Members of Synods and Committees

Diocesan Synod Membership

President: The Bishop of Chelmsford

Vice Presidents: Revd Canon Jane Richards and Canon Robert Hammond 

Ex-Officio: The Area Bishops, The Dean, the Archdeacons, the Chancellor, the Chair of the DAC, the Dean of Mission, Ministry and Education, the Chair of the Diocesan Board of Finance, the Vice Chair of the Diocesan Board of Finance and Chelmsford's representatives on General Synod.

Bishop's Nominations
Clergy: Revd Stephanie Gillingham and Revd Sharon Quilter 
Laity:  David Spayne and Jeffrey Mushens 

Co-opted Members:

Clergy: 
Laity: Maxine Paul 
   
Secretary: Michaela Southworth
Asst Secretary: Nathan Whitehead

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Archdeaconry of Barking

• Barking and Dagenham

  Clergy:
  Revd Alexandra Guest
  Revd Canon Martin Court

  Laity:
  Olayinka Omosule
  Lawson Mbugguss

• Havering

  Clergy: 
  Revd Ken Wylie
  Revd David Anderton
  Revd Chris Wragg
  1 vacancy 

  Laity:
  Lesley Judd
  Johanna Hardy-Van Den Beld
  2 vacancies 

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Archdeaconry of West Ham

• Newham

  Clergy:
  Revd Amy Stott
  Revd Lee Taylor
  Revd Canon David Haokip
  1 vacancy 

  Laity:
  Gillian Holt 
  Ursula Davies
  David Martins

• Redbridge

  Clergy:
  Revd Sarah Clarke-Moisley
  Revd Canon Martyn Hawkes
  Revd Marcus Giddy
  1 vacancy

  Laity:
  Philip Carnelley
  Heather Housden
  Mac Leonard
  Daniel Jebanasan 

• Waltham Forest

  Clergy:
  Revd Vanessa Conant
  Revd Pervaiz Khan
  1 vacancy 

  Laity:
  Harvey Brathwaite
  Diana Kennedy
  Canon Vevet Deer

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Archdeaconry of Chelmsford

• Brentwood

  Clergy:
  Revd Canon Mark North
  Revd Canon Andrew Smith

  Laity:
  John Bloomfield
  John Patterson 
  Christopher Luck

• Chelmsford

  Clergy:
  Revd Simon Pearce
  Revd Dan Pierce
  Revd Jaqueline Pearson
  1 vacancy 

  Laity:
  Jessica Wiseman
  Gill Ball
  Andrew Podd
  Gwilym Morris 

• Maldon & Dengie

  Clergy:
  Revd Canon Peter Begley
  Revd Suzie Fryer

  Laity:
  Canon Adrian Smith
  1 vacancy  

• Epping Forest and Ongar

  Clergy:
  Revd John Fry
  Revd Peter Smith
  Revd Paula Preston

  Laity:
  Richard Kinder
  Diana Lowry
  1 vacancy

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Archdeaconry of Southend

• Basildon

  Clergy:
  Revd Michael Hall
  Revd Steven Lissenden  

  Laity:
  Mary Edwards
  Nnamdi Ndukwe

• Hadleigh

  Clergy:
  Revd Marion Walford
  1 vacancy 

  Laity:
  Canon Ron McLernon
  Sheila Bradley

• Southend

  Clergy:
  Revd Ben Drury
  1 vacancy 

  Laity:
  Margaret Henning
  John Tipping 

• Thurrock

  Clergy:
  Revd Clive Russell
  1 vacancy 

  Laity:
  Alyson Davies
  Katia D’Arcy-Cumber

• Rochford

  Clergy:
  Revd Nick Rowan
  Revd Ernie Guest  

  Laity:
  Gordon Simmonds
  1 vacancy

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Archdeaconry of Colchester

• Witham

  Clergy:
  Revd Christine Newmarch
  1 vacancy

  Laity:
  Andrew Holt
  Canon Michael Robinson

• Colchester

  Clergy
  Revd Matthew Simpkins
  Revd Heather Willcox
  1 vacancy 

  Laity:
  Canon Roger Ennals
  Mary Durlacher
  1 vacancy 

• Harwich

  Clergy:
  Revd Dom Turner
  Revd Canon Philip Ritchie

  Laity:
  Nigel Dyson
  Joy Baker 

• St Osyth

  Clergy:
  Revd Justin Hutcherson
  Revd David Lower 

  Laity:
  Canon Wendy King
  Christine Sanders

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Archdeaconory of Stansted

• Hinckford

  Clergy:
  Revd Katie de Bourcier
  Revd Beverley Vincent 

  Laity:
  Jimmy Holder
  1 vacancy

• Braintree

  Clergy:
  Revd Nigel Adams
  Revd Tayrina Ferguson 

  Laity:
  Patricia Bash
  Isabel Adcock 

• Dunmow & Stansted

  Clergy:
  Revd Helen Flack
  Revd Robert Stone

  Laity:
  Maureen Best 
  1 vacancy

• Saffron Walden

  Clergy:
  2 vacancies

  Laity:
  Sandra Turner 
  Allan Payne  

• Harlow

  Clergy:
  Revd Christian Okeke
  Revd Darren McIndoe

  Laity:
  John Winterbotham
  Piers Northam 

Chelmsford Diocesan Board of Finance

Chairman: Jeffrey Mushens  
Secretary: Michaela Southworth 
Legal Adviser: Aiden Hargreaves Smith - 020 7593 0353

All members of the Diocesan Synod are members of the Diocesan Board of Finance as of right, except in instances where they receive remuneration from the DBF.

