The Ministry Team is led by the Team Rector, currently vacant, who also looks after the parishes of Oakham and Langham. The northern villages of Whissendine, Teigh, Ashwell and Market Overton are looked after by one Team Vicar, Rev’d Deborah Marsh, and the southern villages of Braunston, Brooke, Hambleton and Egleton are looked after by the other Team Vicar, Rev’d Jenni Duffy . There is also a Team Curate, Rev’d Alison Long, and a holder of a PTO in the diocese, Rev’d Chris Baker,
Eight Readers operate across the Team churches – David Pattinson, David Perril, Alan Rudge, Michael Ellard, John Feehally, Louisa McCabe, Sue Meadows and Vyv Wainwright. We have an Authorised Lay Minister Gail Rudge.
Our Team Administrator Elizabeth Needham, is based at the Team Office at Oakham Church. Please check the Team Office page for up to date opening hours.
Ann Blackett is our Parishes Support Officer and Sue Willetts, Finance Administrator, can be contacted via the contacts page and the Team Office.
Following the appointment of Rev’d Stephen Griffiths as the Rector of the Ford Group of parishes in Shropshire and Assistant Archdeacon in Hereford Diocese, the post of Team Rector and Vicar of Oakham is now vacant.