Team St Anne's!

A Community Working Together!

St Anne's Church definitely involves teamwork. So many people work to bring about the Church Services, community activities and to meet the pastoral needs - along with  keeping the building in good order and making sure the garden is mowed and kept tidy. Not to mention ensuring the Church is adorned with beautiful flowers. Here are 'Team St Anne's' - some have 'official' positions, but many are members of the congregation. 

Welcome to The Reverend Joanna Northey as Priest-In-Charge of our Parishes. Her licensing ceremony was held on Monday 15th September at 7pm at St Mary The Virgin, Bickleigh.  She can be contacted on
Telephone 07807 188912 
Email [email protected]

St Anne's Church Warden Janet  The lady who seems to do everything! Her organisation is second to none and apart from her administrative duties she plays a large role in the church's music. Janet is in charge of music at St Anne's and St Mary's,  and  plays keyboard at both churches. She also runs the choir at St Mary's.

Rachel, Sue and Grace - These fabulous ladies do so much. In addition to running the weekly Bible study, they also run the weekly Craft Group and Games Afternoon.  Grace is also the PCC Secretary operates the IT for our services, and runs the St Anne's Wild Garden 

Wendy - Another very busy lady. With her team Wendy runs the successful Lunch Club, runs the cafe for the Glenholt Market, organises coffee mornings and often leads Morning Prayer worship, and undertakes Pastoral visits. Wendy has been a member of the St Anne's since 1970

Peter and Val - The church could not run without Peter and Val! Peter does such an excellent job with looking after the building and grounds of St Anne's, and Val is always there to help with the large variety of activities held at St Anne's

Frank LLM (Licensed Lay Minister) - We are so grateful for Frank's hard work. In addition to leading Morning Prayer services, and preaching, he also contributes to many activities in the Parish and runs the Parish website  Frank also has climate change close to his heart

Karen became an LLM in Oct 2024 and is very much focused on St Anne's. She preaches at the church and undertakes many administrative roles such as organising the Glenholt Market, and running this website. She also set up and runs Quiet Spaces with a colleague which provides monthly contemplative mornings.

There are so many people who contribute to St Anne's. In fact everyone who comes to church has a part to play in the successful running of the church! To mention a few, Heather our treasurer, Robert, Tom... and many more!! Importantly we are a Community working together!

​The Parishes of Bickleigh and Shaugh Prior are here to serve our congregations and community. Our aim is to serve – whether that be by prayer, fellowship or community action. Our communities are the heart of the Parishes.

There are many more people in Team St Anne's all working together - above are only a few

Yvonne Gray our former Church Warden who kept St Anne's running for 40 years. She kept everything going -  you name it, Yvonne did it! Her flower displays were amazing and  all her own work. Sadly Yvonne passed away on Thursday 5 December 2019. She is missed terribly