Our Team

Staff Team

Rev Luke Wickings
Rector

Canon Michael Anderson
Assistant Priest

Mark Ward
Ordinand

Victoria Semple
Curate

Nigel Coates
Assistant Priest

John Towler
Assistant Priest

Alex Sains
Deacon

Zoe Goddard
Church Office Administrator

Mary Melbourne
Licensed Lay Minister

Jamie Warne
Digital Communications

Rev Ruth Crosland (& Mollie)
Curate

Julian Sims
Ordinand

Lay Team - Wardens

Fordingbridge with Sandleheath and Godshill

  • Melvyn Benyon

Hyde

  • Martin Ings

  • Jan Butcher

Hale & Woodgreen

  • Lynda Warne

  • Chris Calder

Breamore

  • Mary Melbourne

  • Andy Finch


The Wider Team

Lay worship leaders (BCM)

  • Heather Clark, Michele Gosling, Julie Francis, Jeremy Houghton-Brown, Martin Ings, Mike Ireland, Jan Butcher

Lay Pastors (BCM)

  • Pat Bloomfield, Sheilah Collis, Justin Dixon, Julie Francis, Martin Ings, Mary Melbourne, Jan Butcher

Prayer Champions (BCM)

  • Sheilah Collis, Mary Melbourne, Marrianne Tomkies

Creation Care (BCM)

  • Bethan Davies

Beyond Church Walls (BCM)

  • Jeremy Houghton-Brown

Safeguarding

  • Sarah Newman

Children’s work

  • Michele Gosling, Irene Canton, Janet Newman, Carol Sims Open the Book – team coordinated by Roland Butcher Hyde Messy Church team: coordinator – Heather Clark

Music

  • Fordingbridge: Directors of Music – Tim Ruffer and Hazel Ricketts. Captain of Bell Tower – Keith Halstead Hyde: Organists – Sue and Clive Watkiss. Choir – Marrianne Tomkies Breamore: Organists – William Alexander, Hannah Martin, Mary Melbourne. Captain of Bell Tower – Gordon Dymott

PCC secretary

  • Nigel Spratt

LCC secretaries

  • Fordingbridge: Judith Dowsett, Hyde: Carrie Darke, Breamore: Mary Melbourne, Hale & Woodgreen: Lynda Warne

Parish treasurer

  • Heather Clark

LCC treasurers

  • Fordingbridge: Martin Calver, Hyde: Anne Edwards, Breamore: Andy Finch, Hale & Woodgreen: Jeff Butt

Fairtrade

  • Fordingbridge: Rhoda Coates, Hyde: Jenny and Martin Rice, Hale & Woodgreen: Chris Calder, Sandleheath: Sue Ledger

Vergers

  • Fordingbridge: Ian Newman, Hyde: Jeremy Houghton-Brown and Glynis Herridge, Breamore: Andy Finch, Hale & Woodgreen: Lynda Warne

Mothers’ Union

  • Sheilah Collis and Marion Beck (joint Chair) and Marrianne Tomkies (secretary)

Men’s Group

  • Stephen Darke

Many other activities are carried out by local teams of volunteers.