We are pleased to announce that the following lay ministers have renewed their licences from 23 May 2026 and are all valid until 31 May 2029:
New Associate Ministers
Chris Ashton - St Mary’s Lutterworth
Matilde DeSousa Fernandes - St Mary’s Hinckley
Clive Hawley - Foxton, with Gumley, and Laughton
Heulwen Howells - Quorndon
Mark Sampson - All Saints Thorpe Acre
Jude Taylor - Leicester Cathedral
Guy Whitehouse - Aylestone St Andrew with St James
Associate Ministers Renewing
Christine Alexander - Ironstone Benefice
Mike Alexander - Ironstone Benefice
John Bartlett - The Benefice of the Belvoir Parishes (TM)
Fiona Brant - Ab Kettleby and Holwell Benefice
Louise Brown - Groby and Ratby
Paul Chung - The Good Shepherd, Loughborough
Dawn Daly - St Bartholomew’s, Quorndon
Andrea Day - Thorpe Acre with Dishley
Joanna de Graaf - Old Dalby
Ian Dutton - Anstey and Cropston with Thurcaston
Roger Flowers - Great Glen Team Ministry
Viv Froggatt - Ascension Team Ministry
Delia Geary - Junction 22 Team
Christine Hall - Hugglescote with Donington Le Heath, Ellistown and Snibston
Jan Harding - Fenn Lanes Group Benefice
Alex Howlett - St Barnabas, Loughborough
Theresa Jackson - Kibworth with Smeeton Westerby and Saddlington Benefice
Peter Kent - Lutterworth with Cotesbach and Bitteswell
Codra Kupara-Spencer - Emmanuel, Loughborough
Jean Lee - South Framland
Elizabeth Lunt - Holy Trinity, Ashby de la Zouch
Jacqui McAughey - Four Saints Benefice
Michelle Nelson - Fenn Lanes Benefice
Ian Newcombe - Holy Apostles, Leicester
Mike Oates - St Mary’s, Willoughby Waterleys
Melanie Oldershaw - West Vale Benefice
Shirley Parsons - Emmaus Team, Leicester
Sheila Roberts - St James the Greater
Melanie Rowley - Mountsorrel
Ruth Scott - Groby and Ratby
Jacki Shorley - Kibworth with Smeeton Westerby and Saddlington
Andy Smith - The Flagstaff Family of Churches
Elaine Smith - Leicester
Mary Tynan - Burbage with Aston Flamville
Andrew Willetts - Rothley
David Wilson - Rothley
Lay Ministers Moving to New Benefices
Fola Bisiriyu (Reader) - St Luke's Stocking Farm & Christ the King Beaumont Leys
Richard Harries (Reader PTO) - All Saints with Holy Trinity, Loughborough
Readers
June Ainge - Four Saints Benefice
Timothy Aldsworth - St Andrew’s, Kegworth
Angela Allen - Great Glen Team Ministry
Shayne Ardron - Church of the Martyrs, Leicester
Malcolm Britton - Upper Wreake Benefice
Mark Brown - Enderby with Lubbersthorpe and Thurlaston with Normanton Turville Parish Churches
Colin Chettle - St Paul's, Oadby
Stephen Clowes - Ashby-De-La-Zouch and Breedon-On-The-Hill
Judith Coleman - Ibstock with Heather
Anne Flower - Kibworth, with Smeeton Westerby, and Saddington
Chris Freeman - Church of the Martyrs, Leicester
Lester Halling - Broughton Astley and Croft with Stoney Stanton
Mike Hyde - Barrow-Upon-Soar with Walton-Le-Wolds and Wymeswold, and Pretswold with Hoton
Lindsey Jelves - The Parish of Countesthorpe
Maxine Johnson - The Langtons and Shangton
Judith Lewis - St Helen’s, Ashby de la Zouch
Rosemary Meredith - St Crispin Braunstone Town with Thorpe Astley
Hilary Painter - Gaulby Benefice
Linda Pearson - Melton Mowbray
Lynda Plumpton - Barwell, cum Stapleton, and Potters Marston
Penny Pullan - All Saints with Holy Trinity, Loughborough
Rex Shaw - Barrow-Upon-Soar with Walton-Le-Wolds
David Shepherd - The Church of the Martyrs, Leicester
Michael Torne - St Botolph, Shepshed
Denis Walsh - Holy Apostles
Debra Watson - Barwell cum Stapleton and Potters Marston
Helena Wilkinson - St Mary in Charnwood, Nanpanton
Fiona Wingate - St Guthlac’s, Knighton
Vanessa Wood -Thorpe Acre with Dishley
Claire Zanker - Woodhouse, Woodhouse Eaves, and Swithland
Readers PTO
Michael Dampier - Church of the Martyrs, Leicester
Martyn Davison - All Saints with Holy Trinity, Loughborough
Roger Dunster - St James Newbold Verdon, St Giles Barlestone, All Saints Kirkby Mallory, and St Mary Magdelene Peckleton
Brian Hughes - Glenfield and Newtown Linford
David Gwynne Jones - Sapcote and Sharnford with Wigston Parva
Valerie Joyce - St Mary’s, Rothley
Pam Knowles - Barrow-Upon-Soar with Walton-Le-Wolds
Eric Leese - Cosby, Whetstone and Narborough
Pat Lockwood - St Andrew's, Carlton
Jackie Rotter - The Good Shepherd, Loughborough
Martin Stevenson - St Michael and All Angels, Cosby
Peter Yates - The Benefice of Broughton Astley and Croft with Stoney Stanton
Pastoral Assistants
Di Harrold - All Saints Sapcote
Marian Kandi - Leicester Cathedral
Jill Matthews - Sapcote and Sharnford cum Wigston Parva
Victoria Roe - St James the Greater, Leicester
Lizzy Smith - St Luke’s Stocking Farm and Christ the King Beaumont Leys
Pastoral Assistants PTO
Judy Selby - Woodfield Team
Joan Smith - Woodfield Team
Pioneers
Carol Parker - Gathering & Travelling Fresh Expression
Please note the following differences:
Sue Brown - Reader Ashby-De-La-Zouch and Breedon-On-The-Hill
Licence expiry date 31st May 2028
John Andrews - Associate Minister Leicester St Anne, St Paul and St Augustine
John’s licence has been extended until 1st July 2027 when he will be licenced as a Lay Worker ahead of his ordination as Deacon on 4th October 2026.