Our Team & Contacts
Address
Open daily, 10am and 4pm
St. Mary’s Church, Church Road, North Woodchester, Stroud, GL5 5PD
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Our Team
Rector
Rev. Peter Francis - Telephone | Email (Rest days Tues & Fri)
Address: The Rectory, Walkley Hill, Rodborough GL5 3TX
LLM’s (Readers)
A Licenced Lay Minister (LLM) in the Church of England may also be known as a Reader. These are trained, licensed, and voluntary lay people who support the clergy by preaching, teaching, leading worship, and engaging in pastoral and missional work. They bring their professional and personal experience to their ministry, working alongside ordained ministers to serve the church.
Church Wardens
Churchwardens in the Church of England are senior lay officers of the Bishop, responsible for the governance, care, and worship of a parish. They cooperate with the incumbent, represent the laity, oversee the church building and its contents, and manage the day-to-day functioning of the parish. This is a volunteer role with ancient origins.
PPC
A Parochial Church Council (PCC) is the governing and administrative body for a Church of England parish, composed of clergy and lay members who work together to manage the parish's spiritual, practical, and financial affairs.
Rector - Rev. Peter Francis (ex-officio) - Telephone | Email
Andrew Pemberton (Vice Chair, Treasurer & Deanery Synod - ex-officio) Telephone | Email
Elizabeth MacDougall (Secretary - co-opted) - Telephone n/a | Email
Nick Ardagh-Walter (Church Warden & Adults Safeguarding Officer - ex-officio) - Telephone | Email
Elizabeth Cole (Church Warden - ex-officio) - Telephone | Email
Gerald O’Brien (Diocesan Synod - ex-officio) - Telephone | Email
David Pouncey (ex-officio) - Telephone | Email
Alyson Rogers - Telephone | Email
Gail Birch - Telephone | Email
Helen Jackson (Childrens Safeguarding Officer) - Telephone | Email
Sue Pouncey - Telephone | Email
Standing Committee
A Standing Committee in the Church of England is a body that handles the business of a parish's Parochial Church Council (PCC) between its meetings.
Peter Francis (Rector)
Richard Spencer (Reader)
Andrew Pemberton (PCC Treasurer)
Elizabeth MacDougall (PCC Secretary)
Nick Ardagh-Walter (Church Warden & Adults Safeguarding Officer)
Elizabeth Cole (Church Warden
Rector
Rev. Peter Francis
LLM’s (Readers)
Richard Spencer
Peter Gee
David Pouncey
Church Wardens
Nick Ardagh-Walter
Elizabeth Cole
PCC
Rev. Peter Francis
Richard Spencer
Andrew Pemberton
Elizabeth MacDougall
Nick Ardagh-Walter
Elizabeth Cole
Gerry O’Brien
David Pouncey
Alyson Rogers
David Hood
Gail Birch
Helen Jackson
Sue Pouncey
Standing Committee
Rev. Peter Francis
Andrew Pemberton
Elizabeth MacDougall
Nick Ardagh-Walter
Elizabeth Cole
Richard Spencer