Claim: Andrew Proud was Rector at St. Mary's, East Barnet from 1983 to 2001.
Evidence: In 1983, he became Team Vicar of Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, until 1990, when he moved to Bishop's Hatfield, where he was an assistant priest in the team ministry until 1992. From that point until 2001, he was Rector at St Mary's, East Barnet, Greater London before he returned to university for postgraduate study.