Meet the team

Canon Robert Titley

RobertRobert has been  Team Rector since September 2010, having previously held the post of Diocesan Director of Ordinands, and  Canon Treasurer at Southwark Cathedral.
tel 020 8940 0362
email rector@richmondteam.freeserve.co.uk
address The Vicarage, Ormond Road, Richmond, TW10 6TH

 

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Revd David Gardiner

David joined the parish as Team Vicar of St Matthias in April 2012, after completing his curacy (a kind of apprenticeship) in the North Cheltenham Team Ministry.

David was born in Scotland, where he was brought up as a part of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland, but moved to England in 1992, where he became an Anglican. He studied English and Drama at St Mary’s University College, Strawberry Hill, where he also met his wife, Sarah.

David values and enjoys many different styles of worship, from simple quiet prayer to the beauty and complex ritual of the Easter Dawn service, and is equally at home with organs and drum-kits as accompaniment to music in worship.

A liberal at heart, David believes in rigorous Bible study and prayer as the foundation for faith and theological conviction, and that the Bible is itself a message of love and freedom for all God’s people. His favourite verse is John 10:10, where Jesus lays out his agenda: “I came that they might have life, and have it abundantly”.

tel 020 8948 7217

email david.gardiner@richmondteamministry.org
address 22 Cambrian Road, Richmond TW10 6JQ

 

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  Revd Dr Piotr Ashwin-Siejkowski

Snapshot_20130422_25 Piotr joined the parish as Team Vicar of St John’s in September 2004. Born and brought up in Poland, and ordained a priest in the Roman Catholic Church in Krakow in 1992, he previously worked as Anglican Chaplain and Tutor in Christian Theology at University of Chichester. In April 2013 Piotr has been appointed as a Visiting Research Fellow in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at King’s College London. More about Piotr’s academic research in http://kcl.academia.edu/PiotrAshwinSiejkowski see also

http://www.richmondteamministry.org/stjohn/about-piotr
e-mail piotrashwin@btinternet.com
address 19 Old Deer Park Gardens, Richmond, TW9 2TN
tel 020 8940 8359

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Revd Neil Summers

NeilRevd. Neil Summers is a self-supporting minister. His home church, from 1985, is St. John the Divine. Since his ordination to the priesthood in 2001, however, his licence has been to the Team Ministry, which means he presides and preaches in all three churches, as well as taking an active role in the pastoral and educational work of the parish. He is currently a lecturer in English, Humanities and Teacher Training at Richmond Adult Community College. His spare time interests include travel, literature, theatre, cycling, running, singing and gardening.

address 2 Ravensbourne Road, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW1 2DH
tel 020-8892 8313

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Revd Alan Sykes

AlanRevd Alan Sykes is a self-supporting minister (SSM) based at St Mary Magdalene. He was ordained in 2009. He has worshipped at St Mary’s for over 25 years. No longer employed, he gave up his job as a librarian early in 2009. His interests include poetry, classical music, cricket and football. Which team he supports remains a closely guarded secret as he does not wish to cause merriment among the congregation.
tel 8549 3887
email alan.sykes10@btinternet.com

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Fr Philip Bevan

Pip

  • Studied Electrical Engineering and Theology
  • Was a Benedictine Novice in Simple Vows, learning the elements of the contemplative life
  • An ordained Anglican Priest, working both as a stipendiary priest, and latterly as a worker-priest – helping out with services in the Deanery, leading both residential retreats, and Quiet Days. Fr Pip holds a PTO (permission to officiate) and worships with the team on a regular basis.
  • For 30 years working with people experiencing homelessness, mental ill health and addiction, living on the margins of our society
  • Learning how to live the contemplative life in the midst of a busy working day in London

Specialities:

  • Homelessness – particularly working with homeless people living with multiple needs
  • Retreat work and spiritual direction

address 5 Dunstable Road, Richmond, TW9 1UH
tel 020 8940 3622

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Nicolas Baumgartner

Ministry Assistant.

Nicolas joined the team in September 2012 to discern vocation within the Church of England as an ordained priest (pioneer ministry). He has a particular interest in contemplative forms of worship embedded in the Ignatian and Benedictine traditions and is part of Moot, a London-based new monastic community (see: www.moot.uk.net). After earning his B.A.(HSG) in Economics, Nicolas worked for several years in development finance as Investment Analyst focusing on South America and Africa. He can be spotted regularly in Richmond Park either on a bike or with running shoes and heard playing the piano behind closed doors in St Mary Magdalene.

email nb@richmondteamministry.org

Clare Paine

Ministry Assistant.
Clare joined the team at the end of September 2012. Having recently submitted her doctorate in International Politics (and more specifically, traditional authorities in Uganda), Clare also brings experience of working with young people. She enjoys walking the Scottish Cross pilgrimage to Iona and has spent time in Taize.  Her interests include dance, music, yoga, walking and reading.

email clare.paine@richmondteamministry.org

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Gill Doling

Gill Doling has been a Reader since 1996. She is licensed to the Team as a whole and takes part in all joint Team services, however most of her time is spent in and around St Matthias. As well as assisting at the Sunday morning Eucharist, she leads many of the evening services. In fact much of her week revolves around the church too, as she also teaches at Wings Nursery School which operates out of St Matthias Church Centre.

email gilldoling@hotmail.co.uk

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Ruth Martin

Ruth Martin was licensed reader in 2012, having first joined the congregation at St Mary’s as a Sunday school teacher 20 years ago and as a Server some 15 years ago. Ruth is licensed to the team as a whole, with St Mary’s as her main base, and enjoys participating and supporting worship at all three churches in the team.Ruth is also a Street Pastor in the town and a Governor at Christ’s school, the Church of England secondary school in the parish. Ruth is particularly interested in the pastoral strategy of the parish and in developing its youth work and also has a ministry with young people in Stockwell at Christ Church Clapham. Ruth works full time in the City as Managing Director of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment, a global professional body for the investment sector, and in the parish she co-leads our Christianity at Work group.

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Teresa Cross

Teresa Cross has been Parish Administrator for the Richmond Team Ministry for over ten years. She enjoys the contact with the myriad of people who cross her path and the variety of this busy and demanding role. She is also fortunate to have the assistance of her very own IT adviser – her husband, Jim.
email admin@richmondteamministry.org