Authorised Ministers

 Authorised ministers are trained and approved by the bishop to lead services
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Rev Rachel Hudson

Vicar Designate
She is newly appointed by the
Bishop of Newcastle and will join us later this year to lead our parishes

Rev Diana MacNaughton

Rev Linda Chapman

 Phil Rowett

Phil is a Lay Minister, who has recently retired from teaching at Longridge Towers.  He leads services (including funerals).

Gordon Chapman

Gordon is a Lay Minister who leads services (including funerals). Gordon is also one of the Church Wardens at Scremerston.
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Harry Plater

Harry is a Lay Minister who leads services and takes Holy Communion to our housebound members.

Churchwardens

Churchwardens are bishop's officers, who have key responsibility in the church for well-being and buildings and are senior lay-leaders on the PCC (the church leadership team).

 Steven Barringham  

Steve is at Tweedmouth where he leads caring for the buildings and looking after the legal registers.

Tina Penney

Tina (Patricia if we are being very official) is Church warden at Scremerston where she is also Safeguarding Officer

Karen Strachan

Karen is at Tweedmouth where she administers the rotas for services.

Barbara Donaldson

Barbara is at Tweedmouth where she leads Sunday School. She is Safeguarding Officer  for both Tweedmouth and Spittal

Moira Renton

Moira is the churchwarden at Spittal

Lena Stephenson

Lena is our Youth and Children's Worker. She works part-time across all our parishes. 

Each church has a PCC (Parochial Church Council) which supports the ministers and churchwardens in leadership. Some members are appointed and others elected by people on the church electoral roll.
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