Supporting Ministers

The Newcastle Diocese has a team of Supporting Ministers available to help parishes with their various problems and plans. It’s up to you whom you contact, and what help you request – but whatever you want to talk about, the Parish Development Team would like to offer their services.

Please contact us by email or telephone – you can have as many Supporting Ministers come to your parish as you’d like!

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Sandra Doore
Children’s Work Development Officer
Sandra is a Church Army Sister with many years’ experience of working in churches with children. She can offer support and training for those working with children, as well as advice and resources aimed at catching the imagination of younger congregation members and keeping them interested.
Tel: 0191 270 4151 Email: s.doore@newcastle.anglican.org

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Andrew Shipton, Simon White and Bar Nash-Williams
Youth Development Team
Andrew Shipton, Simon White and Bar Nash-Williams make up our Youth Development Team.
They aim to enable and support churches to initiate and develop an appropriate ministry to young people.
They hope to encourage an approach of listening to young people while taking practical steps to address their needs.
The team works to help churches welcome and nurture young people, but although it offers no magic solution or blueprint.
They believe young people have much to teach the Church and that relationship building is the way forward.
The team is ready to listen, to share insights and experience, and to suggest resources.

Andrew Shipton

Tel: 0191 270 4152 Email: andrewshipton085@aol.com

Simon White

Tel: 01670 787263 Email: simonjhwhite@breathemail.net

Bar Nash-Williams

Tel: 01661 886853Email: bar@nash-williams.name

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Richard Gascoyne
Parish Funding Officer
Richard can offer advice about running a funding campaign in your parish, and suggest which particular model might be best suited to your needs. He’ll come to your parish and speak at one of your services, if requested, and kick start your stewardship drive.
Tel: 0191 270 4136 Email: r.gascoyne@newcastle.anglican.org

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Dagmar Winter
Rural Affairs Officer
Dagmar is there to support the rural churches and represent the diocese in rural affairs matters for the region. She is vice-chair of the North-East Rural Affairs Forum, and contributes to the national church’s Rural Strategy Group through her membership of General Synod. She is happy to visit rural parishes to share good practice and discuss new ideas.
Tel: 01830 540260 Email: dagmar.winter@btinternet.com

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Martin Sheppard
Development Officer for Communications
Martin is here to advise and support your parish in any or all of its communication activities from magazines and newsletters to web sites and media relations - in good times and bad.
He's also responsible for the diocesan web site and media relations, working across the diocese to promote and protect the Church and its mission.

Direct: 0191 270 4139 Mobile: 07544 803160 m.sheppard@newcastle.anglican.org

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Alastair Macnaughton
Developing Discipleship Officer
Alastair’s aim is to make Christian learning and growth accessible to as wide as possible a range of people across the region. The courses he promotes are not about learning how to do particular jobs in church. Rather, they help people grow in faith in everyday, practical ways. He is happy to explain the range of courses available at any given time, and also to act as a sounding-board for parishes wondering what to do locally in the way of learning.
Tel: 0191 234 0371 Email: macnaughton@btinternet.com

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Canon Richard Bryant
Principal, Local Ministry Scheme and Principal, Readers' Training Course.

Tel: 0191 2704150, Email: r.bryant@newcastle.anglican.org

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Revd. Rick Simpson
Director, Initial Ministerial Training (Years 4 - 7)

Tel: 0191 3800440, Email: ricksimpson300@btinternet.com

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Canon Peter Kenney
Director, Pastoral Care and Counselling

Tel: 0191 2858792, Email: peter.kenney5@btinternet.com

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Lesley Carson
Interfaith and Ethnic Relations Advisor

Tel 0191 2704148, Email: l.carson@newcastle.anglican.org