School Chaplain Wins Seven-Year Fight over Blacklisting

School chaplain wins seven-year fight over blacklisting

Rev Dr Bernard Randall could have faced disciplinary action if he broke his ban, but can now preach again

Chaplain Sacked Over Gender Sermon Reinstated Seven Years Later But With No Apology From Church

Bernard Randall, the school chaplain who was sacked and blacklisted by the Church of England over a gender-related sermon, has won a seven-year battle to be reinstated, but has received no apology from the church.

Chaplain sacked over gender sermon reinstated 7 years later | Anglican Ink © 2026

A school chaplain who was sacked and blacklisted by the Anglican hierarchy over a gender-related sermon has won a seven-year battle to be reinstated.  Bernard Randall was reported to terrorism watchdogs and sacked after addressing the subject of identity politics and transgenderism in 2019. The 53-year-old claimed senior teachers and officials at Trent College in Nottingham unfairly sacked him after he gave a sermon to students claiming the Chur…