Rector's Profile


The Icknield Way Parish is delighted to welcome our new Rector

Rev'd Dr James Webster




It is a joy and privilege to be here! Having grown up the other side of Cambridge - in Swaffham Prior - it feels like a home-coming in many ways. 

It was there that I developed a passion shared by many of Jesus' early followers - fishing. I also share another passion with them - following Jesus as best I can, and enabling others to experience the fulness of life he offers and to grow in their faith.

I am married to Debs and we have three wonderful daughters, two equally wonderful sons-in-law and three lively grandchildren.

Having trained originally as a water engineer, I worked in low-income countries in the water and sanitation sector for 25 years. We lived as a family in rural Uganda and Ethiopia for many years, working through the local church, seconded from Tearfund. I also worked in many emergency contexts with other agencies such as Oxfam and the UN.

I gained a PhD in cultural anthropology related to this work, and after a few years lecturing at Cranfield University and running my own consultancy, was ordained in 2013, serving in St Albans Diocese in a dual role as a vicar and trainer of curates (vicars with L-plates).





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