Governance

Green Christian Officers
GC Chairman in 2015 is Paul Bodenham

The Information Officer is Amy Willshire, to whom most email questions should be sent.

Membership Secretary: Richard Kierton.

Editorial Team, Green Christian Magazine: Clare Redfern (CommissioningEditor), Simon Court (Editorial Team Convenor), Suzy Brecknell (Production Editor).

Local Groups Contact: Isobel Murdoch, tel 01790 763603

Web Editor: Judith Allinson

At present the vast majority of the work in Green Christian is carried out unpaid. Green Christian has a Steering Committee of 12 people which meets at least three times a year, and has three telephone conference calls between meetings. Our AGM is usually in November. Some members help on a regular basis with membership, distribution of resources, proof reading, website and prayer diary. Other members contribute by helping produce material for topic leaflets; by organising events; by taking Green Christian display posters and leaflets to local events and national events such as Greenbelt; and in many other ways. We al ways welcome offers of help.

Much of Green Christian’s administrative work is divided between two teams:

Creative: – i.e Design, media, (Chair Paul Bodenham)
exhibitions, leaflets, Green Christian, Storm of Hope, web design.

Community – i.e. Membership database, accounts (Chair Barbara Echlin)
localgroups, links with other organisations.

Specialist teams are convened from time to time to take forward Green Christian initiatives such as:

Joy in Enough, is a challenge to Christians in Britain, and an invitation to all people of good will, to join in building a just economy within the ecological limits of the Earth.

Way of Life, the Green Christian Way of Life – Finding our Path and Walking Gently Together

Xistence Project, intially a research project exploring how we can best serve the younger generation of both Christians and others in their 20’s and 30’s.

Meet the 12 members of GC’s Steering Committee plus GC’s Information Officer, Amy Willshire, who also attends Steering Committee meetings.

Steering Committee Members
People (apart from Paul, the chair) are in reverse alphabetical order:- Paul Bodenham (Steering Committee Chair) Paul lives in Nottinghamshire. He works for English Heritage. He is a lay member of a Franciscan community. Chris Walton (Chaplain) Chris is a Trustee of the Ringsfield Study Centre near Beccles in Suffolk Deborah Tomkins Deborah lives in Bristol with her family, and enjoys growing things to eat, and writing. She studied French and Linguistics before becoming a dictionary writer, has educated her children at home, and is passionate about supporting local initiatives such as food and transport. Ashley Ralston Ashley, a former engineer in the food industry, now spends some time now with his local Justice and Peace Group Poppy Pickard (Web Designer) A keen Traidcraft seller, activist and speaker, active in her local WDM group, enjoys gardening. In a previous existence lectured in Computing and Maths Eleanor Orr (GC Treasurer) Accountant – working for Christian Medical Fellowship. Lives in Inner London Cycle commuter Peter Grimwood (Steering Committee Minute Secretary) Peter is a retired Methodist Minister seeking to recapture his radical youth. In the autumn of his days teach the free man how to praise. W H Auden. Howard Gardner Tony Emerson (Joy in Enough coordinator) Semi-retired management lecturer and consultant.Other voluntary organisations include Friends of Hillside Gardens (local park) and Carfree UK. Lives in car-free house in South London with Oona (wife) and two young adult children. Barbara Echlin (Steering Committee Secretary) Barbara lives on the south coast where she helps tend an organic fruit and vegetable garden and enjoys cooking and preserving the produce. She is actively involved with the local UNA and WDM, Bexhill and Rother District environmental groups and worships at the Saxon foundation parish church. George Dow (Way of Life coordinator) Lives in Hackbridge, south London. Likes organic gardening, local food, bread/soup making, Green Party, Transition Towns, One Planet Sutton, Zero Carbon Band member performing at local festivals and…..Crystal Palace season ticket holder. Judith Allinson (Web Editor) Judith lives in Yorkshire and carries out botanical survey work, and teaches grasses, sedges and wildflower courses Amy Willshire (Information Officer) Amy is the chair of Leytonstone Youth Matters and was previously a Trustee for the Inter Faith Network for the UK. She previously coordinated the Eco-Preachers course in East London and has a passion for wildlife conservation.

Steering Committee Members

People (apart from Paul, the chair) are in reverse alphabetical order:-

Paul Bodenham (Steering Committee Chair)
Paul lives in Nottinghamshire.
He works for English Heritage.
He is a lay member of a Franciscan community.

Chris Walton (Chaplain)
Chris is a Trustee of the Ringsfield Study Centre near Beccles in Suffolk

Deborah Tomkins
Deborah lives in Bristol with her family, and enjoys growing things to eat, and writing. She studied French and Linguistics before becoming a dictionary writer, has educated her children at home, and is passionate about supporting local initiatives such as food and transport.

Ashley Ralston
Ashley, a former engineer in the food industry, now spends some time now with his local Justice and Peace Group

Poppy Pickard (Web Designer)
A keen Traidcraft seller, activist and speaker, active in her local WDM group, enjoys gardening.
In a previous existence lectured in Computing and Maths

Eleanor Orr (GC Treasurer)
Accountant – working for Christian Medical Fellowship.
Lives in Inner London
Cycle commuter

Peter Grimwood (Steering Committee Minute Secretary)
Peter is a retired Methodist Minister seeking to recapture his radical youth. In the autumn of his days teach the free man how to praise. W H Auden.

Howard Gardner

Tony Emerson (Joy in Enough coordinator)
Semi-retired management lecturer and consultant.Other voluntary organisations include Friends of Hillside Gardens (local park) and Carfree UK. Lives in car-free house in South London with Oona (wife) and two young adult children.

Barbara Echlin (Steering Committee Secretary)
Barbara lives on the south coast where she helps tend an organic fruit and vegetable garden and enjoys cooking and preserving the produce. She is actively involved with the local UNA and WDM, Bexhill and Rother District environmental groups and worships at the Saxon foundation parish church.

George Dow (Way of Life coordinator)
Lives in Hackbridge, south London. Likes organic gardening, local food, bread/soup making, Green Party, Transition Towns, One Planet Sutton, Zero Carbon Band member performing at local festivals and…..Crystal Palace season ticket holder.

Judith Allinson (Web Editor)
Judith lives in Yorkshire and carries out botanical survey work, and teaches grasses, sedges and wildflower courses

Amy Willshire (Information Officer)
Amy is the chair of Leytonstone Youth Matters and was previously a Trustee for the Inter Faith Network for the UK. She previously coordinated the Eco-Preachers course in East London and has a passion for wildlife conservation.

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