There’s a new line up in the Church Buildings
team at the diocesan office. Church Buildings
Officer, Mark Carter now has two Assistant
Officers – Kate Andrew, who has been
working with some parishes for a couple of
years, and Pat Evemy, who has joined the
team from the Diocese of Lichfield.
Mark says: “Any of the team can support
parishes with any area of building development – whether you’re looking at opening
your church for more community use, making some repairs or installing a new toilet!
We can help with advice on fundraising, planning, heritage statements or working with
the Local Authority as well as guiding parishes through the faculty process. If you’re
thinking of making any changes to your church buildings, please come and talk to us
at an early stage.”
Mark has been the Church Buildings Officer for around 18 months, launching the online
faculty system and taking a mission-led focus to changes to buildings. For the last
two years, Kate has been working with parishes in our lowest income communities, in
particular supporting St Edmunds in Dudley and St John, Brockmoor as well as helping
Top Church with their lottery application. Pat joined the team in July from the Diocese
of Lichfield. She has spent the past eighteen years working in urban regeneration in
various church organisations. Pat’s post fulfils our commitment to Historic England
to continue supporting community development of our churches following funding
received for Andrew Mottram’s previous role.
“We all have different skills to bring to the team to help support parishes with their church
buildings,” continues Mark. “We’ll also be taking a more holistic approach when we look
at how our buildings can be used – working with other diocesan colleagues to help
churches both grow numerically as well as increase their presence in the community.”
Please pray for Mark, Kate and Pat in their work to support parishes with their church
buildings.
St Edmundsbury and Ipswich: Bishop Martin Seeley, w Bishop Mike Harrison (Dunwich)
Aberdeen and Orkney (Scotland): Bishop Anne Dyer
Falkland Islands: Bishop Tim Thornton
