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Superintendent Minister<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Rev Andy Lindley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Offers oversight of all the churches in the circuit, but with Pastoral charge at Malton, Norton Trinity, Norton Bethel, Scagglethorpe, Helmsley and Rievaulx.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Minister<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Rev Graham Ransom<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graham has pastoral charge of the EAST cluster of churches, Pickering, Kirkbymoorside, Thornton-le-dale, Kirkdale and Middleton churches.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Priest-in-Charge<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Rev Jane Brown<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jane is priest-in-charge of The Street Parishes Benefice and Authorised Presbyter for the Methodist churches of Hovingham and Slingsby<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Local Lay Pastor – Helmsley<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Christopher Shore<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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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<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Wilderness Pioneer<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Kate Gibbs<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kate is Co-lead of the Wild Pilgrims project, the project will explore areas across the circuit, but focussed initially at Sinnington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wilderness Pioneer<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Trudy Sanderson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trudy is also Co-lead of Wild Pilgrims and working with Kate and alongside them a growing team of volunteers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wilderness Safeguarding<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Jane Masterman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rev Mark Haynes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Rev Penny Worth<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Rev Peter Clark<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Rev Richard Hall<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Rev Jane Pickering<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Circuit Stewards<\/h2>

Our circuit stewards act as a small leadership team, between our circuit gatherings. They are responsible for enacting the circuit trustees wishes, as well as many other roles.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Julia Branson (Senior Steward)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kate Gibbs<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Richard Lukey<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steve Arnold<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Circuit Administrator<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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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. 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