Katie was an Anglican parish priest for 16 years before becoming Diocesan Disability Advisor and Lead Chaplain amongst Deaf people for the Oxford Diocese, in March 2019. That changed in Sept 2020 to p/t Disability Adviser. Diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy at the age of 2 ½, Katie is now the proud owner of purple crutches, a purple wheelchair, and a red scooter (it didn’t come in purple!) Katie is also Co-founder of ‘Disability and Jesus’, a user led task group wrestling with theology, discipleship, and church practice through the lived experience of disability. She co-authored the book ‘Pilgrims in the dark ‘ – the story of how Disability and Jesus came into being, and a Grove booklet ‘Worship and Disability, a Kingdom for all’ (both 2018). Katie’s social media presence includes: working with UCB Radio and BBC local radio, occasional live feeds on Twitter and Facebook, a weekly ‘recorded as live’ Sunday service with Disability and Jesus, and a YouTube channel.