Black Durham trainee vicar denied job at 'white' church

A black trainee vicar was rejected for a job by church bosses
who said his potential parishioners were "monochrome white
working class".

In an email sent in response to his application, Augustine
Tanner-Ihm was told he "might feel uncomfortable" in the
curacy role at the parish.

The email said despite his "obvious gifts", it was "not worth
pursuing a conversation" about the vacancy in
southern England.

The Church of England has apologised.

Mr Tanner-Ihm, who is from Chicago and is a Reverend
Seminarian in the United States, applied for a role as a
curate at a church in the south of England.

In response, he got an email saying: "We are not confident
there is a sufficient 'match' between you and the particular
requirements of that post.

"The demographic of the parish is monochrome white working
class, where you might feel uncomfortable."


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