Ellen Jane Clark-King is a British-Canadian Anglican priest and academic.
14 Facts About Ellen Clark-King
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Ellen Clark-King continued her studies in Christian spirituality at the University of London, graduating with a Master of Arts degree in 1999.
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Ellen Clark-King then studied for a Doctor of Philosophy degree at Lancaster University, which she completed in 2003 with a doctoral thesis titled "Sacred hearts: feminist theology interrogated by the voices of working-class women".
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Ellen Clark-King served her curacy in a multi-church parish in the Diocese of Hereford from 1992 to 1995.
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Ellen Clark-King was additionally assistant diocesan director of ordinands from 2001 to 2005.
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In 2005, Ellen Clark-King left the United Kingdom for the Anglican Church of Canada: she was looking for an inclusive church that was welcoming of LGBTQ clergy and accepted same-sex marriage.
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Ellen Clark-King served as associate pastor of Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver between 2005 and 2012.
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Ellen Clark-King was additionally Archdeacon of Burrard from 2007 to 2014.
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Ellen Clark-King was an elected member of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada.
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Ellen Clark-King took Canadian citizenship during her time in the country.
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Ellen Clark-King was an elected member of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America.
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Ellen Clark-King is the first woman to hold the post in the almost two centuries of the college's existence.
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Ellen Clark-King has additionally be a non-stipendiary minister at St Anne's Church, Soho in the Diocese of London since 2021, and a public preacher in the Diocese of Southwark since 2022.
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Ellen Clark-King is married to Jeremy Clark-King, a fellow Anglican priest.