Rev Dr Richard Hainsworth
About Richard
Richard was born near Hull, moving to Wales (near Bala) at the age of 12. He studied Natural Sciences and Theology at Jesus College, Cambridge and a PhD in feminist theology through St Michael's College, Llandaff. He has worked as a carer for adults with learning difficulties then as Lay Chaplain to St Asaph Cathedral. He was ordained in 2006 and has been a priest in Newtown and Wrexham.
He is also the Director of the Exploring Faith training course for the Diocese and a member of the Doctrinal Commission.
His hobbies include travel and photography (as shown on his website - andtherewaslight.co.uk) and computing/gadgets and a poor taste in reality television. He also has a strange fascination with fantasy baseball - he is Commissioner of a Fantasy Baseball League and thinks that a book containing 600 pages of baseball statistics is a good read.
He likes to think he is far too young and trendy to be a proper vicar, but in light of the above, probably isn't.....
About Laura
Laura comes from Loughor in South Wales and is an RS teacher and Deputy Head of KS4 at St David's School in Saltney. She loves singing and is a member of a local community choir - Vocalize.
Having coped admirably with being married to Richard for nearly 6 years, she gave birth to their first child in August. They are joined in the Vicarage by 2 enthusiastic dogs and a particularly unenthusiastic tortoise.
Richard was born near Hull, moving to Wales (near Bala) at the age of 12. He studied Natural Sciences and Theology at Jesus College, Cambridge and a PhD in feminist theology through St Michael's College, Llandaff. He has worked as a carer for adults with learning difficulties then as Lay Chaplain to St Asaph Cathedral. He was ordained in 2006 and has been a priest in Newtown and Wrexham.
He is also the Director of the Exploring Faith training course for the Diocese and a member of the Doctrinal Commission.
His hobbies include travel and photography (as shown on his website - andtherewaslight.co.uk) and computing/gadgets and a poor taste in reality television. He also has a strange fascination with fantasy baseball - he is Commissioner of a Fantasy Baseball League and thinks that a book containing 600 pages of baseball statistics is a good read.
He likes to think he is far too young and trendy to be a proper vicar, but in light of the above, probably isn't.....
About Laura
Laura comes from Loughor in South Wales and is an RS teacher and Deputy Head of KS4 at St David's School in Saltney. She loves singing and is a member of a local community choir - Vocalize.
Having coped admirably with being married to Richard for nearly 6 years, she gave birth to their first child in August. They are joined in the Vicarage by 2 enthusiastic dogs and a particularly unenthusiastic tortoise.
