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Our Team

The Uffculme Team

Revd Selina Garner
Team Vicar

Selina works for two days a week as the Team Vicar for St Mary's Church Uffculme. The rest of her time is spent working as a Pioneer Priest for Young People across 16 villages and in our local secondary schools. She manages CREATE youth and children's ministry 'A Center for Rural Training and Excellence in youth and children's ministry and has set up the Squarefish movement.
 
"You will nearly always find me at the 11am Sunday Service in St Mary's Church, Uffculme - so please come along and meet me there. As I am not always available in the parish it is great to be part of a brilliant team of volunteers who are available to support their local community and live out their Christian faith in practical ways."

Jill Purser
Assistant Lay Minister (Reader)
Jill works closely with Selina and is available during the week. She co-ordinates our small groups, pastoral care, baptisms and thanksgivings, as well as leading services. She is also part of our funeral ministry. She is a Governor at Uffculme Primary school and loves cats!






Revd Michael Boyes

Michael faithfully serves our community through his leadership of the 8am Sunday Communion Services and the 9.30am Wednesday Communion. He brings a prayerful and sacramental heart to our village community.
 






 
Rachel Tucker

Church Warden
Rachel works closely with Geoff to keep things running smoothly in the parish. She is the editor of the village magazine  'Spotlight' and produces our church newsletter. Rachel is also the school secretary for Uffculme Primary School and loves singing and acting!





Tony Lane
Church Warden

Tony was appointed as a Church Warden in April 2010. Tony also helps with our youthwork, bell ringing and is the Deanery Synod Lay Chair. When not involved with church and family life he is a Tree Consultant


 
 
 
 
Kelly Williams
Kelly volunteers to help us to develop our mission and ministry. She takes a lead role in our Age Concern lunches. In addition she is helping us to develop new initiatives and is currently leading a team developing Godly Play in our deanery.
 
 
Geoff Roach
Organist
Geoff has a wide range of talents and works behind the scenes to keep our buildings in order, and to help services run smoothly. He has an amazing ability to lead people in worship and to turn his hand to an extraordinary variety of jobs.






Lesley Salter
Church Librarian
Leslie is helping us to develop a library of books and other resources to provide an introduction to the Christian Faith and to support people in their faith journey.
T: 01884 841708



Lucy Green

Children’s Ministry Co-ordinator,
YouthTeam and Special Events Coordinator!
Lucy is amazing at organising special events, catering and supporting the ministry in Square Corner. She coordinates the Sunday morning programme with the children  and loves cooking and knitting!







Babs Roach

Treasurer
Babs keep our accounts in order, manages bookings at Square Corner and is our resident historian.









Safeguarding Team
Rachel Tucker coordinates our Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults Policy supported by Kelly Williams

 

Small Group Leaders
Chris Rutty, John and Barbara Knight, Dave and Beryl Lewis, Jill Purser, Caroline Wrigley
 
Website Manager and Men's Group Leader
Julian Garner manages our website and runs a monthly mens group that meet at the local pub  in Ufffculme to support each other in exploring the christian faith over a beer and a curry.

PCC (Parochial Church Council)
  • Barbara Gibbings
  • Jean Jarret
  • John  Knight
  • Jenny Miller (Secretary supported by Kelly Williams as minutes secretary)
  • Nigel Pocock (Retired priest)
  • Lucy Green (Youth and Children's ministry and Special Events Coordinator)
  • David Hollis (Deanery Synod representative)
  • Keith Rushforth (Deanery Synod representative)
  • Heather Rushforth
  • Jill Purser (Licensed Lay Minister)
  • Tony Lane (Church Warden, bellringer and Deanery Synod Lay Chair)
  • Rachel Tucker (Church Warden)
  • Revd Selina Garner (Team Vicar)
  • Revd Rob Wilkinson (Mission Community Leader)
 
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CREATE Youth workers

Vicki Highet
Youth Worker

Vicki is 21 and has a fine art degree from SCAT specialising in photography. Alongside her work in the local schools, youth club and churches this term she is improving the youth space in Square Corner.






Peter Dawkins
Youth Worker
Peter has just started as the new youth worker here as part of Squarefish. He is doing a course in youthwork with SWYM. 

As part of his ministry here he hopes to use music and worship to explore faith, and to get involved in the music and worship in the church. 



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Mission Community

Rev Rob Wilkinson, and his wife Joan
Mission Community Leader and Vicar for St Mary's Willand
    





Rob offers pastoral responsibility for  

Revd Pam Thomas

Pam has pastoral responsibility for St Mary’s Kentisbeare







Revd Nigel Pocock
Nigel is a retired priest who helps leading funerals, weddings and services across the Culm Valley Mission Community. He and his wife Ann worship regularly at St Mary's Uffculme.
 


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