archbishop of york
Trustee of the Bishopthorpe Charitable Partners Trust supporting the ministry of the Archbishop of York and initiatives across the Northen Province celebrating faith stories for young people, renewal of missionary purpose, and sharing resources to open new pathways to Jesus Christ.
I returned home to become the first female CEO of one of our National Church Institutions (NCI’s) and Principal Advisor to the then Archbishop of York, Sentamu.
It is clear from the Archbishop of York’s speech at the last session in York, in which he emphasised the importance of traditional parish ministry, that STP have changed the narrative so that the Church now recognises the central importance of our parishes.
I am now the York Provincial President for Mothers' Union and was commissioned in York Minster by the Archbishop of York.
The Archbishop of York said in his closing address at the last General Synod that church schools are ‘one of our greatest treasures’: in them thousands of children and adults have daily contact with the Christian faith and its potential to transform lives.
I’m an elected member of Bishop’s Council and was appointed in 2025 by the Archbishop of York as a member of the panel of chairs for General Synod.
To grow, the Church must be bolder in “sharing the joy, beauty and challenge of the Gospel”. (Archbishop of York, July 2026)
To quote Stuart Blanch (former Archbishop of York) ‘Politics is too important to leave to the politicians’- the church must be in every area of life and helping to build communities in harmony particularly at a multi-cultural engagement level with people who choose to make their home here through being economic migrants or through seeking asylum due to terror.