Staff and Leadership
Please find below an introduction to our church leaders and staff members.
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Vicar
Post Vacant
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Youth & Families Minister
Post Vacant
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Benefice Administrator - Donna Wilcox
Donna has been working at St James, St Martin’s and St John’s since 2020. She is married to Duncan with four children. She grew up with St Martin’s as her local church where she remembers The Girls Brigade. She joined St James in 2003 in preparation to get married in 2004 and never left, except for a brief stint of 8 years at St John’s.
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St John's, Alsagers Bank
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Brian Hockenhull
Churchwarden at St John’s
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St John’s PCC:
Julia Cornes (Deanery Synod), Charles Clowry, Hazel Clowry,
Brian Hockenhull (Warden), Margaret Nichol (Secretary), Donna Wilcox (Treasurer) |
St Martin's Talke
Rev'd Iain Baker
Curate in charge at St Martin's Iain has been Vicar at St Thomas’ since 2003. He met and married Jane at St Thomas’ Church, and they have two children. He is passionate about sharing Jesus with
 people and explaining the message of the Bible. When he’s not working, he loves photography and camping. |
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Stuart Howle
Churchwarden at St Martin’s
Stuart and his wife Pauline have lived in Talke for all of their married lives, and have been part of the church family at St Martin's since 2005. He's played football and cricket for various local Teams, including Staffordshire under-25's when he was in his mid-40's!
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St Martin's PCC:
June Hancock, Stuart Howle (Warden), Malcolm Rigby, Kath Tyler (Deanery Synod), Donna Wilcox (Secretary and Treasurer) |
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Church Wardens
We have two church wardens at St James, Josie Knight and Ian Massey.
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 Josie Knight - Churchwarden at St James
Josie was born in the Potteries, only five miles from Audley and moved with her husband and children to Bignall End in 1980. She is married to Ian who is the Verger and head of the tech team at St James, and supports her in everything she does, including being Branch Leader for Mothers Union. They have three children - Abigail, Katie and Tom, who have five children between them. This is her second time being warden, only finishing last time due to work commitments. She hopes that being retired now will give her more time to commit to service in this role.
Ian Massey - Churchwarden at St James
 Ian was born and grew up in Talke, just over the hill from Audley and moved to `"the wild west" with his newly wed wife Joan in June 1974, they have recently `celebrated 51 years of happy marriage and have two sons, Barry and Darren. Ian continues to work as a self employed specialist welder of high pressure boilers in the heritage steam railway sector. His other passion is his collection of classic motorcycles which he still enjoys riding as time and weather permit. Ian was warden at St James during most of the 1990s and has recently returned to the office, believing that God has called him back to the role and has work for him to do. He became a Christian as a result of a prayer triplet involving Joan and her friends in 1983 and has worshipped at St James ever since.
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St James PCC:
Janice Eatough (Treasurer), Josie Knight (Warden), Ian Massey (Warden) , Donna Wilcox (Deanery Synod), Jonathon Eatough (Deanery Synod), Kerry Boughey, Shayne Trinder, Sue Taylor, David Thorley, Diana Thorley.
(PCC Minutes Secretary, Ann McCabe) |
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