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I remain committed to the church’s outreach to young people, who are our future, and have served for over 25 years on Christian holiday camps for teenagers.
I am a wife, mother of three adult children and grandmother to three teenagers.
As an English teacher, with a background in languages and linguistics, my life is based on communication with children, teenagers and adults of all settings.
I’m married to Amy, an author and editor and we have two neurodiverse teenagers, Abigail and Jeremy.
I am delighted to be 50, a parent to two amazing teenagers, and part of a fantastic inclusive church community in Putney
I now serve in my church by leading services, occasional preaching and running mid- week groups and clubs for teenagers.
Until recently I was a Trustee for Youth Challenge Oxfordshire – a charity that works with teenagers to help them develop confidence through personal and group challenge.
Statistics show that around 70% of young adults who regularly attend church as teenagers, walk away during their transition into being a young adult.
After our time in South Africa, we returned to Sheffield, where we have been raising our two lovely daughters, Gabriella and Lucia, who are now teenagers.
It is vital to increase resources directly directed to encourage growth in our churches among children, teenagers and young adults.
Mum to teenagers, a bookkeeper running a small business and juggling multiple part-time finance jobs for charities/a CIC, and the wife of a rector in Chichester.
Added to service on Deanery and Diocesan synods, and running a church café, “The Table”, all these ministries have given me a lasting desire for the Church of England to be a beacon of hope to all, very much including: children and teenagers; people living in financial deprivation; older people who struggle with losing their agency, abilities and independence.
As a school chaplain, I worked with teenagers who were at risk of falling out of education, putting into practice the Christian story of hope and redemption.
I’ve been a trustee of the Church Pastoral Aid Society (which runs summer holidays for teenagers, and does clergy training and patronage work).
For many years I was head cook on Christian holidays for teenagers in the summer.
Since 2012, I have worked in secondary schools, helping teenagers with Special Educational Needs.
As an adult I’ve continued to enjoy serving on them, making the most of opportunities to speak openly with teenagers about Christ, develop leadership skills, and spend sunny days outside playing games!
I started to enjoy lots of different things that teenagers find out about, but I always felt there was something missing from life.
I have also served as a parent member of the local Church of England primary school’s Ethos Group, and over the last 25 years I have mentored teenagers one-to-one as part of formal programmes.
With teenagers of my own, I see their desire to be part of growing the church and wanting to be instrumental in that.
I am also a mother of teenagers and, from the beginning of 2026, the Archdeacon of York.
About Me: Father of two teenagers, owner of one Labrador, fan of cricket, miniature painting, railways and far too many things science fictional and fantastical to mention here.
Most young adults and teenagers are not raised even nominally Christian, let alone Anglican, in modern day England and the Church of England's evangelistic strategies for bringing in young people must take this into account.
Chris, our two teenagers and I live in Sandy.
I am 50, married with two teenagers and have been Team Rector of Whitstable Team Ministry since 2018, based primarily at St Alphege Whitstable and St Peter’s Whitstable.