Council Members

The council members are responsible for the management of the work of Reform under the oversight of the Reform Trustees. The Reform council meets at least three times a year. 

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  Col Edward Armitstead

  Edward Armitstead is a retired army officer, lay member of General Synod (Bath & Wells), and chairman of Oak Hill College Council.

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  Mrs Lorna Ashworth

  Lorna Ashworth is currently training at Oak Hill Theological Collage and serving on General Synod

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  Rev'd Nigel Atkinson

  Nigel Atkinson is vicar at St John's Knutsford (Chester Diocese).

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  Rev'd David Banting

  David Banting is vicar of St Peter's Harold Wood.

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  Rt Rev'd Wallace Benn

  Wallace Benn spent 25 years in parish ministry before becoming Suffragan Bishop of Lewes in 1997. He retired as the bishop in 2012. He is a well-known speaker and writer. He is particularly keen to see the Word of God upheld in every aspect. He is an enthusiastic rugby watcher and supporter and also enjoys motor racing.

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  Mr Andrew Bradley

  Andrew Bradley is a retired secondary head teacher currently co-leading an independent church plant in Criccieth in North Wales although still with his heart in anglicanism. Heavily involved with children's and youth work through Criccieth SU Beach Mission and Keswick Convention and part of the organising team of the Northern Men's Convention. Longs to see a greater Reform presence in Wales and North Wales in particular.

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  Rev'd Mark Burkill

  Mark Burkill is vicar of Christ Church Leyton.

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  Rev'd Richard Coekin

  Richard Coekin is Senior Pastor at Dundonald Church Wimbledon and Director of Co-Mission, a church planting network across London

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  Rev'd Tim Davies

  Tim Davies was born and brought up in East Africa and is an engineer by training. Having worked in industry and business, primarily marketing in the motor industry, he was ordained as a Church of England clergyman in 1993. Since then he has worked for churches in rural Oxfordshire and Fulwood, Sheffield. He is now at Christ Church Central in Sheffield. He and his wife Tanya are associates of the anglican mission agency Crosslinks and they have four children.

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  Rev'd Paul Dawson

  Rev'd Paul Dawson is pastor at Dundonald church in Wimbledon. He is the media officer for Reform.

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  Rev'd Dick Farr

  Dick Farr is the associate minister at St John's Tunbridge Wells.

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  Rev'd Jonathan Fletcher

  Jonathan Fletcher is vicar of Emmanuel Church Wimbledon. He has written no books, has no wife, no children and no sense of humour.

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  Rev'd Lee Gatiss

  Lee Gatiss is the Director of Church Society.

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  Rev'd David Holloway

  David Holloway is vicar of Jesmond Parish Church, Newcastle upon Tyne.

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  Mr Jonathan Lockwood

  Johnny Lockwood is administrator for Reform (but not on the council). He is a member of Christ Church Fulwood in Sheffield. He is involved in youth ministry and short term mission in Ukraine. 

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  Rev'd Angus MacLeay

  Angus MacLeay (Chairman of Trustees) is married to Sue with two children, Rachel and Jamie. Before ordination he worked as a solicitor in London for a few years. Since ordination he has served a curacy in Manchester at Holy Trinity Platt before 9 years as a vicar on the outskirts of Carlisle.  Currently rector of St. Nicholas, Sevenoaks and on General Synod.
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  Rev'd Paul Perkin

  Paul Perkin is vicar of St Mark’s Battersea Rise.

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  Rev'd David Phillips

  David Phillips is the vicar of St James' Church Chorley.

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  Rev'd Vaughan Roberts

  Vaughan Roberts is the rector of St. Ebbe's Church in Oxford.  He is also on the Executive Committee of 9:38, an initiative which encourages people to consider the possibility of gospel ministry and promotes ministry training apprenticeships. He writes books,which include Turning Points and God's Big Picture, and in his spare time he plays cricket, tennis and golf.

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  Rev'd Carrie Sandom

  Carrie Sandom is associate minister for women and pastoral ministry at St John's, Tunbridge Wells.

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  Rev'd Mike Smith

  Mike is Vicar of Hartford (Chester Diocese).  He is married to Sarah and they have four young children, Mary, Anna, Leah and Noah.

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  Rev'd William Taylor

  William Taylor is the rector of St Helen’s Bishopsgate.

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  Rev'd Rod Thomas

  Rod Thomas (Chairman) is vicar of St Matthew’s Elburton, Plymouth.  He is a member of General Synod.  He has been chairman of the Reform Council since autumn 2007. 

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  Rev'd Melvin Tinker

  Melvin Tinker is married to Heather and they have three grown-up sons.
  He is senior minister of St John Newland, Director of the Yorkshire Gospel
  Partnership, and co-director of Yorkshire Training. He is the author of
  Evangelical Concerns and several other books, including the Anglican
  Evangelical Crisis.
  

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  Rev'd Alistair Tresidder

  Alistair Tresidder is vicar of St Luke’s Hampstead.