Ruth was licensed as a LLM in 2006 in Christchurch Cathedral, Oxford, and ministered in the parish of Ducklington with Hardwick until May 2015, when she moved to the Gloucester Diocese. Now retired from teaching, Ruth is back in Witney and on Sunday June 8th 2025, her licence was officially transferred back to the Oxford Diocese and she was welcomed to re-join the ministry team at St. Bartholomew’s.