People

We are part of Emmanuel Church Leamington Spa. Therefore, we are under the authority of the Elders there. You can find out about them here.

The Elders at Emmanuel have set aside these men to form a leadership group for Christ Church Stratford until we become independent.

Andy Fry

Andy has been at Emmanuel since moving back to the UK from New Zealand in 2002. He has been involved in many ministries, but is now mainly focused on evangelism, often running evangelistic events, and Men's Ministry. He also heads up the IT team and looks after our Seniors and Relocation.

Andy Pryce

Andy became an elder in 2012. He is involved in evangelism, relocation and is part of the music group. Andy leads a Home Group and regularly leads Sunday services. He is married to Jan and has three grown up daughters. Andy is a primary school teacher and uses some of his holidays to lead beach teams.

Alastair Wheatcroft

Alastair joined Emmanuel in 2007, along with is wife Jenny and has three children. Alastair works full time as a paramedic in the Cotswolds, and enjoys helping on the family farm. He has responsibility for buildings maintenance.

Simeon Howlett

Simeon joined the Staff Team as a Pastoral Trainee whilst studying part-time at London Seminary. His particular focuses are on teaching, evangelism and pastoral work. Outside of work, Simeon enjoys playing and following sports and cryptic crosswords.