Dave Middlebrook

David John Middlebrook (born 1961) is an Anglican priest and the Archdeacon of Bedford, in the Church of England Diocese of St Albans.

Education and training

Middlebrook graduated from Newcastle University with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in 1983 and from Cranfield Institute of Technology with a Master of Science (MSc) in 1985. His Masters was in "Distribution Technology and Management" and he worked for National Freight, based in Bedford; he married Anne in 1987 and they have two children. Middlebrook worked for The Leprosy Mission from 1993 - 1996. Dave then trained for the ministry at Trinity College Bristol from 1996 - 1998, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA). and ordained a priest the Petertide following (4 July 1999) — both times by Christopher Herbert, Bishop of St Albans, at St Albans Cathedral. His entire ministry has been exercised in the Diocese of St Albans: after a curacy at Chorleywood (1998–2002), he served as a Team Vicar (for Adeyfield) in the Hemel Hempstead Team Ministry.