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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 Canon Stephanie Gillingham, Revd Piers Northam, Revd Sharon Quilter and Revd John Saxon
Laity:  David Spayne

Co-opted Members:

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


Archdeaconry of Barking

  • Barking and Dagenham

    Clergy:
    Revd Alexandra Joseph
    Revd Canon Martin Court

    Laity:
    Olayinka Omosule
    Andrew Weston
    1 vacancy

  • Havering

    Clergy: 
    Revd Ken Wylie
    Revd Lisa Bewick
    Revd Andrew Bellis
    Revd Marion Williams 

    Laity:
    Lesley Judd
    Canon Johanna Hardy-Van Den Beld
    3 vacancies 


Archdeaconry of West Ham

  • Newham

    Clergy:
    Revd Amy Stott
    Revd Canon Dave Chesney
    Revd Andrew Holt 

    Laity:
    Stephanie Harrison
    Neil Askey
    Ursula Davies
    Hazel Thomas

  • Redbridge

    Clergy:
    Revd Marcus Giddy
    Revd Mark Castleton
    Revd James Gilder

    Laity:
    Philip Carnelley
    Heather Housden
    Canon Daniel Jebanasan 
    Gwen Nneji
    Wayne Bishop

  • Waltham Forest

    Clergy:
    Revd Kieran Bush
    Revd Andrew Stewart
    Revd Jude Bullock  

    Laity:
    Corinne Bromfield
    Vevet Deer
    Diana Kennedy
    Heather Semmens


Archdeaconry of Chelmsford

  • Brentwood

    Clergy:
    Revd Mark North
    Revd Canon Darren Barlow

    Laity:
    John Patterson 
    Christopher Luck
    2 vacancies

  • Chelmsford

    Clergy:
    Revd Simon Pearce
    Revd David Cattle
    Revd Jaqueline Pearson
    Revd Mark Pape

    Laity:
    Jessica Wiseman
    Robert Andrews
    Gwilym Morris
    Eleanor Evans
    Gavin Adlington 

  • Maldon & Dengie

    Clergy:
    Revd Canon Peter Begley
    Revd Suzie Fryer

    Laity:
    Adrian Smith
    1 vacancy  

  • Epping Forest and Ongar

    Clergy:
    Revd John Fry
    Revd Canon Sam Brazier-Gibbs
    Revd Paula Preston

    Laity:
    Richard Kinder
    Diana Lowry
    Timothy Valder-Hogg


Archdeaconry of Southend

  • Basildon

    Clergy:
    Revd Jeremy Noles
    Revd Steven Lissenden  

    Laity:
    Mary Edwards
    Nnamdi Ndukwe

  • Hadleigh

    Clergy:
    Revd Cherry Sandover
    1 vacancy 

    Laity:
    Martin Newman
    Sheila Bradley
    1 vacancy

  • Southend

    Clergy:
    Revd Neil Dalley
    Revd David Willis 

    Laity:
    John Tipping 
    Sandra Baines
    Florence Conaty

  • Thurrock

    Clergy:
    Revd Clive Russell
    Revd Tom Rout 

    Laity:
    David Savage
    Katia D’Arcy-Cumber

  • Rochford

    Clergy:
    Revd Canon Nick Rowan
    Revd Ernie Guest  

    Laity:
    2 vacancies


Archdeaconry of Colchester

  • Witham

    Clergy:
    Revd Anne Marie Renshaw
    Revd Dr Jonathan Pritchard

    Laity:
    Isabel Adcock
    Andrew Holt
    1 vacancy

  • Colchester

    Clergy
    Revd Dr Sara Batts-Neale
    Revd Philip Howlett
    Revd Mark Wallace
    1 vacancy 

