This role supports the Synod through taking minutes at various committee and board meetings, including Synod Pastoral Committee, Mission and Discipleship Board, and Finance and Property Board, as well as at Synod meetings.
Meeting Support: Vacant
Admin Assistant: Miss Gaynor Morgan
Gaynor provides secretarial and administrative support to the Officers and Staff of the Wales Synod. Gaynor is the first point of contact when calling into Synod Office.
Moderator’s PA & Office Manager: Ms Helen Stenson
Helen is the Moderator’s Personal Assistant and the Synod Office Manager.
Officer for Ecumenical & Inter-faith Relations: Vacant
The Officer for Ecumenical & Inter-faith Relations offers guidance and support to churches in ecumenical situations, and works closely with Cytûn and other ecumenical bodies in Wales. The Ecumenical Officer represents the Synod’s interests in ecumenicism issues as well as in matters of inter-faith social justice.
Property Officer: Ms Claire Boot
Claire works alongside local churches to help them translate their mission and vision into the practicality of suitable property development. Working alongside churches, Claire provides a link between the Trust and churches, advising and ensuring adherence to Trust and statutory requirements.
Children & Youth Development Officer: Mrs Judy Harris
The Children and Youth Development Officer’s role is to ensure that churches, their staff and those who act as leaders are encouraged, enabled and effective in their work with children and young people and to ensure this takes place in a safe environment. Judy is available to support churches through training and development of new […]
Training & Development Officer: Revd Dr Jason Askew
Jason works with local churches and ministers to identify and develop training needs, and implement the Synod’s strategy for training and development.
Synod Treasurer & URC Wales Trust Secretary: Mr Chris Atherton
Chris is the Synod’s Honorary Treasurer and also acts as secretary to the URC (Wales) Trust Company Ltd.
Synod Clerk: Revd Adrian Bulley
Adrian’s role is to support the work of the Synod in various ways, but especially by helping individuals and churches connect to Synod resources in a way that supports them in their life and witness. He is also a point of contact between the Synod and the wider United Reformed Church through General Assembly, Mission […]
Moderator: Revd Simon Walkling
Simon has wide ranging responsibilities within the Synod and wider church, but his priorities are always the pastoral care of ministers and the encouragement and support of local churches so that both ministers and churches can fulfil their God-given potential through mission and service. Simon also relates to other Christian denominations at national level so that wherever possible […]