Updated January 2023

Personal, Biographical and Media information

Sally is a former senior business woman and a retired priest. She served in the Eastry and Woodnesborough Benefice in the Diocese of Canterbury.

She ceased ministry in 2020 due to the onset of memory loss. She is currently coping with the later stages of Alzheimer's Disease.

She previously served her curacy at St Stephen Walbrook adjacent to Mansion House in the City of London. That church also operated as the London Internet Church and many of her sermons are available to listen online. Within the Diocese of London she has also preached at St Bride's Fleet Street, St Paul's Cathedral and St Alban's Golders Green.

MALCOLM MUGGERIDGE 

She is the niece of the late journalist, writer and Christian apologist Malcolm Muggeridge and she was in Rome for the canonisation of Mother Teresa who her uncle interviewed in 1968 before her work was known outside of Calcutta. Sally preached at King's College Chapel in February 2017 on Saint Teresa of Calcutta as part of their Women of Spirit series. 

ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU

A major influence in bringing Sally Muggeridge to ordained ministry after her successful business career was the late Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu who new Sally well since 1963.  They originally met through Tutu being Curate of Sally's local church, St Alban's Golders Green whilst studying at King's College London. In her teens Sally regularly babysat for Desmond and his wife Leah. They have have in regular contact ever since, meeting regularly both in South Africa and in England, and visiting each other's homes. Sally is a contributor in Tutu, The Authorised Portrait.  In 2013 Sally was instrumental in arranging for the Archbishop to receive the Honorary Freedom of the City of London.

BROADCASTING

Before onset of her illness, Sally wrote, spoke and presented on marketing, human resource, religious and business issues.  An experienced broadcaster, her views were regularly sought for BBC Radio and television. As an ordained priest, Sally presented BBC religious programmes on Radio 4. Having originally trained as an actor (still maintaining full membership of the actor's union Equity) she was an experienced presenter and chairman of events. She was a strong advocate for the advancement of women both in business and in the church.

CHURCH

She was an elected lay member of General Synod in the House of Laity representing the Diocese of Canterbury from 2010-15.  Sally served as a Governor of the Church of England with a specific interest in the Committee considering the future of redundant churches. Elected as a Church Commissioner by laity she necessarily left this office upon ordination and taking holy orders.  A long term committed Christian and preacher, Sally was successively licensed as an Authorised Lay Minister (ALM) and Licensed Lay Minister/Reader (LLM) serving in the Diocese of Canterbury prior to serving as a priest.     

PARLIAMENT AND BUSINESS

Sally Muggeridge has a substantial business background. A former Chief Executive of the Industry and Parliament Trust, she had skills and professional recognition in both marketing and human resource development. In a varied career Sally worked at Board level in several major international plcs including British Telecom, Cable and Wireless, Pearson and Total. 

LIVERY

She served as Master of the Worshipful Company of Marketors in 2013/14, a livery company of the City of London. She served as Chaplain to the Lady Masters Association and on the Committee of the Great 13 Association, her Masters' year group.

MARKETING AND HR

In July 2013 Sally Muggeridge was awarded the accolade of Honorary Life Membership of the Academy of Marketing "in recognition of extraordinary and distinguished services to Marketing". Holder of the CIM's President's Award, she has served as Executive Vice President of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and has also sat on the CIM's Academic Senate.  Whilst working in the Asia Pacific region for Cable & Wireless she was President of CIM Singapore. She is a former member of the Chartered Director Committee for the Institute of Directors, of which she is also a Fellow.  

Further information available in biographical listings to be found in Who's Who, Crockfords and the Church of England Year Book.