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!

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

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

Andrew Shipton, Simon White and Bar Nash-Williams make up our Youth Development Team. Their aim is 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 they say have 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

David Elkington
Local Evangelism Development Officer
Dave seeks to help by advising and supporting parishes in the study of the theology and practical expressions of Evangelism, including promoting and advising on introductory and nurture courses such as Alpha, Emmaus, Essence, Lost for Words, and START. He can also help churches to plan and deliver mission weekends, and provide training in evangelism and strategic planning through ‘Healthy Churches’ and Mission Action Plans
Tel: 0191 281 0714 Email: djelk@tiscali.co.uk

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

Sue Scott Communications Officer

Sue is the editor of Link, the diocesan newspaper, and Press Officer for both the Bishop and the Diocese. She can advise about parish magazines, publicity in the media, raising the profile of your church or church event within the community, and improving communication within your parish.
Tel: 0191 270 4145 Email: suescottdco@gmail.com

Pamela Ingham
PICA Development Officer
Pamela’s job is to encourage churches to think about getting involved in their local communities. She goes out to parishes to talk about the kind of projects PICA (Partnership in Community Action) has helped and explains the work, both of fund-raising and distributing money from the PICA coffers to groups.
Tel: 0191 221 0256 Email: pimbe@o2.co.uk

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

Judy Hirst
Local Ministry Development Officer
Judy helps parishes to explore how to work together more collaboratively and oversees the diocesan Local Ministry Scheme. Parishes can invite her to help set up a team, to review team work in progress, or simply to talk over the challenges of working together more effectively.
Tel: 0191 334 8540 Email: judy.hirst@durham.ac.uk

Canon Colin Gough
Clfm Advisor
Colin supervises continuing learning for the diocesesan clergy and has helped launch the diocesan training programme Leading from the Future. Tel: 0191 2704153, Email: c.gough@newcastle.anglican.org

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

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

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

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

Canon Peter Kenney
Director, Pastoral Care and Counselling

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

Lesley Carson
Interfaith and Ethnic Relations Advisor

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