Introducing the Commissioners’ Mission and Pastoral Committee
Mr Andrew Mackie Third Estates Commissioner and Chairman of the Mission and Pastoral Committee. Also Director of Legal Services and General Counsel for Oxford University. Prior to that was a corporate partner of Linklaters LLP, in their New York, Hong Kong and London offices.
Canon Peter Bruinvels Diocese of Guildford. Lay Canon of Guildford Cathedral. Deputy Chairman of the Mission and Pastoral Committee. Management consultant and former MP. OFSTED Inspector. Member of General Synod and of various Synodical Committees.
The Rt Rev Christine Hardman Diocesan Bishop of Newcastle. Previously an archdeacon in the Diocese of Southwark, having held parochial posts in the Diocese of St Albans, together with a stint as a tutor followed by Course Director at St Albans Ministry Training Scheme.
The Rt Rev Martyn Snow Diocesan Bishop of Leicester. Previously suffragan Bishop of Tewkesbury in the Diocese of Gloucester, having been an archdeacon in the Diocese of Sheffield and held parochial posts in the same diocese, with a stint at the Christian Mission Society based in Guinea for three years following his curacy.
The Rev Canon Bob Baker Diocese of Norwich. Retired in December 2016 as team rector for the benefice of Thetford. Various posts prior to that in the Diocese of Norwich, having done his curacy in the Diocese of Winchester. Also a member of the Commissioners’ Church Buildings (Uses and Disposals) Committee.
www.ccpastoral.org The Ven Penny Driver * Diocese of Carlisle. Retired in February 2017 as Archdeacon of Westmorland and Furness. Formerly Archdeacon of Exeter. Prior to that was Director of Ordinands, Diocesan Advisor on Women’s Ministry and Youth Chaplain in the diocese of Ripon and Leeds; and has also been licensed in the diocese of Newcastle.
The Rev Dr Stephen Evans * Diocese of London. Incumbent of the benefice of St Marylebone. Variety of previous posts in the Episcopal Church of Scotland, Mission to Seafarers and Diocese of Peterborough.
Mr William Featherby QC Diocese of Southwark. A practicing barrister, arbitrator and recorder. He has been in civil practice in London since 1980 with a particular interest in clinical negligence and legal and professional ethics. He is an occasional opera critic. He has a keen interest in church history and buildings.
The Very Rev Dean of Exeter (from November 2017). Prior to Jonathan Greener that was the Dean of Wakefield in the Diocese of Leeds; Archdeacon of Pontefract in the former Diocese of Wakefield; parish priest in the Diocese of Chichester; Bishop of Truro’s chaplain; and has also been licensed in the Diocese of Southwark.
Canon Susan Pope* St Albans Diocesan Secretary. Lay Canon of St Albans Cathedral. Has also worked at the Diocese of Peterborough. Former Fellow, Bursar and Steward at Trinity Hall, Cambridge. Is the RACSC Committee (Remuneration and Conditions of Service for Clergy) representative on the Mission and Pastoral Committee.
Mr Garth Watkins* Diocese of London. Churchwarden since 2011 at St John the Baptist, Hampton Wick; PCC Member since 1982 - initially at Holy Trinity Brompton and since 2011 at St John’s, Hampton Wick; Kensington Area Council since 2012; elected member of London Diocesan Synod: 2003 – 2012; Chartered Engineer, now retired from a career in industry.
* Non-Commissioner members of the Committee
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Staff
Paul Lewis Pastoral and Closed Churches Secretary. Departmental Manager and Committee Secretary. Prior to joining the Church Commissioners in 2004, was Borough Planning Officer with a local authority in the South of England.
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