Authorised Ministers

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

Vicar

Rev Linda Chapman

Associate Priest

 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 the the Church Warden  at Scremerston and is married to Linda.
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Chris Hudson

.Chris is a Lay Minister who leads services and is also a musician and story-teller. He is married to Rachel.

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).

Alastair MacPherson

Alastair serves as a churchwarden at Tweedmouth. 

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 all of our churches.

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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