'Rolling rev' camps out to connect with parish

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[Christianity Today UK] 19 Aug 2008--A Herefordshire vicar is taking a novel approach to outreach by camping out in one of the villages he is responsible for in an attempt to get to know the people better.

Simon Lockett has been in charge of five churches in the area of the county known as the Golden Valley since the end of 2006.

“The parishes are quite scattered in this most rural part of Herefordshire,” said Simon, “and I live in Madley, probably the most accessible of them all. But the problem for a modern day vicar is not being able to live in all the communities that he serves.”

To this end, Simon has come up with a plan to spend four days in the villages of Turnastone and Vowchurch living and working from an iconic 1972 VW Camper van. He will move in on Tuesday August 25 and return home on the Saturday ready for services on the Sunday.
“I will be packing my