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THE COUNCIL OF CHURCHES TOGETHER IN KENT
This page was last updated on 07 April 2008

Please select as appropriate:
          Membership of Churches Together in Kent's Council
          Denominational Leaders /Executive Committee of Churches Together in Kent (print out names & address !)
          Minutes of our most recent Council Meeting

Please select as below for other types of denominational contact:
Local contacts for the denominations (e.g. Deanery Representatives)
Ecumenical Networking (people from different denominations having similar FUNCTIONAL roles)

MEMBERSHIP of CHURCHES TOGETHER IN KENT

There are 8 member "churches/denominations/groups" within Churches Together in Kent
(Under each of the following denominations, the denominational leader for most of the practical or ecumenical matters within Kent is listed with the % symbol):-
     * Anglican Diocese of Canterbury
     * Anglican Diocese of Rochester
     * South Eastern Baptist Partnership
     * Methodist Church, South-East District
     * Quakers (Society of Friends), East Kent Monthly Meeting and West Kent Monthly Meeting
     * Roman Catholic Church, Archdiocese of Southwark
     * Salvation Army, South-East Division
     * United Reformed Church, Southern Province

Select here to see the list of Standing Committee/Executive members of Churches Together in Kent
(NB This will also give you a convenient list of the 'Church Leaders' within Kent)

The Officers of Churches Together in Kent are:-
     * Chairman
     * Vice-Chairman
     * Treasurer
     * Secretary, and County Ecumenical Officer

CHAIRMAN: Revd Nigel Uden
East Croydon URC, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 5LP
Tel: (020) 8688 3730
Fax: (020) 8688 2698
email

VICE-CHAIRMAN: Major Anthony Cotterill
Unit 1 East Court, Enterprise Road, Maidstone ME15 6JF
Tel: (01622) 775000 Fax: (01622) 775011
email

In the following tables, * implies member of Standing Committee
% implies 'practical' denominational leader (see above)
# implies Denominational Ecumenical Officer

Anglican Diocese of Canterbury (website) (local map for Canterbury cathedral)

Boundary of area covered by Canterbury Diocese

	The Most Revd and Rt Hon Dr Rowan Williams Archbishop of Canterbury, and Primate of All England NB For most practical or ecumenical matters within Kent, please first contact Bishop Stephen Venner (below) Dr Rowan Williams is one of the four 4 Presidents of Churches Together in England	Lambeth Palace, London SE1 7JU or Old Palace Canterbury CT1 2EE	(020) 7898 1200 Fax: (020) 7261 9836 (01227) 459401 Fax: 762703
* %	Rt Revd Stephen Venner (The Bishop in Canterbury (Bishop of Dover) - who, for most day-to-day matters, is the denominational leader for Canterbury Diocese)	The Bishop's Office Old Palace, Canterbury, CT1 2EE email	(01227) 459382 Fax: 784985
	Rt Revd Graham Cray (Bishop of Maidstone)	Bishops House, Petts Lane, Charing, TN27 0DL email	(01233) 712950 Fax: 713543
	Revd Robin Blount (Ecumenical Officer for the Canterbury Archdeaconry)	6 Lyn Court, Shorncliffe Road, Folkestone, CT20 2PE email	(01303) 250028

Anglican Diocese of Rochester (website) (local map for cathedral)

Boundary of area covered by Rochester Diocese

%	Rt Revd Dr. Michael Nazir-Ali (Diocesan Bishop of Rochester)	Bishopscourt, St. Margaret's Street, Rochester, Kent ME1 1TS e-mail	(01634) 842721 Fax: 831136
*	Rt Revd Brian Castle (Suffragan Bishop of Tonbridge)	Bishop's Lodge, 48 St Botolph's Road, Sevenoaks TN13 3AG email	(01732) 456070 Fax: 741449
	Canon Jean Kerr (Bishop's Officer for Mission and Unity)	Prebendal House, Kings Orchard, Rochester, ME1 1TG email	Tel: (01634) 844508
	Revd John Currie	18 Marion Close, Walderslade, Chatham ME5 8QT e-mail	Tel and Fax: (01634) 684888
	Revd Dr Jeremy Ive	The Vicarage, Sychem Lane, Five Oak Green, Tonbridge, TN12 6TL email	Tel and Fax: (01892) 836653

Baptist Union, South Eastern Baptist Association (website)

The South Eastern Baptist Association covers Baptists in Kent outside the M25. Other parts of Churches Together in Kent's area (i.e. the London Boroughs of Bexley and Bromley, and the remaining area of Kent within the M25) are covered by the London Baptist Association. (NB Due to restructuring, the former Kent Baptist Association closed on 22 December 2006, and members within Kent and Medway became part of the South Eastern Asscociation.)
Boundaries of area covered by South Eastern Association
For administrative matters, please contact Steph Tidy

