You can contact any of us using the email addresses below, or by calling the Church Office on 020 8449 0556.
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Vicar of Christ Church since 2000, before that Richard was curate here after working in a church in Bristol. He combines being a man of the cloth with a past training as a medical doctor.
Interests include science and faith, sport, and music. Passions include helping people to find God, and trying to be a better husband to Carole and parent to their four children. Bugbears include computers that don't work and queues that don't move.
Email: vicar@cockfosters.org.uk
Tom is married to Helen and they have three children. They previously lived in Winchmore Hill while Tom studied at Oak Hill College. Before training for ministry in the Church of England, he was an Inland Revenue tax collector! Helen has worked as a Probation Officer for about six years, and may continue this in the future (she is currently on maternity leave). They have lived in London for some years now, but Tom is originally from Derby and Helen from the Hampshire/Surrey area.
Tom enjoys watching (and sometimes playing) football and tennis. In a (losing) battle to beat the belly, he goes jogging when he can.
Email: curate@cockfosters.org.uk
Mike is married to Michelle and they had their first child, a beautiful daughter, in November 2010. Before being called to Christ Church, they lived near Kingston-upon-Thames and attended Holy Trinity Brompton in South Kensington, where they met as part of the Student ministry (Mike worked there as a Student Pastor for three years). Mike is originally from Tanzania - his parents were missionaries there and his father was a vicar in the Church of England until retiring recently. Michelle's family are from Southwick, near Brighton.
Mike is a massive sports fan and is always up for a kick-about, a little tennis or a round of golf. He also loves good food and drink (and lots of it), a good book or film, and tries to escape to the great outdoors whenever he can.
Email: youth@cockfosters.org.uk
Ashley has been at Christ Church since 2008 and is also studying part-time with Oak Hill College. He is married to Annie who is a primary school teacher, and they have two young children. His interests include music and drama.
Email: children@cockfosters.org.uk
Matt joined the Christ Church staff in the summer of 2011, having moved from St Ebbe's Church in Oxford. He enjoys all kinds of creativity, most recently delving into cooking and photography. When not in the music office, he can usually be found jamming at piano or hanging out with his wife-to-be, Anna. His bucket list includes writing a musical, hang-gliding and landing a 720 on a snowboard.
Email: music.director@cockfosters.org.uk
Barbara has been church administrator at Christ Church since 1996 and likes being at the hub of church life. She is the wife of Béla, whom she met while working in Austria, and mother of three grown-up children.
She has a special interest in languages, especially French and German, and enjoys singing with Cockfosters Community Chorus.
Barbara is assisted in the Church Office by Jenny and Sam.
Email: office@cockfosters.org.uk
Dan has lived in Cockfosters since 2007 and is married to Claire, who works in the civil service. He has extensive and varied experience within the private and voluntary sectors, and currently works as an NHS manager.
He is passionate about Bob Dylan, literature and electric guitars, and is a member of Trent Park Running Club. Before coming to Christ Church he was Director of Operations at St James, Muswell Hill.
Wendy has been a member of Christ Church for over 30 years. She recently retired from managing the church's pre-school and now hopes to put her energies into helping the church family grow in the love and knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ and into developing more links with the community. Her church responsibilities include working with the pastoral team and CAMEO (the group for over-50s), helping with DISCOVER courses, and co-ordinating art and craft work for the children's groups.
Paul runs a family business manufacturing road signs, and also manages holiday rentals in Egypt, Spain and Bulgaria. Before coming to Christ Church he was at All Souls', Langham Place, where he met his wife Sue; they have three sons. Paul is looking forward to seeing Christ Church grow, while keeping the gospel of Jesus at the centre of all we do.
Jessica works as a technical writer for a local IT company, but does her best to have a real life too. Originally from Cardiff, she studied at Cambridge, then moved to the North London area in the late 80s and got involved at Christ Church soon afterwards.
Jessica spends a lot of her spare time singing and/or helping to keep choirs running. She also enjoys cooking and is rather good at making Christmas puddings.
This website was built from designs by Tim Brook, with help from Phil Deadman. Thanks to both of them.
Email: webmaster@cockfosters.org.uk