St. John's is led by the Vicar and a team called the Parochial Church Council (PCC). Here they are:
Rick Stordy
Vicar
Rick is married to Gail and they have a daughter, Rebecca. He worked as a barrister for eight years before training as a vicar in Durham. After a curacy in urban Bradford, he has been in Chapeltown since 2002 and has served as Area Dean of Ecclesfield. He is now a member of the national General Synod. He enjoys curries, running, walking, Bradfield ales and any thriller by John Grisham (though not necessarily in that order).
Pete Sewards
Curate
Pete is married to Iona and they have two lovely daughters, Phoebe and Josie and a wonderful son, Jake.
Pete spent his first 18 years in the midlands before moving to Sheffield for university where he became a Christian.
He worked in jobs ranging from stocking warehouses, delivery driving, working for Church, and project management in software companies, before completing theological training at Oak Hill College.
Pete loves American Football, Golf, and good coffee.
David Whitehead
Associate Minister
David is married to Anne and they have a son, Nick. David studied for ordination at St. Hild College, Mirfield, and works full time as a hospital chaplain in Sheffield. He is a 'self supporting' curate, working part time. He loves touring in his motorhome, and bashing noisy things like his Djembe, as well as trying to keep up with Nick's world of Harry Potter, Star Wars and Lego!
Shirley Dickinson
Churchwarden
Shirley is married to Andrew and moved to Sheffield in 2016 to help with care of her grandchildren. Along with her family she returned to the UK in 2000 after nearly 20 years missionary work in Thailand and India. She worked as a palliative care nurse in Nottingham until retirement. She enjoys trying new recipes, reading, gardening, walks in the countryside - and time with family and friends.
Andy Mumford
Treasurer
Esther Herbert
PCC Secretary
Ian Watson
Reader
Ian has been part of St Johns since 1986 and a Reader since 1990. He was also Assistant Warden of Readers for the Diocese of Sheffield from 1999 -2019. He is now retired from the financial sector and enjoying singing in a community choir in Barnsley and is passionate about modern history, reading and definitely FOOD ( especially Shepherd’s Pie!!).
Nicky Wareing
PCC Member
Andrew Dickinson
Focal Minister for Training/Nurture
Colin Beech
PCC Member
Sylvia Charles
Focal Minister for Pastoral Care
Sylvia is married with 2 children and 6 grandchildren. Following retirement from a legal career within the Health Service, she now pursues many and varied hobbies, no. 1 of which are the grandchildren! After that, she loves gardening, home baking and producing handmade crafts.
