The Team

Superintendent Minister

Rev Andy Lindley

Offers oversight of all the churches in the circuit, but with Pastoral charge at Malton, Norton Trinity, Norton Bethel, Scagglethorpe, Helmsley and Rievaulx.

(01653) 692173

Minister

Rev Graham Ransom

Graham has pastoral charge of the EAST cluster of churches, Pickering, Kirkbymoorside, Thornton-le-dale, Kirkdale and Middleton churches.

Priest-in-Charge

Rev Jane Brown

Jane is priest-in-charge of The Street Parishes Benefice and Authorised Presbyter for the Methodist churches of Hovingham and Slingsby

Local Lay Pastor – Helmsley

Christopher Shore

Chris is the Local Lay Pastor for Helmsley Methodist Church alongside Rev Andy and offers additional pastoral support alongside Andy at Rievaulx & Trinity Methodist churches.

07957 805893

Wild Pilgrims is our ‘Good Soil’ project, to establish new faith communities, as well as expanding our spiritual life as a circuit. The project will include developing Pilgrims Trails, Faith Walks and developing a range of outdoor spirituality in partnership with the Kairos Movement

Wilderness Pioneer

Kate Gibbs

Kate is Co-lead of the Wild Pilgrims project, the project will explore areas across the circuit, but focussed initially at Sinnington.

07957 805892

Wilderness Pioneer

Trudy Sanderson

Trudy is also Co-lead of Wild Pilgrims and working with Kate and alongside them a growing team of volunteers.

07957 805894

Jane Masterman

Jane is the Safeguarding lead for the New Streams circuit, the Kairos Movement and New Places for New People project – which essentially means, everything that doesnt fit into the usual ‘church’ box.

056 0385 1250 (Virtual number forwards to safeguarding lead on the day)