About

a woman in her 20s with dark, curly hair wearing a black skirt and top with a full clerical collar. She is smirking and wearing sunglasses on a bright day with a green field behind her.

The Rev’d Bethany Emily Austin

Mthr Bea has been the Assistant Curate at St. Bartholomew, Sydenham since June 2024.

She was born and raised in Widnes, an industrial town on the River Mersey. She studied at Manchester and Cambridge and holds masters degrees in Mathematics and the Hebrew Bible. She comes from an Anglican-Roman Catholic ecumenical tradition, and has a particular interest in teaching. In her free time, she enjoys playing the bassoon and knitting.