* %	Revd Norman Tharby (Regional Minister (Team Leader) for the South East Baptist Association)	40 Ashden Walk, Tonbridge TN10 3RL email	(01732) 361005
	Revd Dr Pat Took (Regional Minister, London Baptist Association - covers London Boroughs)	28 Chadwick Road, Leytonstone, London E11 1NF	(020) 8530 8179
	Revd Alec Cheyney	23 Gorse Avenue, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 0UG email	(01634) 864705
	Revd Guy Laurence	27 Plough Lane, Swalecliffe, Whitstable, CT5 2NZ email	(01227) 794734

Methodist Church (London District)

The London District covers the Bexley and Bromley areas of Churches Together Kent -

* %	Revd Ermal Kirby (Chair of District from September 2006)	Please contact via Office in the first instance: The London District, Methodist Central Hall Storey's Gate, Westminster, London SW1H 9NH email	(020) 7222 8010
	Revd Jenny Impey (Responsibility for areas South of the Thames)	Address as above email	(020) 7222 8010

Methodist Church (South-East District) (website)

Boundaries of area covered by District

* %	Revd John Hellyer (Chair of District from September 2006)	Please contact via Office in the first instance: Unit 4b, Basepoint Business & Innovation Centre Metcalf Way, Crawley West Sussex RH11 7XX Manse: 39 Limes Avenue, Horley, Surrey RH6 9DG email	(01293) 813970 (01293) 774119
#	Revd Peter Hills (Ecumenical Officer for the Kent area of the District)	6 The Drive, Sevenoaks, TN13 3AE email	(01732) 452870
	Revd Malcolm Cooper	1 Crest View, Greenhithe Quay, Greenhithe, DA9 9QY email	(01322) 381213
*	Revd Peter Neatham (Assistant Chair of District, from September 2006)	80 Linden Avenue, Herne Bay, CT6 8TZ email	(01227) 375707

Religious Society of Friends (websites)

Boundaries of areas covered by East Kent and West Kent Monthly Meetings

%	Michael Staynes (Clerk to East Kent Monthly Meeting)	3 Darnley Close, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 2HD email	(01843) 863962 Fax: phone first
	Sydney Beech (Representative for West Kent Monthly Meeting)	3 Nightingale Road, Kemsing, Sevenoaks TN15 6RU email	(01959) 523430 Fax: 525153

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark (website)

Boundary of / Area covered by Archdiocese

	The Most Revd Kevin MacDonald (Archbishop of Southwark) NB For most practical or ecumenical matters within Kent, please first contact Bishop John Hine (below)	Archbishop's House, 150 St George's Road, London SE1 6HX	(020) 7928 2495 Fax: 7833
* %	Rt Revd John Hine (Bishop in Kent; Auxiliary Bishop within Archdiocese)	The Hermitage, More Park, West Malling ME19 6HN (local map for The Hermitage) email	(01732) 845486 Fax: 847888
	Fr Wilfrid McGreal O Carm (Prior of Faversham)	Whitefriars, Tanners Street, Faversham ME13 7JW	(01795) 532449
	Fr Geoffrey Pointer	The Presbytery, 2a Ingram Road, Gillingham ME7 1YL email	Tel & Fax: (01634) 852979

Salvation Army (website) (local map for Divisional HQ)

Map of South East Division

* %	Major Anthony Cotterill (Divisional Commander, from beginning of June 2004)	Unit 1 East Court, Enterprise Road, Maidstone ME15 6JF email	(01622) 775000 Fax: 775011
#	Captain Sarah Kind	Unit 1 East Court, Enterprise Road, Maidstone ME15 6JF email	(01622)775000 Fax: 775011

United Reformed Church (Southern Province) (website) email

Map of Southern Province of United Reformed Church

* %	Revd Nigel Uden (Provincial Moderator)	East Croydon URC, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 5LP email Local map for Synod Office	Tel: (020) 8688 3730 Fax: (020) 8688 2698
#	Revd Geoffrey Collins (Ecumenical Officer for Canterbury Area Coordination Team)	Oriel, Vale Road, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 4HY. email	(01227) 275574
#	Revd Peter Clark (Ecumenical Officer for Medway Coordination Team)	253 Singlewell Road, Gravesend, DA11 7RN email	(01474) 324122
#	Revd Bryan Shirley (Provincial Ecumenical Officer)	15 Chancellors Park, Hassocks, West Sussex, BN6 8EY email	(01273) 841049
#	Revd Pauline Sparks (Ecumenical Officer for the London Boroughs part of Kent)	c/o Christ Church URC Tudor Way, Petts Wood, BR5 1LH Temporary address until July 2006 email	(01689) 821505 (office)