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Elwin Cockett
Elwin Wesley Cockett (born 24 May 1959) is a British Anglican priest and chaplain. From October 2007 to September 2024 he was the Archdeacon of West Ham in the Diocese of Chelmsford.
Cockett grew up in India, Ghana and England. He was educated at St Paul's Cathedral School and was a chorister at St Paul's Cathedral, at Akosombo International School in Ghana, and at Forest School, Walthamstow. He trained for ordination at the Aston Training Scheme and studied theology at Oak Hill College, a Conservative Evangelical theological college, though Cockett himself identifies more with the Open Evangelical tradition.
Having been ordained in the Church of England, Cockett served his curacy at St Chad's Church, Chadwell Heath from 1991 to 1994. He then moved to St Paul's Church, Harold Hill, where he was successively an assistant curate (1994–1995), priest-in-charge (1995–1997), and vicar (1997–2000). He was Team Rector of Billericay and Little Burstead from 2000 to 2007, and Rural Dean of Basildon from 2004 to 2007. Additionally, he was Chaplain to West Ham United F.C. between 1992 and 2012, and also a chaplain to the athletes competing in 2012 Summer Olympics.
Cockett was born on 24 May 1959 in Kotagiri, Tamil Nadu, in India, where his father was working as a missionary doctor. He was brought up in India, Somerset, Ghana, and East London.
Cockett was educated at the primary department of Akosombo International School, then a mostly expatriate school in Ghana, and then at Malmesbury Primary School in East London. Between 1968 and 1972, he was educated at St Paul's Cathedral School, a private preparatory school in the City of London; during this time he was a chorister at St Paul's Cathedral. From 1973 to 1977, he was educated at Forest School, then an all-boys independent school in Walthamstow, London, where he held a music scholarship.
After completing his schooling, Cockett worked for HM Civil Service and the National Health Service. He worked at the Inland Revenue for five years, and then became the Practice Manager of the Bethnal Green Medical Mission, a GP surgery in London. It was during the latter job that he began to explore his call to ordination.
In 1986, Cockett entered the Aston Training Scheme to prepare for ordination. This was a two-year part-time scheme that was led by Laurie Green and aimed to prepare its students for theological college. He studied theology at Oak Hill College, a Conservative Evangelical theological college in London, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1991.
Cockett was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon on 30 June 1991 by John Waine, the Bishop of Chelmsford, and as a priest in 1992. From 1991 to 1994, he served his curacy at St Chad's Church, Chadwell Heath, an Evangelical church in the Diocese of Chelmsford. In 1994, he joined St Paul's Church, Harold Hill. He served as an assistant curate from 1994 to 1995, as priest-in-charge from 1995 to 1997, and then vicar. In 2000, he became Team Rector of Billericay and Little Burstead. From June 2004, he was also the Rural Dean of Basildon.
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Elwin Cockett
Elwin Wesley Cockett (born 24 May 1959) is a British Anglican priest and chaplain. From October 2007 to September 2024 he was the Archdeacon of West Ham in the Diocese of Chelmsford.
Cockett grew up in India, Ghana and England. He was educated at St Paul's Cathedral School and was a chorister at St Paul's Cathedral, at Akosombo International School in Ghana, and at Forest School, Walthamstow. He trained for ordination at the Aston Training Scheme and studied theology at Oak Hill College, a Conservative Evangelical theological college, though Cockett himself identifies more with the Open Evangelical tradition.
Having been ordained in the Church of England, Cockett served his curacy at St Chad's Church, Chadwell Heath from 1991 to 1994. He then moved to St Paul's Church, Harold Hill, where he was successively an assistant curate (1994–1995), priest-in-charge (1995–1997), and vicar (1997–2000). He was Team Rector of Billericay and Little Burstead from 2000 to 2007, and Rural Dean of Basildon from 2004 to 2007. Additionally, he was Chaplain to West Ham United F.C. between 1992 and 2012, and also a chaplain to the athletes competing in 2012 Summer Olympics.
Cockett was born on 24 May 1959 in Kotagiri, Tamil Nadu, in India, where his father was working as a missionary doctor. He was brought up in India, Somerset, Ghana, and East London.
Cockett was educated at the primary department of Akosombo International School, then a mostly expatriate school in Ghana, and then at Malmesbury Primary School in East London. Between 1968 and 1972, he was educated at St Paul's Cathedral School, a private preparatory school in the City of London; during this time he was a chorister at St Paul's Cathedral. From 1973 to 1977, he was educated at Forest School, then an all-boys independent school in Walthamstow, London, where he held a music scholarship.
After completing his schooling, Cockett worked for HM Civil Service and the National Health Service. He worked at the Inland Revenue for five years, and then became the Practice Manager of the Bethnal Green Medical Mission, a GP surgery in London. It was during the latter job that he began to explore his call to ordination.
In 1986, Cockett entered the Aston Training Scheme to prepare for ordination. This was a two-year part-time scheme that was led by Laurie Green and aimed to prepare its students for theological college. He studied theology at Oak Hill College, a Conservative Evangelical theological college in London, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1991.
Cockett was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon on 30 June 1991 by John Waine, the Bishop of Chelmsford, and as a priest in 1992. From 1991 to 1994, he served his curacy at St Chad's Church, Chadwell Heath, an Evangelical church in the Diocese of Chelmsford. In 1994, he joined St Paul's Church, Harold Hill. He served as an assistant curate from 1994 to 1995, as priest-in-charge from 1995 to 1997, and then vicar. In 2000, he became Team Rector of Billericay and Little Burstead. From June 2004, he was also the Rural Dean of Basildon.