List of Ministers/Senior Stewards/Secretaries

Ministers in Pastoral Charge

Woodley Methodist Church

October 1959-August 1961Rev. C. Sidney Day
September 1961-August 1966Rev. George W. Webber
September 1966-August 1967Rev. S. Maurice Wendt
September 1967-August 1972Rev. Peter G. Jarvis
September 1972-August 1977Rev. David W. Le Poidevin
October 1977-November 1982Rev. Bernard Arnold

Woodley Congregational/URC Chapel

September 1963-1967Rev. R.G. Scribbins
October 1967-1972?Rev. Albert Hodgkins
1973?-1978?Rev. Alan Finch
November 1980-November 1982Rev. Hazel Day

Christ Church

November 1982-August 1986Rev. Bernard Arnold(Methodist)
November 1982-March 1987Rev. Hazel Day(URC)
September 1986-August 1993Rev. Bill Mason(Methodist)
June 1988-February 1992Rev. Jim Gould(URC)
September 1993-July 2000Rev. Audrey Simpson(Methodist)
September 1993-February 2001Rev. Kate Pryde(URC)
September 2000-August 2001Rev. Jim Booth(Methodist Circuit Superintendant)
September 2000-August 2001Prof. Tony Bell(Methodist minister in training)
September 2001-August 2008Rev. Dr. Mike Hill(Methodist)
End July 2003-August 2003Rev. Greg Monroe(on placement from Springfield, Oregon)
September 2008-August 2009Rev. Gordon Connell(URC Interim Moderator)
September 2008-August 2009Rev. Valerie Fisher(Pastoral Minister (Methodist))
September 2009-March 2019Rev. Martyn Neads(URC)
June 2019-May 2022Rev. Dr. James Mather(CofS)
June 2021-Rev. Jackie Case (Methodist Associate Minister)
September 2022-July 2023Rev. David Shaw (Methodist Pastoral Minister)
September 2023- Rev. Jeongsook Kim (Methodist Pastoral Minister)

Senior Church Stewards

The Church Stewards are appointed from the congregation. The Senior Steward has oversight of the church on behalf of the members and Church Council. From 2008 they are titled Senior Worship Steward, part of the Church Leadership Team.

Dec 1961-May 1962Richard Hetherington
May 1962-Dec 1963John Daglish
Dec 1963-Dec 1964Norman Vine
Dec 1964-Dec 1965Brian Alderman
Dec 1965-Dec 1966John Tebb
Dec 1966-Dec 1967Robert Curnow
Dec 1967-Dec 1968Harry Speight
Dec 1968-Dec 1970John Ogden
Dec 1970-Dec 1971Thomas Fry
Dec 1971-Dec 1972Francis Riley
Dec 1972-Apr 1974Joyce Ayres
May 1974-Apr 1975Reginald Crisp
May 1975-Apr 1976Douglas Colborne
May 1976-Apr 1977Raymond Waite
May 1977-Apr 1978Joan Laschok
May 1978-Apr 1979Frederick Willis
May 1979-Apr 1980John Phillippo
May 1980-Apr 1981Vera Crisp
May 1981-Apr 1982Bernard Vincent
May 1982-Apr 1983Peter Oliver
May 1983-Apr 1984Nancy Martin
May 1984-Apr 1985June Curnow
May 1985-Apr 1986Jean Lambourn
     
May 1986-Apr 1987Frank Riley
May 1987-Apr 1988Geoff Roberts
May 1988-Apr 1989Geoff Sargent
May 1989-Apr 1990Brian Jones
May 1990-Apr 1991Monica Ogden
May 1991-Apr 1992Janet Miles
May 1992-Apr 1993Judith Norris
May 1993-Apr 1994Vi Brookfield
May 1994-Apr 1995Frank Morris
May 1995-Apr 1996Eileen Smith
May 1996-Apr 1997Nigel Hodgson
May 1997-Apr 1998Jean Lambourn
May 1998-Apr 1999James Peddle
May 1999-Apr 2000Martin Riley
May 2000-Apr 2001Pam Phillippo
May 2001-Apr 2002Andrew Emison
May 2002-Apr 2003Noel Cutler
May 2003-Apr 2004Allan Crisp
May 2004-Apr 2005Ruth Taylor
May 2005-Apr 2006Derek Benham
May 2006-Apr 2009Judith Norris
May 2009-Nov 2011Alan Harland
Dec 2011- Ruth Taylor

Church Secretary

The Church Secretary or Church Meeting Secretary, or various other names, is responsible for taking meetings of the appropriate meetings. From 1996 to 2002 it was termed Church Administrator and included extra responibilities. From 2008 there is a separate Church Secretary (CS), part of the Church Leadership Team, and a Church Meeting Secretary (CMS).

1977-Nov 1982Kate Robinson
Nov 1982-Mar 1984John Ogden
Mar 1984-Jul 1986Nancy Martin
Jul 1986-May 1990Ann Howard
May 1990-Apr 1996Paul Shiers
     
Apr 1996-Jan 2002Geoff Sargent
Jan 2002-Jun 2002Pauline Donaldson (acting)
Jul 2002-May 2009Judith Norris
May 2008-Tony Atkins (CS)
May 2009-Ann Peddle (CMS)

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