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The Bishop of Carlisle has appointed the Revd. Charles Hope CF (V) as Vicar of Keswick St John and Borrowdale with Grange. We welcome him, his wife Kathryn and three daughters, Megan, Emily and Katie to the parish.
Ordained in 1990, Charles Hope has served all his ministry in Newcastle Diocese. He was curate and then vicar of the inner city parish of Percy Main on the banks of the Tyne before being appointed vicar of Prudhoe in 2003. As well as his parish work, he has been much involved both in community projects in Prudhoe and as a Territorial Army chaplain. He served a six month tour of duty in Iraq in 2004 as a Territorial Army Chaplain. He was chair of a sub-committee which delivered a £2 million Civic and Community building in Prudhoe.
The Rev Charles Hope has responsibility for the Borrowdale Valley and will also play a leading part in the setting up of the Keswick Mission Community which will draw Anglicans and Methodists closer together in organisation and outreach within the town and surrounding villages.

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