A teenager has become what is thought to be England’s youngest churchwarden.
Ben Jenkins was appointed during a recent service at St Nicolas in Stanningfield, Suffolk.
The 19-year-old said he wanted to “make a difference” to his local church and community.
The Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, the Right Reverend Martin Seeley, said it was “wonderful” to see younger people coming forward to serve their churches.
Mr Jenkins was elected to the office of churchwarden at the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich’s annual parochial church meeting in December.
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