Congrats Rev’d Stephen King!

Rev’d Stephen King, co-vicar of St Peter’s on Willis, has been recognised for his service to the city.

The Absolutely Positively Wellington awards celebrate outstanding contribution or on-going service that benefits our community, supports diversity, and enhances the richness and vitality of the culture of the city.

Stephen King joined nine other recipients at the Takina Convention and Exhibition Centre for the awards.

Here’s the write-up about Stephen from the announcement page:

Reverend Stephen King
Stephen was ordained in the Anglican Church in 1994. For the first 14 years, he was a self-supporting clergy person working in various management positions in IT and the Energy Sector. 

In 2010 Stephen made the move to full-time employment in the church, initially as a full-time master’s student at the Episcopal Seminary of the Southwest in Austin Texas. On completion of the degree in 2012 he returned to Wellington and became Archdeacon for Mission and Vicar of Saint Barnabas in Roseneath. 

As Archdeacon of Mission, he was responsible for a broad range of Diocesan initiatives including the initial setup and delivery of the Anglican Studies Programme and diocesan support of refugee resettlement. In 2016 he became Archdeacon of Wellington, a role he held until 2019. Stephen is currently Co-Vicar at St Peter's. 
 
In addition to his role at St Peter's, Stephen sits on the board of The Family Centre in Lower Hutt and chairs the board of Inner-City Wellington. He is also a board member at both the local and national level in the Living Wage Movement and has been a leader in this area for many years.