Candidate Statements

If elected, I would want to speak and vote for: encouraging church growth through parish evangelism and mission; growth in lay discipleship including an emphasis on stewardship; sustainable support for parish ministry including simplification of governance and safeguarding and practical help with HR and policies and procedures; good theological formation for clergy and lay ministers; and would pay keen attention to matters of morale, retention and ongoing clergy training.

If elected, I would want to speak and vote for: encouraging church growth through parish evangelism and mission; growth in lay discipleship including an emphasis on stewardship; sustainable support for parish ministry including simplification of governance and safeguarding and practical help with HR and policies and procedures; good theological formation for clergy and lay ministers; and would pay keen attention to matters of morale, retention and ongoing clergy training.

If elected, I would want to speak and vote for: encouraging church growth through parish evangelism and mission; growth in lay discipleship including an emphasis on stewardship; sustainable support for parish ministry including simplification of governance and safeguarding and practical help with HR and policies and procedures; good theological formation for clergy and lay ministers; and would pay keen attention to matters of morale, retention and ongoing clergy training.

Today, while I prefer more formal and sacramental worship, I treasure the friendships made through the New Wine network and would describe myself, only half- jokingly, as a committed anglo-catholic charismatic evangelical.

However, there is also much to celebrate and it is not hard to find signs of God’s work in people and parishes across the land including: growing numbers of young people turning to Christ, burgeoning vocations in some dioceses across all kinds of churches, but particularly those from deprived areas, confirmation and ordination candidates who have journeyed to the church from all over the world and from many different faiths, the growth of new monastic communities like The Nazareth Community, imaginative and sacrificial approaches to poverty and the cost-of-living crisis in so many churches including debt counselling, night shelters and foodbanks.

However, there is also much to celebrate and it is not hard to find signs of God’s work in people and parishes across the land including: growing numbers of young people turning to Christ, burgeoning vocations in some dioceses across all kinds of churches, but particularly those from deprived areas, confirmation and ordination candidates who have journeyed to the church from all over the world and from many different faiths, the growth of new monastic communities like The Nazareth Community, imaginative and sacrificial approaches to poverty and the cost-of-living crisis in so many churches including debt counselling, night shelters and foodbanks.

Portfolio lead for Continuing Ministerial Development

The Church of England is facing crises in vocations, in funding for theological training and parish ministry and in clergy morale and retention; all set within the wider context of national and global challenges such as the rise of extreme ideologies and the impact of global warming.

The Church of England is facing crises in vocations, in funding for theological training and parish ministry and in clergy morale and retention; all set within the wider context of national and global challenges such as the rise of extreme ideologies and the impact of global warming.

I have served in both stipendiary and self-supporting ministry, in urban, suburban, city and rural parishes, and in larger churches and cathedrals.

I have served in both stipendiary and self-supporting ministry, in urban, suburban, city and rural parishes, and in larger churches and cathedrals.

communion through short and mid- term locum chaplaincy in Europe and the USA, and surveyed non-stipendiary ministry in the Diocese of Wellington, New Zealand during my 2025 Study Leave.

communion through short and mid- term locum chaplaincy in Europe and the USA, and surveyed non-stipendiary ministry in the Diocese of Wellington, New Zealand during my 2025 Study Leave.

If elected, I would want to speak and vote for: encouraging church growth through parish evangelism and mission; growth in lay discipleship including an emphasis on stewardship; sustainable support for parish ministry including simplification of governance and safeguarding and practical help with HR and policies and procedures; good theological formation for clergy and lay ministers; and would pay keen attention to matters of morale, retention and ongoing clergy training.

However, there is also much to celebrate and it is not hard to find signs of God’s work in people and parishes across the land including: growing numbers of young people turning to Christ, burgeoning vocations in some dioceses across all kinds of churches, but particularly those from deprived areas, confirmation and ordination candidates who have journeyed to the church from all over the world and from many different faiths, the growth of new monastic communities like The Nazareth Community, imaginative and sacrificial approaches to poverty and the cost-of-living crisis in so many churches including debt counselling, night shelters and foodbanks.

Working as a Training Incumbent and Area Director of Ordinands while serving as a suburban Vicar also taught me about the pressures of carrying extra-parochial responsibilities alongside parish ministry.

My responsibility for CMD in the diocese has also helped me to grasp the challenges faced by both clergy and dioceses when they seek to implement necessary change.

