Henderson was made a
deacon in the
Church of England at
Michaelmas 1979 (30 September), by
Gerald Ellison,
Bishop of London, at
St Paul's Cathedral, and
ordained a
priest the Michaelmas following (28 September 1980), by
Jim Thompson,
Bishop of Stepney, in his title church. He then served his three-year title post as
assistant curate at
St Mary's, Islington, London, being ordained a priest after the first year. His first incumbency was as vicar of
Emmanuel and St Mary in the Castle,
Hastings, East Sussex from 1983 until he became vicar of
Claygate (Holy Trinity),
Surrey in 1992. While at Claygate, Henderson served as
rural dean for Emly deanery from 1996 until 2001 and was made an honorary
canon of
Guildford Cathedral in 2001. In 2005, he was appointed
Archdeacon of Dorking. he was consecrated a bishop there, by
John Sentamu,
Archbishop of York, on 10 October 2013, and inaugurated at
his cathedral on 19 October 2013.
Views Henderson is an
Evangelical Anglican, and is the President of the
Church of England Evangelical Council. He has also been described as a
conservative evangelical. He supports traditional teaching
relating to same-sex relationships. ==Personal life==