Ian was born in Stockport and came to faith at 16 at a Christian convention in Keswick. Before pursuing ordained ministry, Ian went to the University of Sheffield, then worked for Mencap, a charity which supports people with learning disabilities.
It was around this time that Ian met and married Jodi, who works at the Upper Room Cafe in Cheadle. She is passionate about art, dogs of all shapes and sizes, and murder mystery books. Ian and Jodi have three children, a dog, a cat and two gerbils.
Ian loves seeing people's eyes light up when talking about Jesus, and helping people to discover new things about God. He spends his spare time being a punch bag / climbing frame for the children, playing guitar and listening to music (the heavier the better). He also enjoys online gaming with friends, and getting lost in Middle Earth.
Peter has been married to Elizabeth since 1976 with three children and three grandchildren. He was ordained in 2019 after many years spent in education, including a 10 year spell in Chile with the (then) South American Mission Society.
Ian became a warden in 2020
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Kate has attended St Cuthberts since the age of 3, has been involved in the childrens and youth work since she was 18 and is now Church Warden and Safeguarding Lead.
After working in Banking for 37 years she recently took redundancy and is filling her time volunteering with many Church activities, walking Nellie the dog, and knitting and crocheting. She has 2 adult children, is also a Beaver Scout Leader and spends any spare time she finds going to rock concerts, singing in a choir and tap dancing.
Winsome has been married to Brian since 2006 and they live in Cheadle Hulme. She has been an active Christian since the age of 18 and works for a friendly faith led HR Consultancy in Hazel Grove as a Senior HR Consultant.
Amy was born and grew up in Stockport, she started attending St Mary's in 2017 after coming along to an outreach event and eventually gave her life to Christ in 2019. Since then, she has trained in multiple places inlcuding The Oakes Holiday Centre in Sheffield. She is married to Marcus and they love serving and sharing Jesus with our young people.