Gordon Kuhrt

Gordon Wilfred Kuhrt (born 15 February 1941) is an Anglican priest and author. He was the Archdeacon of Lewisham from 1989 to 1996. He has served a member of the General Synod of the Church of England from 1986 to 1996. Afterwards, he was Director of Ministry for the Archbishops' Council of the Church of England. He is now retired, married to Olive Kuhrt and has 3 sons and 10 grandchildren.

Gordon Kuhrt
Born	15 February 1941 Madras, India
Occupation	Minister, Author
Spouse(s)	Olive Kuhrt
Children	3
Religion	Anglican
Offices held	Archdeacon of Lewisham, Director of Ministry for the Archbishops' Council of the Church of England

Kuhrt was educated at Colfe's Grammar School, London University and Middlesex University.[1] He was ordained in 1967 and served curacies at Illogan and Wallington.[2] He held incumbencies at St John the Baptist Shenstone and Emmanuel, South Croydon.

Early life

In his autobiographical book, Life’s Not Always Easy, Kuhrt tells of his childhood. He was born in the Indian city of Madras during the Second World War, which prevented his parents from returning to England. He was born with clubbed feet, and then, still in India, he contracted poliomyelitis at the age of 15 months, which exacerbated his health issues. The family finally returned to England in January 1945, and were able to see doctor Paul Brand and he then underwent treatment in Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, London. In 1946, his parents returned to India to the mission field, but were unable to take their son, owing to the ongoing treatment. For the next five years the young Gordon Kuhrt had to live with foster parents, the Thorpes. He did not see his parents again until he was 10.[3]

Ministry

Kuhrt was ordained in 1967 and served curacies at Illogan and Wallington.[2] He held incumbencies at St John the Baptist Shenstone and Emmanuel, South Croydon. He was made a member of the General Synod of the Church of England in 1986, and then became Archdeacon of Lewisham in 1989 and remained in that post until 1996. In that year he was made Director of Ministry for the Archbishops' Council of the Church of England.[4] He retired in 2011, but remains Honorary Curate for Tredington.[5]

Bibliography

• A Handbook for Council and Committee Members: A Practical Guide to their Work' (1985)
• Believing In Baptism: Christian Baptism Its Theology And Practice (1987)
• Doctrine Matters (1993)
• To Proclaim Afresh: Evangelical Agenda for the Church (1995)
• Ministry Issues For The Church Of England: Mapping The Trends (2001)
• Life’s Not Always Easy (with Pip Prideaux-Selby) (2011)
• An Introduction To Christian Ministry (2012)
• Bridging The Gap: Reader Ministry Today (Editor) (2012)

References

1. Who's who. A. & C. Black. 2008. ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8.
2. Crockfords (London, Church House, 1995) ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
3. Kuhrt, Gordon (2011). Life's Not Always Aasy. Morse-Brown Publishing. ISBN 978-1907615054.
4. Reiss, Robert (25 January 2013). The testing of vocation: 100 Years of Ministry Selection in the Church of England. Church House Publishing. p. 308. ISBN 978-0715143322.
5. "Ministry Issues for the Church of England". Church House Publishing. Retrieved 16 January 2020.