Churches Together in Devon Enabling Group Churches Together Groups Local Ecumenical Partnerships The Enabling Group is the management committee of Churches being visible expressions of Christian unity CTD has an important function. As well as its Together in Devon. The members of the Enabling Group are the primary responsibility to support and encourage trustees of the charity, defined in Section 177 of the Charities Ashburton local ecumenism generally, CTD exists to Act 2011 as ‘the persons having the general control and Axminster encourage, endorse, monitor and review LEPs management of the administration of a charity’. Barnstaple Plymouth Christ Church Estover Bideford The Presidents of Churches Together in Devon (B, A,M,URC) Bovey Tracey The Anglican Bishop of Exeter Torpoint Cornerstone (M, URC) Rt Rev Robert Atwell (July 14) Brixham Woolsery (A,M) The Roman Catholic Bishop of Plymouth Budleigh Salterton Barnstaple Christ Church(M, URC) Rt Rev Mark O’Toole (January 14) Combe Martin Bratton Fleming (A,M) The Chair of the Plymouth and Exeter District of the Crediton Methodist Church Rev Graham Thompson (August 14) Braunton Christ Church (M,URC) Cullompton The Moderator of the South Western Synod of the Ilfracombe Emmanuel (M,URC) Dawlish United Reformed Church Rev Ruth Whitehead (July13) Bishops Tawton (A,M) The Senior Regional Minister of the South West Baptist Exeter Goodleigh (A,M) Association until Sept 15 Rev Jez Brown Holsworthy Okehampton Fairplace (M,URC) The Divisional Commander of the South Western Kingsbridge North Tawton Lakeway (M,URC) Division of the Salvation Army Major Ian Harris (Jan13) Kingsteignton Bridestowe (A,M) Newton Abbot Chumleigh Beacon (A,M) Ecumenical Officers Okehampton Newton Abbot The Avenue Baptist EO * (M,URC) Ottery St Mary Rev Caroline Eglin (Sept 15) Rev Michelle Parkman Bere Alston (M,URC) Church of England EO * Paignton Dartmouth Flavel Memorial Ch The Ven Christopher Futcher (Sept 15) The Ven.Dr Mark Plymouth (M,URC) Butchers Methodist EO Mrs Kit Harbottle Plymstock Torquay Central (M,URC) Roman Catholic EO Mrs Mary Ann James Plympton Buckfastleigh (A,M) Salvation Army EO * Seaton Plymouth Sherwell (M,URC) Major Amanda Banner (May 15) Major Sue Camp- South Molton Tiverton Methodist and URC Richards (January 16) URC EO Tavistock St Cuthbert Mayne School (A,RC) Ms Sabrina Groeschel ( Dec 2015) Now vacant Tiverton Not a CTE constitution: *Replacements during 2015 Torquay Roundswell Barnstaple (A,B, M) Treasurer : Mr Hugh Rodway Cornerstone,Cranbrook(A,M,URC) Elected Member: Bruce Govett Food Banks, Street Pastors, School Pastors, Chair: Major Jean Harris Divisional Leader Salvation Chaplaincies A Anglican B Baptist M Methodist Army RC Roman Catholic URC United Reformed Church County Ecumenical Officer Revd Susan Macbeth Looking back on 2015 John Richard Bradley 9th August 1950-14th December 2015 · Responded to CTE Consultation on ‘A New framework for local ecumenism’ On Monday 14 December 2015, Marian · Sent two delegates to CTE Forum in September Bradley, wife of John who was a 2015 who joined four others from Devon. 280 member of staff at Churches Together people took part in ‘Churches Listening in England and a County Ecumenical Together’ and focussed on Orthodox Churches, Officer here in Devon -October 1996 Pentecostalism and Young People. The Forum is until September 2001, sent a text to say a triennial meeting that provides an opportunity that John had ‘passed from time to eternity’ in the early for people representing churches at local, hours of the morning. Friends and colleagues of John will intermediate and national levels to meet. have known about his Multiple Sclerosis and how he · LEP Guidelines for Reviews in place. managed work as CEO and as Field Officer South for · LEP reviews of Emmanuel Ilfracombe; Fairplace, many years from a motorised wheelchair. Latterly, after Okehampton; Lakeway, North Tawton and retirement in 2013, John was also diagnosed with Christ Church Barnstaple. cancer. Typical of John’s outlook he recently said, ‘For all · Spent some time looking at new housing areas these years I have been waking up to the sound of the developments with Dr Ed Moffatt Asst Diocesan alarm clock. One day soon it will be the sound of Secretary, Diocese of Exeter trumpets.' · Reviewed our priorities, aims and objectives Our prayers are with Marian and daughter Mairyn who · Considered county-wide responses to Climate have cared for John at home. The funeral was held at the Change conference in Paris. church of Christ the Cornerstone in Milton Keynes on · Heard about the RC initiative on Proclaim 15 Wednesday 6 January at which past and present · Heard from county wide ecumenical initiative colleagues were present. led by Sally Farrant Social Responsibility John had planned the funeral service and asked for his Officer on Dementia Awareness Workshops ‘Last Word’ to be read where it can be found on the · DEOs met with CEO as LEP Advisory Group Cornerstone website · Contacted chaplaincies operating in the county Funeral Litany by John. The life on earth of John · Completed the constitution of Christ Church Bradley has come to an end Thank heaven for that! He Estover to everyone’s approval was born at an early age. But lived to the end of his life 2015 · Said goodbye to Rev Mark Gilborson as minister He was never really with it But he was quite happy at Cornerstone, Cranbrook. without it. He never tried to be a nuisance; He did it · Heard about restructuring plans for the quite effortlessly. We won’t need to hear his jokes any Communicating, Listening, Salvation Army more But listen carefully and you might hear an angel Encouraging, Advising, · Heard about the work of Refugee Support groan. He was an MSDOSser But now he’s been Devon upgraded through Windows to a whole new Vista. Renewing.