Sandy Millar

John Alexander Kirkpatrick "Sandy" Millar (born 13 November 1939) is an Anglican bishop who, in 2005, was consecrated in Uganda as an assistant bishop in the Province of Uganda, in a joint initiative of the Archbishop of Uganda, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of London. He was subsequently licensed at St Paul's Cathedral, London on 9 February 2006 to act as an honorary assistant bishop in the Diocese of London. He serves as priest-in-charge at St Mark’s Tollington Park in North London.

Millar was born into an upper class Scottish family (his father was a major-general) and was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating in 1962 with the degree of Master of Arts. He practised as a barrister for 10 years. After that, he gained a Diploma in Theology from the University of Durham. He was ordained deacon in 1976 and priest in 1977 at the age of 37.

Millar was Vicar of Holy Trinity Brompton from 1985 to 2005 and is the principal person responsible for the Alpha course. During this period, Millar developed a strategy of church planting throughout London, thereby making it possible for dying churches to have a fresh...
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