Our Team

  • John Hellewell

    John has been vicar here since July 2021.

    He is married to Karen, and they have three grown up daughters, and three grandchildren.

    He enjoys long distance walking, needlework and trying to play the bass guitar.

  • Methodist Minister

    As Heather Cooper, our last Methodist Minister has recently ‘sat down’ (retired), we are awaiting the appointment of our new Methodist minister.

  • Jen Pilling

    Jen is our curate. She was ordained in 2020 and priested in 2021.

  • Nicola Cornish-Brown

    Nicola is one of our Licensed Lay Ministers (Readers), having been licensed in 2020.

  • Karen Hellewell

    Karen is another of our Licensed Lay Ministers (Reader). She joined the team here in July 2021, but has been a Reader for over 20 years,

  • John Philips

    John is one of our Wardens. He is also a Waterways Chaplain and an Anna Chaplain.

  • Trish Williamson

    Trish is one of our Wardens.

  • Simon Eardley

    Simon is the newest of our Licensed Lay Ministers (Reader), having been licensed in 2021.

  • Carolyn Flowers

    Carolyn is our Parish Safeguarding Officer. She ensures we have robust procedures in place to keep everyone safe in church and helps us promote a positive safeguarding culture for all.