Clergy

Revd Dr Tim Rose

Priest-in-Charge

Tim is the full time pastor and leader of the churches in our parish. Together with the other ministers and the PCC he is responsible for overseeing the churches' ministry and mission. Before being ordained in 2001 he has been a research student, a support worker and a Theology tutor.  Since ordination he has served in parishes in Newcastle and Farnham and been a university chaplain.  He is married to Sarah and they have three daughters, Emily, Lucy and Abigail.  Together they enjoy exploring the beautiful Oxfordshire countryside, seeking out the best pub lunches in the area and attempting to tame the huge garden that surrounds the Vicarage.

Revd Charles Patterson

Associate Minister

Although now officially retired from full time ministry, as our Associate Minister Charles still frequently preaches and leads worship in our churches.  Charles was born in Woking in 1940 and brought up by his clergyman grandfather (who was born in 1869!).  He accepted the Lord Jesus into his life when he was 10.  He spent 10 years working in the City where he was baptised in the Spirit at a church near St Paul's. This led to his ordination and he served at Holy Trinity Brompton, leading the healing services, then Osterley Bures and Bath.  He is married to Mandy and has retired to Grove Mill where they host groups for Christian retreats.

Licensed Lay Ministers, sometimes called Lay Readers, are trained and licensed by the Church of England to preach, lead services and to offer pastoral care.

Angela Gosden

Angela works full-time as a multilingual technical translator and has two grown up children. From 1992 she was a Lay Pastoral Assistant in Romsey Abbey, then in Canford Magna Parish Church in Dorset. In 1999 she returned to the farm where she was brought up in Lambourn, serving there as a Licensed Lay Minister from 2002. She joined the team at Stanford in the Vale in 2007, where she preaches, leads Just Come and Evening Prayer and helps with services at the Grange and home communions. She began her ordination training at Ripon College Cuddesdon that year and is due to be ordained Deacon next summer and serve as Curate in Stanford. Angela is also part of the Chaplaincy team at Great Western Hospital.

Jill Smith

Jill was born in Stanford in the Vale and has lived here for most of her life. During her last year at grammar school she was involved in a motor accident which left her confined to a wheelchair. By chance, or divine intervention, she met Dan her husband to be and they were married in 1962. Now parents of Timothy, Glen and Philip and they also have five grandchildren. In April 1984 she was licensed as a Lay Minister in Christchurch Cathedral, Oxford. Her voluntary work for the church plays an important part in her life, as does her love for the animal world. Twice monthly Jill leads Songs of Praise and Holy Communion services at The Grange Nursing Home, and an afternoon service, Time for God, held monthly in St Denys Church. She also leads Evening Prayer, preaches and leads Morning Worship and helps with funeral services.

Peter Stallabrass

Peter was born in Birmingham 1940 and he and Ann married in 1967.  He was educated in Solihull and at Dublin University.  In 1980 he was was licensed as Licensed Lay Minister in Chelmsford after 4 years of evening class training, essays and projects and subsequently became a tutor on the Chelmsford 'Christian Studies' course.  Before retiring and coming to live in Stanford, he worked 30 years for the Ford Motor Company in Europe.  Peter is a volunteer field-worker for the Witness Service branch of the charity 'Victim Support' mainly based at Didcot Magistrates Court.  He plays the harmonica and dances with the Vale Islanders 17th Century dance group and enjoys reading and walking.

Church Wardens

Church Wardens are elected by church members and officially recognised by the Church of England. Although they are neither ordained nor paid, wardens play a major role in the management, maintenance and ministry of the church (both the building and the people!).

Margaret Williams

t: 01367 710254        

Peter Gill

t: 01367 718224        

Parish Administrator

As the title implies, Janet looks after many of the administrative duties in the church, including enquiries about church bookings.

t: 01367 710789