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Committees of Diocesan Synod

Bishop's Council

Chair: The Bishop of Chelmsford - 01277 352001

Secretary: Michaela Southworth 
The Area Bishops
The Dean of Chelmsford
The Archdeacons
The Chair of the Diocesan Board of Finance
The Vice Chair of the Diocesan Board of Finance
The Vice Presidents of Synod

Elected from the Barking Area:
Philip Carnelley
Lesley Judd
1 lay vacancy 
1 clergy vacancy

Elected from the Bradwell Area:
Michelle Tackie
Canon Adrian Smith
John Tipping
Revd Canon Nick Rowan 

Elected from the Colchester Area:
Isabel Adcock
Mary Durlacher
Canon Roger Ennals
Revd Katie de Bourcier    

Bishop's Nominees: Brian Smith and Revd Sharon Quilter 

Elected by the Area Mission & Pastoral Committees: Hazel Thomas and Jill Readings  

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Bishops Council Standing Committee

Chair: The Bishop of Chelmsford - 01277 352001
Secretary:  Michaela Southworth
Jeffrey Mushens
Revd Canon Jane Richards 
Canon Robert Hammond 

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Investments Sub-Committee

Chair: Vacant      
Secretary: Anna Franklin - 01245 294420
The Archdeacon of Stansted 
John Ball
George Nicolls

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Houses Sub-Committee

Chair: Roger Louth 
Secretary: Anna Franklin, 01245 294420
One Archdeacon per Episcopal Area
Chair and Vice Chair of the Finance Committee
Elected Clergy representative: vacant  
Elected Lay representative: Pat Bash
Appointed by the Finance Committee: Steven Miles, Andrew Scott 

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Audit Sub-Committee

Chair: Brian Smith
Secretary: vacant  
Adrian Smith
John Tipping
Doug McKenzie

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Diocesan Mission and Pastoral Committee

Chair: Diocesan Bishop
Secretary: Nathan Whitehead, 01245 294412

Membership co-terminus with the Bishop's Council - see above

Area Mission and Pastoral Committees

Chair: Respective Area Bishop
Secretary: Nathan Whitehead, 01245 294412

Barking
The Bishop of Barking
The Archdeacon of West Ham
The Archdeacon of Barking
Elected Clergy: Revd Dr Susan Lucas and Revd Chris Wragg   
Elected Laity: Lesley Judd, Vevet Deer, Hazel Thomas and 1 vacancy 
Appointed member: vacant

Bradwell
The Bishop of Bradwell
The Archdeacon of Chelmsford
The Archdeacon of Southend
Elected Clergy: 1 vacancy and Revd Andy Smith  
Elected Laity: Gordon Simmonds, Dr Jill Readings, Christine Coe and Canon Adrian Smith    
Appointed member: vacant

Colchester
The Bishop of Colchester
The Archdeacon of Colchester
The Archdeacon of Stansted
Elected Clergy: Revd Canon Janet Nicholls and Revd Chris Smith     
Elected Laity: Canon Mike Robinson, Isabel Adcock and 2 vacancies 
Appointed member: vacant 

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Diocesan Board of Patronage

Chair:
Vice-Chair:
Secretary: Nathan Whitehead - 01245 294412

Laity: 5 vacancies 
Clergy: 3 vacancies 

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Vacancy in See Committee

Chair: Not yet elected
Secretary: Not yet appointed 

Each Area Bishop
The Dean of Chelmsford
Two Archdeacons
Vice Presidents of Diocesan Synod
Members of General Synod

Barking:
Revd Paul Harcourt
Evans Ofoajoku
Anthony Lui 
Ursula Davies
1 lay vacancy

Bradwell:
Revd David Peterson
Revd Ernie Guest 
2 lay vacancies

Colchester:
Revd Sharon Quilter 
David Spayne 
3 lay vacancies

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London Over the Border (LOB) Council

Chair: The Archdeacon of West Ham, 020 8989 8557
Secretary: Mrs Debbie Kelly, 020 8989 8557
The Area Deans of Thurrock, Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Newham, Havering and Barking & Dagenham
The Lay Chairs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Newham, Havering and Barking & Dagenham
Finance Committee Nominees: Brian Smith 

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Diocesan Board of Education (DBE)

Chair: The Bishop of Colchester  
Director: Carrie Prior

Barking:
Clergy Vacancy 
Lay Vacancy

Bradwell:
Revd Sue Wise
Gill Holmes

Colchester:
Revd Dr Sara Batts-Neale
Lay vacancy

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Bishop's Leadership Team

The Bishop of Chelmsford
The Area Bishops
The Archdeacons
The Dean of Chelmsford 
The Dean of Mission, Ministry and Education  
The Chief Executive & Diocesan Secretary
The Director of Communications and Media
The Racial Justice Officer 
The Bishop's Chaplain (secretary)