Our Team

Clergy

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Ben Doolan
Vicar

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Lee Kirkby
Associate Minister

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Joanna Dobson
Pastoral Lead

Staff

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Luke Porter
Executive Lead

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Zara Tipples
Operations Lead / Ben’s PA

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Ruby Clarke
Safeguarding & Admin Assistant / Lee’s PA

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Joel Barwick
Next Gen Minister

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Will Johnson
Worship Minister

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Josh Jee
18-25s & Discipleship Minister

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Mia Down
Children & Families Minister

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Nathan Hook
Eden Team Leader

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Caleb Andrews
Tommy’s Coffee Manager

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Chris Elder
Strategy & Finance Lead

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Barney Podbury
Outreach & 18-25s Worker

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Anthony Hewitson
Verger

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Chloe McGuinness
Safeguarding & Admin Assistant / Lee’s PA

(on temporary leave)

Discipleship Year Students

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Ethan Chantler
DY Student – Eden

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Holly Thomson
DY Student – Children & Worship

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Jak Armstrong
DY Student – Youth

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Jasper Warwood
DY Student – Youth

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Joel Hawksworth
DY Student – 18-25s

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Ruby Clarke
DY Student – Worship

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Sam Wright
DY Student – Worship

Churchwardens

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Dot Butler

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Ian Dobson

Church Council

Ministers
Ben Doolan (Chair)
Lee Kirkby (Deputy Chair)

Churchwardens
Dot Butler
Ian Dobson

Church Council Members
Chris Hargreaves
Liz Idowu
Caleb Andrews

Deanery Synod Representatives
Naomi Chamberlin
Dom Llewellyn
Rich Shaw

Secretary
Zara Tipples

Church Planting

St Luke’s

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Adam Smith
Church Leader

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Alice Wilkinson
Associate Leader

St Nicholas Cramlington

Brogan Hume
Team Rector

Byker

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Nathan Hook
Leader