Venerable Karen Best

The Venerable Karen Best was appointed to the Board in August 2024, having been a member of the Benefact Trust Board prior to this.

She has served as Archdeacon of Manchester since 2017. Ordained in 1994, she began her ministry in the Diocese of London as a Prison Chaplain and later Associate Vicar, before serving in Rochester, Chelmsford, and Bolton. Karen is passionate about supporting others on their spiritual journey through preaching, teaching, and walking alongside them. She values her relationship with Christ above all and describes herself as a “work in progress.” A pioneer by accident and design, she embraces opportunities to model leadership as a GMH woman and Christian Mystic.