She trained for ministry at
Ridley Hall, Cambridge, and was ordained in 2000. She was a curate at
Balham, South London and had been Vicar of
St Stephen's Canonbury for five years. Groarke was licensed as the
Archdeacon of Dudley at the beginning of January 2014 and was installed as a
Canon of
Worcester Cathedral at around the same time. Groarke is an
evangelical Anglican. She welcomes the Church of England's introduction of blessings for same-sex partnerships. ==References==