Priest in Charge:
Reverend Dr Richard Warden

Priest in Charge: Richard was ordained in St Paul’s Cathedral in 1983 and then served as a Curate in the London Diocese at St Mary’s West Kensington. He then went on to spend 4 years in the Royal Army Chaplains’ Department as an Army Chaplain, serving in West Germany and Northern Ireland with the 3rd Batallion, The Royal Anglian Regiment, followed by a UK posting in Nuneaton, Warwickshire with The Junior Leaders’ Regiment, Royal Artillery.
Subsequently he spent 15 years as a School Chaplain and Teacher of Religious Studies – 12 years at Wycombe Abbey School for Girls, High Wycombe, and then 3 years at Wellington College, Crowthorne, where he was also Head of Religious Studies.
He came to St James’ Finchampstead in September 2004.
His wife, Penny, is a professional Artist, (also with a degree in Theology), and most famously has a permanent exhibition of 15 life-size 'Stations of the Cross' in Blackburn Cathedral, Lancashire. They have two children, Joe and Rachel who are both in further education.

Assistant Priest:
Rev. John Edwards

John was licensed to St James as Associate Priest in February 2006 after several years at St Mary and St John, California. He is married to Sue and has four adult children and three young grandchildren. He originally qualified as a chartered accountant and spent many years as a finance director in international engineering companies. Since ordination in 2001 he has worked half-time for the church and half-time as a trustee of various occupational pension schemes and charities. He is Associate Clergy Officer for the Archdeaconry of Berkshire, on the Diocese of Oxford Board for Stewardship, Training, Evangelism and Ministry, and a member of Sonning Deanery Standing and Pastoral Committees.

Licensed Lay Minister:
Dr Keith Atton
Now retired, Keith was previously Head teacher at 'The Piggott Secondary School' near Wargrave, Reading. He is married and during the holidays he is often found in his house in the south of France.