Revd Simon Winn, Vicar     
           

Simon has been Vicar of St Alfege Church since March 2021, having served for nine years in parish, Cathedral and vocations ministry in Wellington, New Zealand. He trained in spiritual direction with Spiritual Growth Ministries Aotearoa. Before that he was a vicar in Northolt, west London, where a community and young people’s project grew over a decade through local partnerships. Simon’s interests include community ministry, inspiring worship for all ages, Christian pilgrimage and inter faith reconciliation and peacebuilding, particularly in Israel-Palestine. He also serves as Area Dean of Charlton - overseeing our local grouping of C of E parishes on behalf of the Bishop. 

 

Revd Dr Tati Gutteridge, Curate

Tati became Curate of St Alfege in June 2022, after training for ministry at St Stephen’s House, Oxford. She has previously completed a PhD in Theology at the University of Oxford, about Christian worship music and the theology of sin. Her broader research interests concern Christian worship and liturgies of various flavours, from sacramentalism to exorcism.
 

Revd Stephen Nshimye, Assistant Priest

Stephen is a self-supporting priest who leads the Okutendereza Mu Luganda community which worships here monthly. 

David McEvoy, Reader 

A Lancastrian by upbringing, David has been  an active member of St Alfege Church congregation since 1988.  He spent most of his working life in trade union education. David qualified as a Reader (Licensed Lay Minister) in 2017 and enjoys the role – preaching, helping with services, and providing pastoral support.  David also works in the church office on Thursdays, supporting the wonderful team of  volunteers who keep the church open throughout the week.  David lives with his wife, Melissa, and their daughter, Helen. He enjoys choral singing, walking everywhere, watching birds and reading history.

Carole Moses, Commissioned Pastoral Lay Minister (PLM)

 
Carole has lived in Greenwich for over thirty years and was commissioned as a PLM in 2008. She is part of the St Alfege pastoral ministry team alongside the clergy and Readers. She organises the weekly worship at Queen Elizabeth College almshouses and handles our baptism enquiries. She also holds the position of music librarian. Outside the parish, Carole is a Day Chaplain at Southwark Cathedral, a volunteer Chaplain at Lewisham Hospital and Chaplain to the Fire Brigade in Greenwich and Plumstead.

Wendy Foreman,  Churchwarden

Simon Gallie, Churchwarden

Simon, originally from Aberdeen in Scotland, moved to Greenwich in 1997 and joined St Alfege Church in 2010. He is a member of the Church Choir and prior to being elected Churchwarden in 2023 had been Honorary Treasurer of the Church since 2018. He is also a Governor at the Church School, St Alfege with St Peters and Member of the Thomas Tallis Society. Professionally Simon has had a 40 year career in banking and is a Fellow of the Chartered Banker Institute. Simon can be contacted here

Graham Voke, Treasurer 

Graham, originally from Edinburgh moved to West London in 1986 and then to Blackheath in 1987 and has been a member of the church and choir since that time. Singing is his passion and has sung in a number of choirs. Professionally Graham has had a 40 year career in Financial services and retired in April 2023 to pursue his hobbies and was invited, and accepted, to take up the position of church treasurer. Graham can be contacted here. 

Benjamin Newlove, Director of Music

Anne Burton, Volunteer Development Manager

Anne joined St Alfege Church in January 2019 as part of the Heart of Greenwich place and people project supported by the National Lottery Fund in her role as volunteer Development Manager. Her role is to  increase and support the volunteer heritage team, ensure the church is open to visitors and develop hidden spaces tours of the church for everyone. She has worked in volunteer management for over 30 years with her previous post at The Old Royal Naval College. She volunteers for a local charity Bexley Interfaith Forum Food. She loves meeting new people and making new friends.

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