Synod Executive

Revd George Watt
Convenor

Ms Nneoma Chima
Synod Clerk

Appointments Advisory Committee

Revd George Watt
Convenor

Colleen Fraser
Secretary

Resources Committee

Mr Peter Knowles
Convenor

Mrs Jean Wyber
Minute Taker

Discipleship Steering Group

(currently vacant)
Convenor

Ms Nneoma Chima
Secretary

Pastoral Committee

Revd Sue McCoan (Acting)
Convenor

Mrs Colleen Fraser
Secretary

Listed Buildings Advisory Committee

David Skipp
Convenor

Mrs Jean Wyber
Minute Taker

Main Church & Society Contact

Mrs Sandra Ackroyd
Racial Justice Advocates Co-ordinator

Racial Justice Advocates

Sandra Ackroyd ( Co-ordinator )
Everton Talker
Philippa Osei
Revd Sue McCoan
Rev Shahbaz Javed
Rev John Campbell
Rev Nancy Babarinde
Rev Francis Ackroyd
Rev Sally Thomas

Synod Executive

• Trusteeship of the Thames North Synod
• Responding to the needs of Local Area Groups
• Encouraging growth and future mission
• Developing of Synod budget and strategies
• Managing Synod office, Staffing and HR matters
• Encouraging the performance of Synod committees

Discipleship Steering Group

• Mission and growth objectives in the context of Vision 2020
• Encouraging Local Area Groups to identify priorities for growth and service.
• The CLR process
• Championing work with children, young people and the 20-40 age group
• Information, training and project support
• Synod wide issues and opportunities
• Ecumenical, inter-faith relationships

Resources Committee

• Synod’s finance and property
• URC’s Ministry and Mission fund
• Reviewing applications for alterations to URC churches and manses
• Making grants and loans to Local Area Groups
• To alleviate the welfare needs of ministers and other eligible persons

Pastoral Committee

• Reviewing, supporting and developing Synod deployment of lay and ordained leaders (stipendiary and non-stipendiary, SCMs and CRCWs)
• Supporting Local Area Groups
• Reviewing group statements of mission priorities (or Church Life Reviews)
• Supporting candidates for ministry
• Continuing education and mentoring of ordained ministers (EM2, EM3, MASA)
• Concurrence with the calling of Ministers/ CRCWs
• Ministerial Accompanied Self-Appraisal (MASA) system
• Pastoral care for churches or ministers in conflict or crisis
• LEP constitutions, Local Area Group agreements, and sharing agreements

Listed Buildings Advisory Committee

• Advise on the repair and works on Listed Buildings

Appointments Advisory Committee

• Recruiting for Synod vacancies in Synod committees
• Making recommendations to Synod on appointments