The Very Reverend Tim Barker, Rector of St Andrews since November 2025, will retire on 31 July 2026.

Tim and Judy Barker (pictured above) will leave Guernsey and return to England following Tim's retirement. Although the date on which Tim's retirement will take effect is 31 July, he will be concluding his public ministry in Guernsey with a service at St Andrew's church at 10 am on Sunday 28 June. 

Tim said, 

'Ministry in Guernsey for nearly eleven years has been a huge privilege. In addition to my main role as Dean of Guernsey, I am pleased that I have also been Rector of St Andrew - although very conscious that I have not always been able to devote as much time to the parish as I would have liked. St Andrew's church, and especially her people, will hold a special place in my heart. 

'I am grateful to all whose who, over the years, have invited me to baptise their children or officiate at the marriages or blessings of the marriages. It has been a special joy to officiate at baptisms of children of parents who have been married at St Andrew's church. It has also been a privilege to officiate at the funerals of many people over the years I have served here.

'I am pleased that we have prepared for the development of St Andrew's church, following the eventual sale of the Rectory, and the release of funds that the parish has agreed can be used both for the conversion of the Barn into a Rectory and for the long-overdue improvement of access into the church, and the provision of facilities at the church which will replace those lost by the conversion of the Barn. Sadly, we have not been able to undertake this work before my departure, but I will watch the development of the church and the Barn with interest from afar. 

'St Andrew's church has been well served by its officers, churchwardens, musicians and treasurers, flower arrangers, cleaners and many more - and by the members of the Parochial Church Property Management Board for the parish. I have much appreciate the relationship with parish constables and members of the parish douzaine over the years.'