St Philip and St Paul with Wesley Leadership Team

Christine Moyes

Church Warden

Christine began her second term as a Church Warden in April 2014. She will pick up more responsibilities. Christine is also a Reader having been licensed in September 2014. She is on our rota for leading services and preaching from time to time. Her expertise is in administrative tasks and knowing the ins and outs of running a Church of England building, both of which are assets in our church’s life. She is married to Ron, and they have four grown-up children and three grandchildren.

Rev Rachel Bray

Church of England Vicar & Authorised Methodist Minister

Rachel was brought up in Toxteth in Liverpool, and after university lived in Aston, Birmingham for 12 years where she worked as an accountant and on church leadership teams. She and husband Dom have lived in Southport since 1998 with their 3 boys, now all grown up, and worshipped at PPW during all that time.

She is a Self-Supporting Minister. Ordained in 2021 & became Vicar of PPW in 2024. Rachel enjoys walking, watching sport and anything that means she can avoid housework!

Rev Christopher Humble

Methodist Minister & Methodist Pastoral Oversight

Chris is the Methodist Superintendent for the Southport Circuit. Born in Middlesbrough, to Methodist parents with a Methodist heritage going back to the time of John Wesley! At university, I was jointly confirmed into the Church of England and the Methodist Church and began the journey to Lincoln Theological College to train alongside Anglican ordinands’ and completed a further degree in Theology. I have since then served in the following circuits:- Leeds (Headingley), Amersham, Grimsby & Cleethorpes (where I served as superintendent), York and latterly West Durham, as superintendent.

Gail Rooke

Church Warden

Gail has attended PPW ever since childhood. She came to faith as a teenager and has worshipped there ever since. She taught in Sunday School for a while and then moved into playing the piano for services.

Gail is a Nurse and loves her job caring for people and their families. Loves singing and is involved in a local choir. She also enjoys going for walks and gardening.

Christine Moyes

Church Warden

Me and my husband Ron came to live in Southport in November 1985, and we searched for a church and decided on PPW or St Philips as it was then, we and have been attending ever since then. We have four children and seven grandchildren, none of them live locally. This is my third time as a Church Warden; I do like to take an active part in the life of the church. I am also a Lay Minister and a prayer buddy at St Philips School as well as one of the team who run Choco Church on a Thursday. I think it is very important that we have such close ties with the school.

My hobbies are reading, walking and knitting.

Margaret Harwood

Church Steward

I joined the PPW Leadership Team as a Steward a few years ago. I have been involved in church life at Wesley, Southbank Rd (where I was their first female church steward) and then at PPW for many years. I taught in Sunday club for several years, and now coordinate the Toddler Group. Working with children is something I treasure.

I am a people person and love welcoming people into our Church. I love to sing as part of the church Worship Group. It’s a way I can relax, and I also find it fulfilling, knowing we are worshipping God. And although I am not a gardener, I enjoy trying!

I have four lovely grandchildren who keep me in order, and dog sitting keeps me fit.
I never thought I would ever become a Steward again, but the Lord had other plans. My biggest challenge is learning modern technology.

Peter Jones

Treasurer

Pete was born in Liverpool and spent all his working life in that city in the family business and as a teacher of mathematics. He attended Sheffield Polytechnic and Edge Hill University. Pete and his wife Val have two grown-up sons and came across to PPW from Wesley Southbank Rd Methodist Church.

Peter enjoys walking and socialising with friends and anything LFC.

Barry Stewart

Church Steward

Having been connected to the Methodist Church since I was a child I have taken on most roles within the local church at some point or another. I have also filled circuit roles as Education & Youth Secretary (many years ago) and currently about to come to the end of my 6 years as circuit treasurer.

Since joining PPW I have really enjoyed the natural blend between Methodism and C of E worship which demonstrates how denominations can work together successfully.

My passion within church is sharing God’s love with children and young people and strengthening the relationship between church and school.