We are pleased to announce the appointment of The Revd Crystal McAllister as Oversight Minister of the Launde Deanery Minister Community.
Crystal will be legally licensed as Rector of the Coplow Benefice and Priest in Charge of The Gaulby Group; The Whatborough Group; Hallaton and Allexton with Horninghold, Slawston, Tugby and East Norton; The Langtons and Shangton; and Welham, Glooston, Cranoe and Stonton Wyville, and then commissioned as Oversight Minister.
Crystal’s licensing service will be conducted by the Bishop of Loughborough, on Monday 1 December 2025, at 7.30pm at St Michael and All Angels Church, Hallaton.
Reflecting on her new role, Crystal says:
“I long for a church where the next generation inherits not exhaustion but hope — a community rooted and grounded in prayer, learning to dwell, discern, and explore together. I am excited about moving forward, together with those in the Launde Minster Community, as we seek to form communities of hope, where we travel together in faith, waiting, stopping, and listening for the Spirit’s guidance. Jesus always said, 'Follow me'; he didn't ask, 'What can I do for you today?’ In that obedience, my heart has always been to connect those outside the church walls with those within, asking not only how to fix or reform and encourage the ‘new’, but how to live and sing the Lord’s song in this place.”