The Church of England is facing crises in vocations, in funding for theological training and parish ministry and in clergy morale and retention; all set within the wider context of national and global challenges such as the rise of extreme ideologies and the impact of global warming.

communion through short and mid- term locum chaplaincy in Europe and the USA, and surveyed non-stipendiary ministry in the Diocese of Wellington, New Zealand during my 2025 Study Leave.

I grew up in my local middle-of-the-road Anglican church where I now serve most months, but my faith was nurtured through the Roman Catholic chaplaincy at university and later kindled at a charismatic evangelical Methodist church.

Before ordination training I was part of an ecumenical healing team and ran an ecumenical Alpha course.

If elected, I would want to speak and vote for: encouraging church growth through parish evangelism and mission; growth in lay discipleship including an emphasis on stewardship; sustainable support for parish ministry including simplification of governance and safeguarding and practical help with HR and policies and procedures; good theological formation for clergy and lay ministers; and would pay keen attention to matters of morale, retention and ongoing clergy training.

However, there is also much to celebrate and it is not hard to find signs of God’s work in people and parishes across the land including: growing numbers of young people turning to Christ, burgeoning vocations in some dioceses across all kinds of churches, but particularly those from deprived areas, confirmation and ordination candidates who have journeyed to the church from all over the world and from many different faiths, the growth of new monastic communities like The Nazareth Community, imaginative and sacrificial approaches to poverty and the cost-of-living crisis in so many churches including debt counselling, night shelters and foodbanks.

However, there is also much to celebrate and it is not hard to find signs of God’s work in people and parishes across the land including: growing numbers of young people turning to Christ, burgeoning vocations in some dioceses across all kinds of churches, but particularly those from deprived areas, confirmation and ordination candidates who have journeyed to the church from all over the world and from many different faiths, the growth of new monastic communities like The Nazareth Community, imaginative and sacrificial approaches to poverty and the cost-of-living crisis in so many churches including debt counselling, night shelters and foodbanks.

However, there is also much to celebrate and it is not hard to find signs of God’s work in people and parishes across the land including: growing numbers of young people turning to Christ, burgeoning vocations in some dioceses across all kinds of churches, but particularly those from deprived areas, confirmation and ordination candidates who have journeyed to the church from all over the world and from many different faiths, the growth of new monastic communities like The Nazareth Community, imaginative and sacrificial approaches to poverty and the cost-of-living crisis in so many churches including debt counselling, night shelters and foodbanks.

My own formation has made me instinctively ecumenical and committed to the full breadth of Anglican life.

I grew up in my local middle-of-the-road Anglican church where I now serve most months, but my faith was nurtured through the Roman Catholic chaplaincy at university and later kindled at a charismatic evangelical Methodist church.

I grew up in my local middle-of-the-road Anglican church where I now serve most months, but my faith was nurtured through the Roman Catholic chaplaincy at university and later kindled at a charismatic evangelical Methodist church.

Before ordination training I was part of an ecumenical healing team and ran an ecumenical Alpha course.

However, there is also much to celebrate and it is not hard to find signs of God’s work in people and parishes across the land including: growing numbers of young people turning to Christ, burgeoning vocations in some dioceses across all kinds of churches, but particularly those from deprived areas, confirmation and ordination candidates who have journeyed to the church from all over the world and from many different faiths, the growth of new monastic communities like The Nazareth Community, imaginative and sacrificial approaches to poverty and the cost-of-living crisis in so many churches including debt counselling, night shelters and foodbanks.

However, there is also much to celebrate and it is not hard to find signs of God’s work in people and parishes across the land including: growing numbers of young people turning to Christ, burgeoning vocations in some dioceses across all kinds of churches, but particularly those from deprived areas, confirmation and ordination candidates who have journeyed to the church from all over the world and from many different faiths, the growth of new monastic communities like The Nazareth Community, imaginative and sacrificial approaches to poverty and the cost-of-living crisis in so many churches including debt counselling, night shelters and foodbanks.

I support women's ministry at every level of the Church, including as bishops, and I affirm people in same-sex relationships as full members of the body of Christ.

I support women's ministry at every level of the Church, including as bishops, and I affirm people in same-sex relationships as full members of the body of Christ.

I am committed to equality for everyone, at all levels and roles within the church, regardless of disability, economic power, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, learning disability, mental health, neurodiversity, or sexuality.

I am committed to equality for everyone, at all levels and roles within the church, regardless of disability, economic power, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, learning disability, mental health, neurodiversity, or sexuality.

