Vaughan Roberts
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The Reverend Canon Vaughan Roberts |
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| Rector of St Ebbe's Church, Oxford | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Oxford |
| In office | 1998–present |
| Predecessor | David Fletcher |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1991 (deacon) 1992 (priest) |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Vaughan Edward Roberts |
| Born |
17 March 1965 Winchester, Hampshire, United Kingdom |
| Education | Winchester College |
| Alma mater |
Selwyn College, Cambridge Wycliffe Hall, Oxford |
Vaughan Edward Roberts (born 17 March 1965) is a Church of England clergyman. Since 1998, he has been the rector of St Ebbe's Church, Oxford. In 2009, he became Director of the Proclamation Trust.
Roberts was born on 17 March 1965 in Winchester, Hampshire, UK. He was educated at Winchester College, an all-boys public school in Winchester. He studied law at Selwyn College, Cambridge, and graduated from the University of Cambridge with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1988; as per tradition, his BA was promoted to a Master of Arts (MA (Cantab)) degree in 1991. In 1987, he was President of the Cambridge Inter-Collegiate Christian Union.
After graduation, he spent a short time in student ministry in South Africa. He then moved to Oxford and in 1989 entered Wycliffe Hall, an Anglican theological college. There, he studied theology and undertook training for ordained ministry.
Roberts was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1991 and as a priest in 1992. In 1991, he joined St Ebbe's Church, Oxford, a conservative evangelical church, as a curate under David Fletcher. From 1995 to 1998, he was the Student Pastor with special responsibilities for students and student ministry. In 1998, when Fletcher retired, Roberts was appointed Rector of St Ebbe's.
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