Former Big Brother contestant to be ordained in St Asaph
Glyn Wise, who finished second on the 2006 series of the Channel 4 reality show, will be ordained as a deacon during a ceremony at St Asaph Cathedral on Saturday, June 28.
He is one of six individuals that will be ordained by the Right Reverend Gregory Cameron, Bishop of St Asaph, at the service in North Wales.
Rt Revd Gregory Cameron said: "I am thrilled that we have once again six bright and different candidates for Christian ordained ministry."
Mr Wise, a fluent Welsh speaker from Blaenau Ffestiniog, will continue his training for the priesthood in the Aled Mission Area, which covers Old Colwyn and Betws yn Rhos.
He recently completed a 770km pilgrimage along the French Camino route to Santiago de Compostela, which took him 22 days.
Other candidates include Ian Williams, a former prison governor and rugby league player originally from Cumbria.
He will serve in the Estuary and Mountain Mission Area, supporting Well-Being @St James, a new well-being and healing centre at St James' Church in Holywell.
Jampa King, a former Buddhist who converted to Christianity after visiting the Shrine of St Melangell in Pennant Melangell, will also be ordained as a deacon.
Originally from Hemel Hempstead, Mr King has lived in Wales for some time and said he finally feels at home there.
He previously worked in education and family support, including as a centre lead at a Surestart children's centre for the Children's Society.
Sharon Morgan, from Ruthin, will serve in the Hope Street Mission Area in Wrexham.
She spent many years in Pentecostal churches and previously taught maths and worked with children unable to attend school.
Ms Morgan also ran a tuition business and is married to the Reverend Dan Morgan, who became Vicar of Denbigh last year.
David Dobbs, another deacon candidate, will serve in the Estuary and Mountain Mission Area.
He previously ran one of the largest independent care companies in Wales and recently stepped down from a long career in social healthcare to focus on fostering and his curacy.
Mr Dobbs and his wife have been foster carers for many years.
He also hosts a Facebook prayer group with more than 33,000 members.
Revd Pam Hallam is the only candidate to be ordained as a priest this year.
She has been serving in the Offa Mission Area since her ordination as a deacon in 2023.
Born in Southsea, Wrexham, she has lived in Gwersyllt for 42 years.
Before training for ordination, she worked at the Shooting Star Cancer Unit at Ysbyty Maelor.
Rt Revd Cameron said: "The Church will be all the richer for their experience, and the enthusiasm they bring to ministry."
Ahead of the ordination, all six candidates will take part in a retreat at St Beuno's Jesuit Spirituality Centre in Tremeirchion.
The retreat will be led by Canon Dr Jane Williams, McDonald Professor in Christian Theology at St Mellitus College.
The ordination service begins at 10am and is open to the public, with candidates welcoming support from their communities.
The Diocese of St Asaph stretches from Llandudno in north-west Wales to the Welsh–English border and as far south as Newtown in Powys.
It is one of six dioceses within the Church in Wales, an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion.
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