Dr David Bagnall – Rector

David is the Rector and leads the church. A Cotswold lad by birth, David was Senior Choral Scholar at King’s College, Cambridge, where he read English Literature for his undergraduate degree, and Development Studies for his M.Phil. Prior to ordination, David was an English teacher before working as a youth minister for North Lambeth Parish in South London. Having trained at Westcott House, David served his curacy at Great St Mary’s Church, Cambridge. Prior to joining St John’s, he was Assistant Chaplain at Emmanuel College where he also completed a PhD researching the collision of discourses within the Anglican Communion. David is married to Katharine and has two children, Iona and Robbie. Contact: davidb@stjohns-edinburgh.org.uk.