Every area of ministry in St Thomas' Church is governed by a team of people working together. Those teams are called Core Groups and they are led by Core Group Coordinators.
Lay Readers & Clergy
Lay Readers are trained and licensed by the Bishop to lead services and preach. Clergy, whether paid or unpaid, are ordained as priests in the church and set apart to lead the congregation in worship and sacrament, taking the lead at Communion and Baptisms particularly. Together we form the ministry team for all our services at St Thomas'.
Vicar: Rev. Evan Cockshaw
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Evan is married to Hilary and they have three kids. They also have a dog, 3 cats and 4 chickens! Evan's first studied Astrophysics before living in Israel for a year and then ended up at Bible college at 23 and ordained at 26. Evan and the family came to Aldridge after several years church planting in West Bromwich.
Ordained Local Minister: Rev. Sue Quibell
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Sue and her husband Max spend half their time here in Aldridge enjoying family and friends and ministering in the church and the community. The rest of the year they spend in France living an idyllic life.
Ordained Local Minister in training: Mr Jeremy Bakewell
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Lay Reader for Evangelism: Mr Keith Capp (overseeing outreach through Lifegroups)
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Lay Reader: Mr Roger Woodhall
Lay Reader: Mr Jim Chalmers
Lay Reader: Mr Dennis Ing
We regularly have support from other members of St Thomas' in leading and preaching from members of the congregation who are neither clergy nor lay reader but who are exploring a vocation and who have a gifting we are encouraging.