    Laity:
    Julia Thomas
    Joanna Miller
    Nicholas Durlacher
    1 vacancy 

  • Harwich

    Clergy:
    Revd Dom Turner
    Revd Canon Philip Ritchie

    Laity:
    Nigel Dyson
    1 vacancy  

  • St Osyth

    Clergy:
    Revd Andrew Fordyce
    1 vacancy 

    Laity:
    2 vacancies


Archdeaconory of Stansted

  • Hinckford

    Clergy:
    Revd Beverley Vincent 
    Revd Jonathan Lowe

    Laity:
    William Lees
    1 vacancy

  • Braintree

    Clergy:
    Revd Nigel Adams
    Revd Tayrina Ferguson 

    Laity:
    Jacqui Hogger
    1 vacancy  

  • Dunmow & Stansted

    Clergy:
    Revd Tim Goodbody
    Revd Robert Stone

    Laity:
    Maureen Best 
    Hugh Mascetti

  • Saffron Walden

    Clergy:
    Revd Peter Allen
    1 vacancy

    Laity:
    Sandra Turner 
    Anna Martin
    1 vacancy  

  • Harlow

    Clergy:
    Revd Christian Okeke
    Revd Richard Attew

    Laity:
    Canon Caroline Harding
    Adrian Iles

Chelmsford Diocesan Board of Finance

Chairman: Jeffrey Mushens  
Secretary: Canon 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.


Committees of Diocesan Synod

Bishop's Council

Chair: The Bishop of Chelmsford - 01277 352001

Secretary: Canon 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
Vevet Deer
Canon Danny Jebanesan 
Revd Dr Sue Lucas

Elected from the Bradwell Area:
John Tipping
Florence Conaty
1 vacancy 
Revd Canon Nick Rowan 

Elected from the Colchester Area:
Isabel Adcock
Andrew Holt
Julia Thomas  
Revd Canon Christian Okeke    

Bishop's Nominees: Revd Sharon Quilter and Joan Goulbourn 

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


Bishops Council Standing Committee

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


Property Sub-Committee

Chair: Roger Louth 
Secretary: Rebecca Hartley, 01245 294414
All Archdeacons
Elected Clergy representative: Revd James Gilder  
Elected Lay representative: vacant
Appointed by the Finance Committee: Andrew Scott, George Nicolls and Gavin Adlington


Audit and Risk Sub-Committee

Chair: vacant
Secretary: vacant  
Adrian Smith
John Tipping
Doug McKenzie
Antony Timmins


Diocesan Mission and Pastoral Committee

Chair: Diocesan Bishop
Secretary: Canon Nathan Whitehead, 01245 294412

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

Area Mission and Pastoral Committees

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

Barking
The Bishop of Barking
The Archdeacon of West Ham
The Archdeacon of Barking
Elected Clergy: 2 vacancies    
Elected Laity: Vevet Deer and 3 vacancies 
Appointed member: vacant

Bradwell
The Bishop of Bradwell
The Archdeacon of Chelmsford
The Archdeacon of Southend
Elected Clergy: 1 vacancy and Revd Simon Pearce  
Elected Laity: Jill Readings, Christine Coe and 2 vacancies    
Appointed member: vacant

Colchester
The Bishop of Colchester
The Archdeacon of Colchester
The Archdeacon of Stansted
Elected Clergy: Revd Chris Smith and 1 vacancy     
Elected Laity: Isabel Adcock and 3 vacancies 
Appointed member: vacant 


Diocesan Board of Patronage

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

Laity: 5 vacancies 
Clergy: 3 vacancies 


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

Elected representatives from each Archdeaconry: 

Barking Clergyvacancy
Barking Laity: 2 vacancies
West Ham Clergy: Revd Abi Todd
West Ham Laity: Philip Carnelley and Corinne Bromfield
Chelmsford Clergy: 1 vacancy
Chelmsford Laity: Eleanor Evans and 1 vacancy
Southend Clergy: Revd Neil Dalley
Southend Laity: Gill Holmes and 1 vacancy
Colchester Clergy: 1 vacancy
Colchester Laity: 2 vacancies
Stansted Clergy: Revd Sharon Quilter
Stansted Laity: 2 vacancies 


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:  


Diocesan Board of Education (DBE) 

Chair: The Bishop of Colchester  
Director: Carrie Prior

Barking:
Revd Lisa Bewick 
Lay Vacancy

Bradwell:
Clergy vacancy
Gill Holmes

Colchester:
Revd Dr Sara Batts-Neale
Lay vacancy


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)