Meet the team

Project Lead
Finance & Admin

Rhoda has lived on the outskirts of Felsted with her husband for nearly 46 years and been a member of the Stebbing church family for about 8 years. She has one son who is married, and two young grandsons. Upon retiring as a finance professional and project manager, she became a Trustee for a local charitable organization. Rhoda enjoys travelling, especially in their motorhome, visiting France and Italy many times. She also enjoys spending time in the house and garden and at their holiday caravan by the coast.

Project Lead
Technical & Operations

Stan was born in Scotland moved to Felsted in 1999.   He worked in the IT industry from the days when the computing power in your mobile phone took up a whole room!    He and his wife, Tricia,  built their house, the Laurels, in Felsted, from the ground up and on Stan's retirement from the BBC, they started to run it as a B&B.   Stan and Tricia have been part of St Mary's in Stebbing for the past 10 years.

Project Lead
Community & Communications

Tony has lived in the Stebbing/Felsted area for 26 years and has worshipped at St Mary’s for 12 years with his wife Penny and their 2 (now grown up) children.  Tony served in the Royal Navy for 18 years and has been working as a Project/Programme Manager in the IT industry for 31 years. Hobbies include gardening and rugby - spectating not playing.

Steering Committee

Chris has lived in Stebbing for 38 years and has worshipped at St Mary’s for 36 years with his wife Cathy and their 2 (now grown up) children. Chris worked as a hotel manager for 7 years and then worked in the Wine & Spirit industry for 37 years. Hobbies include fishing, golf, tennis and antique collecting.

Project Administrator

Sarah moved to the area 10 years ago and has worshipped at St Mary's during this time.  Sarah worked in the marketing industry for over 14 years with various toy manufacturing companies, Virgin Atlantic and Berry Bros. & Rudd.  She lives in Finchingfield with her husband and two young boys.

Steering Committee

James has lived in and around Stebbing for 39 years and worshiped at St Marys also during that time. James worked in the packaging Industry for the whole of his career in various parts of U.K. and Europe. He lives in Felsted with his wife Sue and they have two grown up children and two small grandchildren. James is currently the church Treasurer and enjoys time on the golf course as relaxation.

Priest-in-Charge & Steering Committee

After teaching for many years, Sue trained for ministry at St Mellitus College, South Kensington, completing a master’s degree in Christian Leadership. During that time she worked with 4 rural churches in Chelmsford diocese. Sue was ordained in 2016 and began her curacy in what is now The Pilgrim Parishes. Sue was appointed as Priest in Charge in April 2021. Sue is married to Andy.

Steering Committee

Catherine lives in Stebbing and is married to Ian, with three grown up children.  She has been a Licensed Lay Minister (formerly Licensed Lay Reader) since 2010, having previously worked as an administrator, mostly in the charity sector. She is currently the church warden at St Mary’s. She is also a Spiritual Director.

Steering Committee

Ian was ordained in 2016 having been trained at St Mellitus theological college.

Prior to retirement, Ian worked for nearly 40 years at Barclays Bank, based in the City of London and in Canary Wharf.