Giles Goddard
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The Reverend Canon Giles Goddard |
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| Vicar of St John's Church, Waterloo | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Southwark |
| In office | September 2009 to present |
| Other posts |
Rector of St Peter's Church, Walworth (1998–2009) Area Dean of Southwark and Newington (2003–2008) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1995 (deacon) 1996 (priest) |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Giles William Goddard |
| Born | 22 June 1962 |
| Alma mater | Clare College, Cambridge |
Giles William Goddard (born 22 June 1962 in England) is a British Church of England priest. He is Vicar of St John's Church, Waterloo.
Goddard studied theology at Clare College, Cambridge, and graduated from the University of Cambridge with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1984; as per tradition, this was later promoted to a Master of Arts (MA (Cantab)) degree.
He then worked at John Lewis PLC. In 1988 he joined the Housing Corporation, and became Development Director for ASRA Housing Association in 1989, followed by Director of Southwark and London Diocesan Housing Association in 1991.
Goddard was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1995 and as a priest in 1996. He became Curate at St Faith's, North Dulwich. In 1998 he became Rector of St Peter's Church, Walworth, where in 2003 he set up InSpire, a centre for learning, arts and community. From 2003 - 2008 he was Area Dean of Southwark & Newington. On 1 September 2009, he was officially welcomed as Priest-in-Charge of St John's Church, Waterloo. In 2014, he was made Vicar of the parish.
Goddard is a board member of Operation Noah and co-founder of Faith for the Climate, the interfaith environmental action group. He is also a member of the Church of England's General Synod. In 2014, he presented a motion to the General Synod, calling for leadership on the issue of climate change. The Synod voted overwhelmingly in favour of the motion. Goddard said: 'This vote proves that there is a hunger for us to do more on climate change as a church. But this is not the end, it's the beginning.'
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