The Agricultural Chaplains Association

Based in the United Kingdom ACA is an ecumenical association that provides support for Agricultural and Rural Chaplains, Farming Support Chaplains, Rural Support Officers, Diocesan Rural Life Advisers and Rural Officers working throughout the churches.

We believe that through our unique calling to serve farmers and rurality in general, we should:

• Seek to serve people of all faiths and none
• Share good practice
• Provide mutual support
• Be an advocate for the agricultural industry
• Promote agricultural chaplaincy

Borderlands Rural Chaplaincy

Working with people of all faiths and none, Borderlands Rural Chaplaincy was begun in 2012 and operates through the Hereford Diocese and the Shropshire and Marches Methodist Circuit. They are funded, supported and managed by churches of denominations including Methodist, Baptist, Pentecostal and Anglican, helping individuals and families through difficult situations such as animal disease, family problems, mental ill-health and the demands of farming processes.

Derbyshire Rural Chaplaincy

A rural chaplaincy in Derbyshire was first established in 2003 following the devastating foot and mouth disease outbreak in 2001. Graham Hinds was the first agricultural chaplain to be employed through a collaboration between the Methodist Church, Workplace Chaplaincy in Derbyshire, and Rural Action Derbyshire. Their byword is:

First and foremost, we want to celebrate all that our agricultural and rural communities offer to our shared life in Derbyshire!