman and a member of the congregation continued to take many different services as he did during the interregnum after Revd Vannozzi.
The Revd Derek Winterburn became our tenth vicar on 8th November 2016. Read about Derek on the page Our Vicar.
Have a look at The Institution and Induction of the Revd Derek Winterburn and see the photo album, Our New Vicar.
Curates are invested with the care of souls in a parish and there have been many serving at St James's.
St James's Curates through the years shows what happened from when records began up until 2017.
The Revd Jacky Cammidge became our curate on Sunday July 4th, 2015. After four years as a curate, she was fully qualified so became our Associate Priest.
Several ordinands (an ordinand is a person who is training to be ordained as a priest or minister) have worked at St James's Church over the years.
Parochial Church Council (PCC) History
The administrative committee of an Anglican parish church was called a Vestry from the 16th until the 20th century, when it became the Parochial Church Council. Both the secular and spiritual affairs of New Hampton, as Hampton Hill was first known, were originally overseen by the Hampton Vestry. The church administration affects what goes on in St James's Church and how it is run and organised.
The PCC through the years shows what happened from when records began up until 2017.
The Annual Parochial Church Meeting Reports show the annual reports from most teams and groups since then. (Scroll down the document of the year you are interested in to find the report you want)
2018 saw the introduction of a cashless option for the Sunday collection. Later people were able to make contactless, virtual terminal, and SMS mobile payments for events, including weddings and hall bookings, as well as one-off donations.