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, Very Revd Paul Kennington, Revd Piers Northam, Revd Sharon Quilter and Revd John Saxon
Laity:  David Spayne

Co-opted Members:

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

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Archdeaconry of Barking

• Barking and Dagenham

  Clergy:
  Revd Alexandra Joseph
  Revd Canon Martin Court

  Laity:
  Olayinka Omosule
  2 vacancies

• 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 

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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 

• Waltham Forest

  Clergy:
  Revd Kieran Bush
  Revd Andrew Stewart
  Revd Jude Bullock  

  Laity:
  Corinne Bromfield
  Vevet Deer
  Diana Kennedy
  Heather Semmens

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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
  3 vacancies 

• 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

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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

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Archdeaconry of Colchester

• Witham

  Clergy:
  Revd Anne Marie Renshaw
  Revd Dr Jonathan Pritchard

  Laity:
  3 vacancies

• 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:
  2 vacancies 

• St Osyth

  Clergy:
  Revd Andrew Fordyce
  1 vacancy 

  Laity:
  2 vacancies

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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 
  1 vacancy

• Saffron Walden

  Clergy:
  Revd Peter Allen
  Revd Ella Harris

  Laity:
  Sandra Turner 
  Anna Martin
  Peter Stuart-Robinson  

• 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.

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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
Lesley Judd
1 lay vacancy 
1 clergy vacancy

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

Elected from the Colchester Area:
Isabel Adcock
Mary Durlacher
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
Andrew Tunks 

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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: 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: Revd Dr Susan Lucas and 1 vacancy    
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, Jill Readings, Christine Coe and Adrian Smith    
Appointed member: vacant

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

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Diocesan Board of Patronage

Chair:
Vice-Chair:
Secretary: Canon 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)