Meet the team

Tatty previously worked for the Diocese of Exeter as an adviser and has a background in school and university teaching. She and her husband Ant live with their schnoodle Millie, and they have two adult children. She is passionate about creating opportunities that enable people to grow deeper in their journey of faith and of building community. If you see her out and about do say hello!

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Sarah is training to be a vicar and on placement with us as the practical part of her learning. She comes with a wealth of experience having worked in the NHS for most of her adult life. She is part of a military family and until recently worked for Aggie Westons amongst the military seafaring community, where she helped to run various events and a regular Stay and Play group. Sarah is married to Darren and has two adult children.

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​Janet has lived in Plymouth, and worshipped at Christ Church since 1989, when she moved from the East End of London. She is a retired NHS administrator and is married to John. They have three offspring, who live in Plymouth, and two grandchildren who she sees regularly. Janet is a volunteer at Buckland Abbey and loves walking on the moors, usually ending up in a café somewhere! She enjoys reading, travelling around the UK and Europe and growing her own vegetables.

The parish secretary supports the PCC in preparing for meetings, circulating papers, reports and agendas, responding to correspondence and writing minutes as well as preparing our annual report.

The Parish Safeguarding Representative (PSR) oversees takes a key role in the wellbeing of children and young people with the church. They promote sensitivity in the parish toward all those affected by abuse and are at the forefront of ensuring DBS checks are carried out and through our various teams ensure our parish is as safe a community as it can be.

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Lystra is a practising criminologist with over 20 years of experience and is currently a staff tutor with the Open University. As such she brings a wealth of professional experience into this voluntary role.

The treasurer oversees the financial accounts for the parish/mission community, ensures that PCC decisions and commitments are carried out and reports on the accounts to the PCC. David is retired but had a lifelong career as an accountant. In his spare time, he enjoys cricket and is often in demand as an umpire!

The electoral roll officer keeps the electoral roll up to date and reports any changes to the PCC and the annual meeting (APCM). The electoral roll is a formal self-declaration of membership for the parish and enables votes to be expressed at the annual meeting (APCM).

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To support the treasurer, we have a finance team and one of the roles within this team is ensuring gift aid is claimed. To help with efficient giving we use the Parish Giving Scheme, so Mandy also organises the integration of this, connecting our members with the scheme and ensuring gift-aid is claimed when possible.

Deanery Synods meet to bring together the views of parishes in the deanery on common opportunities and problems so that they may work together to promote the mission of the Church. Visiting speakers are often invited to help in this. They consider the business of the Diocesan Synod and make common concerns and views known to this wider body.

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Deanery Synods are an opportunity to meet with other Christians, to worship together, to learn from each other and to share experiences. They meet 3-4 times each year. Deanery Synod representatives are ex officio members of the PCC and are called to be a link between the parishes in the local area.