My name is Rev Ian Price and I’m the Associate Minister at St. Andrew’s.

My wife Julie and I moved to Dronfield in 1987, when we quickly discovered that my proposed music room was going to need to be a nursery. Our daughter was born in March the following year.

We decided we needed to settle in a church in Dronfield and set about sampling to see where we should be. St. Andrew’s was an obvious starting point because Julie was Methodist and I was Church of England.

We never got to a second church. Not because of the constitution, but because of the extraordinarily warm welcome of the church family. We instantly felt at home and have been there ever since.

My journey to ministry began here too. I was licensed as a Lay Reader in 1997, and was ordained as a vicar in 2011, almost fifty years after I first felt a calling to do so.

I have a passion for pastoral ministry, including being on-call for chaplaincy at Calow Hospital. I’m also excited about sharing my love of God and my walk with Jesus with those who need to know that they are infinitely loved.

I love this church for so many reasons. First because that sense of family and welcome is still there, and people still keep coming to explore and finding themselves immediately at home. But I also love that so many things happen here most days of the week and – importantly – they are almost all run by church members rather than ordained clergy. There’s something for all ages, and we’re actively involved with the attached church school.

Our Sunday morning worship is lively, informal and varied, and all are welcome. (And I mean all.)

The church family and I look forward to welcoming you to St. Andrew’s on Sunday or at any of our gatherings and groups, details of which you’ll find elsewhere on this site.

God bless you and may you know that you are in the prayers of this church constantly.

Ian