Emmanuel Shared Church - Council Members

Roy Stafford - Church Secretary - Hello, my name is Roy and I am a retired lecturer of East Herts Regional College and All Nations Christian College. I'm married to Jan and between us we have a large family of children and grandchildren. I am a long-term Emmanuel Church Council member and also the Church Secretary as well as being an Anglican Reader. I also preach, lead services and Holy Communion at Emmanuel and host an evening house group.

Lee Bacon - Treasurer

Isaac Baker - Youth Work Leader - Hi, I'm Isaac, a Curriculum / Independence Tutor at St Elizabeth’s College, providing learning and care for young adults with learning difficulties, epilepsy and other complex needs. I come from a fairly large family who have been a part of Emmanuel for a long time. My main roles at Emmanuel include: Leading Tower Rock Connect (Trc), a youth group for 11–17 year olds, I prepare the weekly ESCnotices, lead services, occasionally preach and help with setting up and packing away the church.

Bob Curd - Sunday School Leader - I'm Bob and until 10 years ago I was a bus/coach driver. I'm now retired and run the Monday afternoon group and co-ordinate the Children's Church. I also regularly help at Trc on Sunday evenings, occasionally leading or giving a talk on Sunday mornings, setting up/welcome and also a Volunteer at Compass Braille on Monday mornings. Next year my wife Margaret and I will celebrate 55 years of marriage. We have 2 daughters, 3 grand-daughters and 3 great-grandchildren.

Lee Dowling - Worship Leader

Elaine Lee - Church Councillor - Hi, I'm Elaine. My husband Greg and I have been married for 21 years and we have 3 children - Rebecca 19, Ryan 17 and Matthew 13 - plus three dogs. I work as a Care Worker for Goldsborough Home Care, which I have been doing for quite a number of years. I have been a member of Emmanuel Church for more than ten years now and a Church Council member for just over a year. I help with refreshments on Sunday mornings.

Sally Ilott - Community and Pastoral Care - Hello, my name's Sally, I'm 49 and I've been married to Trevor for 27 years - we have 2 children, Sarah (24) and Anthony (21). I was a registered nurse until early 2013. The family have attended Emmanuel since it began and I have been a council member for almost 2 years - I coordinate the pastoral care team and help organise the monthly coffee mornings for the local community at the Jolly Bargeman Pub. I am passionate about reaching out to the community and spreading the Word of God.