Our Team

Staff

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Close-up of a smiling man wearing a clerical collar, outdoors with blurred green trees in the background.

Rev’d Josh Thorne

Vicar/Church Leader

josh@stgilesnorthampton.org.uk

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A young woman with long, light brown hair, wearing large purple earrings, a small cross necklace, and a green top, smiling in front of a gray background.

Beth Whaites

Senior Youth & Children’s Paster

beth@stgilesnorthampton.org.uk

Ruth Alexander

Student Mission Leader

ruth@stgilesnorthampton.org.uk

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A woman with long blonde hair, wearing an orange sleeveless top and hoop earrings, smiling outdoors surrounded by greenery and flowers.

Sophie-Tia Bean

Office Administrator

office@stgilesnorthampton.org.uk

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A young woman with long blonde hair and bangs, smiling lightly in a well-lit room.

Rob Brown

Caretaker

caretaker@stgilesnorthampton.org.uk

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Serena Yong

Parish Administrator

administrator@stgilesnorthampton.org.uk

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A woman with shoulder-length dark hair smiling at the camera, wearing a dark jacket and a pink top.

Permission to Officiate

Rev’d Peter Allen

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Rev’d Nicola Aylett

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Gray background with a white generic user icon and silhouette.

Rev’d Karen Jongman

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Licensed Lay Workers

Peter Angus

Lay Reader

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A smiling man with glasses and a receding hairline, wearing a light-colored collared shirt, against a dark background.

Jo Smith

Lay Pastoral Minister

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Close-up portrait of a woman with red hair, blue eyes, and a slight smile, wearing a dark top and small earrings.

Simon Bridgens

Lay Reader

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A middle-aged man with glasses, light hair, and a friendly expression, wearing a collared shirt and a sweater, against a dark background.

Bob Steele

Lay Reader

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A middle-aged man with glasses, short gray hair, and a slightly confused or displeased expression. He is wearing a gray shirt and is standing against a plain white background.

Sine Cookman

Lay Pastoral Minister

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Pam Shannon

Lay Pastoral Minister

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Silhouette of a person with a circle head and rounded shoulders on a gray background.

Matt Widdison

Lay Minister

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Placeholder avatar icon of a user silhouette on a gray background.

Officers

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A woman with short brown hair wearing a white blouse, standing outdoors in front of green plants and trees, with a wooden fence in the background.

Louise Whaites

Safeguarding Officer

safeguarding@stgilesnorthampton.org.uk

Duncan Halliday

Treasurer

treasurer@stgilesnorthampton.org.uk

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A smiling middle-aged man with gray hair, blue eyes, and a beard, wearing a navy blue zip-up sweater with a patterned collar, standing in front of a brick wall.

Mike Kingman

Church Warden and Verger

wardens@stgilesnorthampton.org.uk

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Close-up portrait of an older man wearing a black collared shirt indoors

Sue Spears

PCC Secretary

pcc_secretary@stgilesnorthampton.org.uk

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Close-up of a woman with short blonde hair, glasses, and a big smile, wearing a light blue top.

PCC

Sarah Alexander

Sheeba Babu

Rocky Coles

Paul Cooper

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Claire Vander Plaetse
(GNDS Rep)

Chris Stobart

Peter Summerside
(GNDS Rep)

Louise Whaites

Stephen Hewitson
(GNDS Rep)

Peter Day
(GNDS Rep)

Sarah Day

Duncan Halliday

Dave Smith
(GNDS Rep)

Miriam Leffler

Catherine Macpherson

Paul Richie

Ministry Leaders and Committee Chairs

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A man with a beard and blue eyes wearing a gray knit beanie and a green jacket standing outdoors near water with a blurred background of trees and overcast sky.

Denise Bridgens

Pastoral Prayer

Rocky Coles

Creation and Care

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A smiling man in a suit, glasses, with dark hair and a beard, posing against a plain white background.
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A woman with shoulder-length brown hair, light-colored eyes, and wearing a floral top, smiling at the camera in an indoor setting.
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Alle Dekenah

Hospitality

Carol Halliday

Home Mission

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A middle-aged man with gray hair and a beard smiling, wearing a dark blue sweater over a collared shirt, standing in front of a brick wall.
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A man with brown hair and a beard smiling outdoors near a body of water and rocks, wearing a dark jacket and hoodie.

Duncan Halliday

Property/Finance

Stephen Hewitson

Production/IT

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Bob Steele

Wellbeing Cafe

Rachel White

House of Prayer/DBS

Sarah Day

Women’s Ministry

Peter Day

Men’s Ministry/Hospitality

David and Helen Lidbetter

Alpha Lead

Liz Kitwood

World Mission

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A middle-aged man with glasses and short, light-colored hair smiling with an open mouth, wearing a collared shirt, standing against a plain white background.