Sexuality Working

Discipleship,

A real commitment to breadth & generosity across the Anglican tradition Recently ordained, rooted in multi-parish rural and coastal ministry Lived experience of neurodivergence shaping how I think about accessibility and inclusion in ministry Committed to racial justice and full inclusion at every level of church life, not just in policy but in practice

Resourcing small rural parishes Clergy wellbeing Advocating for admin support that matches the workload Baptism & wedding pathways to faith Reaching families on the margins Welcoming beyond

Hannah is grounded in the rich contemplative Taizé tradition and shares that with young people in pilgrimage as well as a profound appreciation of the natural world and Eucharistic parish life.

A real commitment to breadth & generosity across the Anglican tradition Recently ordained, rooted in multi-parish rural and coastal ministry Lived experience of neurodivergence shaping how I think about accessibility and inclusion in ministry Committed to racial justice and full inclusion at every level of church life, not just in policy but in practice

A real commitment to breadth & generosity across the Anglican tradition Recently ordained, rooted in multi-parish rural and coastal ministry Lived experience of neurodivergence shaping how I think about accessibility and inclusion in ministry Committed to racial justice and full inclusion at every level of church life, not just in policy but in practice

CREATION CARE

I am committed to equality for everyone, at all levels and roles within the church, regardless of disability, economic power, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, learning disability, mental health, neurodiversity, or sexuality.

I am committed to equality for everyone, at all levels and roles within the church, regardless of disability, economic power, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, learning disability, mental health, neurodiversity, or sexuality.

I am committed to equality for everyone, at all levels and roles within the church, regardless of disability, economic power, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, learning disability, mental health, neurodiversity, or sexuality.

I am committed to equality for everyone, at all levels and roles within the church, regardless of disability, economic power, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, learning disability, mental health, neurodiversity, or sexuality.

Neurodiversity

Resourcing small rural parishes Clergy wellbeing Advocating for admin support that matches the workload Baptism & wedding pathways to faith Reaching families on the margins Welcoming beyond

Resourcing small rural parishes Clergy wellbeing Advocating for admin support that matches the workload Baptism & wedding pathways to faith Reaching families on the margins Welcoming beyond

Mother and wife, and before ordination: family and children's work as a youth worker, breastfeeding peer supporter, baby-carrying consultant, toddler group leader and Make Lunch coordinator.

Has also served as a school governor and PCC

A real commitment to breadth & generosity across the Anglican tradition Recently ordained, rooted in multi-parish rural and coastal ministry Lived experience of neurodivergence shaping how I think about accessibility and inclusion in ministry Committed to racial justice and full inclusion at every level of church life, not just in policy but in practice

Hannah’s voice would be an asset for Norwich Diocese, and important for the wider church through General synod as a younger priest, a parent of four children and someone whose faith began in ecumenical settings in Europe and is now fully at home in the Church of England.

Mother and wife, and before ordination: family and children's work as a youth worker, breastfeeding peer supporter, baby-carrying consultant, toddler group leader and Make Lunch coordinator.

Mother and wife, and before ordination: family and children's work as a youth worker, breastfeeding peer supporter, baby-carrying consultant, toddler group leader and Make Lunch coordinator.

Hannah is grounded in the rich contemplative Taizé tradition and shares that with young people in pilgrimage as well as a profound appreciation of the natural world and Eucharistic parish life.

Alongside the challenges we face, there is an opportunity to reimagine ministry, release the gifts of lay and ordained people, and place mission at the centre of all we do.

With courage, faith, and imagination, we can help the Church flourish and share the transforming good news of Jesus Christ.

Revitalisation - National Estates Evangelism Task Group

Revitalisation - National Estates Evangelism Task Group

Revitalisation - National Estates Evangelism Task Group

Her thoughtful, insightful approach to the major issues facing the church today, along with her dedication to keeping the gospel at the core of everything she does, makes her an excellent candidate for the General Synod.' The Rev’d Dwayne Engh

Practical insight into the opportunities and challenges facing the Church today at parish and governance levels with a commitment to advocating for sustainable and mission- focused models of ministry A voice for clergy wellbeing A proven ability to build bridges across church traditions which will be particularly important when trying to find a way forward on issues such as inclusion To be an advocate for the church’s role in education and its priority of Growing

I am Chaplain to Derbyshire Tennis and am passionate about the role sport can play in mission, discipleship, and community engagement.

I am Chaplain to Derbyshire Tennis and am passionate about the role sport can play in mission, discipleship, and community engagement.

Development Reviews- Vocations Team - Bishop’s

Adviser for Vocations - National Growing Younger

Practical insight into the opportunities and challenges facing the Church today at parish and governance levels with a commitment to advocating for sustainable and mission- focused models of ministry A voice for clergy wellbeing A proven ability to build bridges across church traditions which will be particularly important when trying to find a way forward on issues such as inclusion To be an advocate for the church’s role in education and its priority of Growing

I served my curacy in the Walbrook Epiphany Team

I have also been involved in vocations work and Reader training, and I occasionally lecture at St Hild College for both lay and ordained ministers.

Incumbent - Theological Education - Ministerial

Development Reviews- Vocations Team - Bishop’s

Adviser for Vocations - National Growing Younger

Sports Chaplaincy (published work) - Parish

Before ordination, I was Head of Faculty in an inner-city Church of England secondary school, where leadership in worship, youth ministry, and chaplaincy helped shape my call to ordained ministry.

Before ordination, I was Head of Faculty in an inner-city Church of England secondary school, where leadership in worship, youth ministry, and chaplaincy helped shape my call to ordained ministry.

I have also been involved in vocations work and Reader training, and I occasionally lecture at St Hild College for both lay and ordained ministers.

This has given me a broad understanding of both the opportunities and the challenges facing clergy, parishes, dioceses, and the Church of England, equipping me to contribute effectively to the work of General Synod. [email protected] if you have any questions, please use the contact details above to get in touch.

• Diocesan Development Groups - Ecumenical

Before ordination, I was Head of Faculty in an inner-city Church of England secondary school, where leadership in worship, youth ministry, and chaplaincy helped shape my call to ordained ministry.

Before ordination, I was Head of Faculty in an inner-city Church of England secondary school, where leadership in worship, youth ministry, and chaplaincy helped shape my call to ordained ministry.

Education and young people have always been central to my ministry.

I have taken part in passion plays, and I favour ways of sharing the gospel that engage with people where they are in life rather than annoy them.

I worship at Wymondham Abbey; I am an altar server in the Eucharist, and I am a representative on the PCC and the deanery synod.

I am from a working-class family, and in the 1960s both of my parents were trade union shop stewards.

My worst experience of racism was at primary school, between the ages of 5 and 7, and I recall insults such as “go back to your own country!” I don’t want anyone else to suffer like I did, and I am glad that the Church welcomes refugees.

My worst experience of racism was at primary school, between the ages of 5 and 7, and I recall insults such as “go back to your own country!” I don’t want anyone else to suffer like I did, and I am glad that the Church welcomes refugees.

I have supported inter-faith activities such as the joint Christian-Jewish- Muslim pilgrimage to the top of Ben Lomond, as I believe that religious differences do not have to lead to war.

Indeed, as part of the Dundee— Nablus Twinning Association, I visited Israel, where our delegation delivered books to schools in the West Bank and I supported a World Council of Churches project on a Palestinian farm.

Indeed, as part of the Dundee— Nablus Twinning Association, I visited Israel, where our delegation delivered books to schools in the West Bank and I supported a World Council of Churches project on a Palestinian farm.

I have seen how the Church wrestles with the same issues, such as poverty and prejudice, in different societal contexts.

I worship at Wymondham Abbey; I am an altar server in the Eucharist, and I am a representative on the PCC and the deanery synod.

I have supported inter-faith activities such as the joint Christian-Jewish- Muslim pilgrimage to the top of Ben Lomond, as I believe that religious differences do not have to lead to war.

In past churches I have led Bible studies, volunteered at food banks, rang bells, worked with young adults and children, and occasionally preached.

My main hobby is drama, an interest which began in a church youth group, and I have written stories, and scripts for films and theatre.

My main hobby is drama, an interest which began in a church youth group, and I have written stories, and scripts for films and theatre.

Through my nine years as Worldwide Correspondent for the London Diocesan Mothers' Union, six years as Chairman of its Action & Outreach Committee, six years as Deanery Chairman and three years as Co-ordinator of London Diocesan Members, I have also seen at first hand the importance of listening, outreach and practical Christian service.

I have served on PCCs, been Lay Chair of the Deanery Synod for nine years, and served on the Diocesan Bishop's Council, Diocesan Synod, Vacancy in See Committee and Diocesan Board of Patronage.

I have served on PCCs, been Lay Chair of the Deanery Synod for nine years, and served on the Diocesan Bishop's Council, Diocesan Synod, Vacancy in See Committee and Diocesan Board of Patronage.