Who’s who

VACANCY

Vicar

David Wenham

Honorary Associate Minister

I was born in the Radcliffe Infirmary,  grew up in Durham and Bristol,  went to university in Cambridge and Manchester,  taught New Testament studies in India, Oxford and Bristol, and am now retired.  I am married to Clare,  we live in Pinnocks Way in Dean Court, and enjoy being part of St Andrew’s. We have two married sons, six grandchildren…. and a small dog

Chris Sugden

Honorary Associate Minister

Canon Dr Chris Sugden (St Peter’s Oxford, 1966-72) is married to Elaine a retired cancer doctor, and they have three married children and nine grandchildren.  After training under Michael Green and George Carey at St John’s Nottingham, a curacy at St George’s Leeds and work in BBC Radio Leeds, Chris spent six years in theological education and development work in India.
He was part of the international team with Canon Vinay Samuel that established the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies in 1983 which has graduated 160 doctorates from around the world. He is currently the Programme Leader of the Ph D Programme of the Oxford Centre for Religion and Public Life.
He was conference secretary of the first Global Anglican Future Conference in Jerusalem in 2008.  He is a member of the UK Forum on Freedom of Religion and Belief and its working group on Nigeria. He was one time chairman of Traidcraft and a member of General Synod, and now chairman of Anglican Mainstream, secretary of his local Patients Participation Group and convenor of the Hinksey and Osney Environment Group addressing the Flood Alleviation Scheme for Oxford. He holds canonries in Sunyani, Ghana and Jos, Northern Nigeria. Likes: Morris Minors, Saabs, Poirot and Miss Marple, and Morecambe and Wise.

Jessica Turner

Honorary Associate Minister

Jessica grew up in Cumnor, and was baptised and confirmed in St Michael’s. After a science degree and teaching, she was ordained deacon in 1991, and priested in 1994 in Blackburn Diocese. Most of her ministry has been in healthcare chaplaincy in Lancashire and Oxford. She now lives in Farmoor, and leads services in all three churches and in three of the care homes in the Parish, while also leading wildlife holidays across Europe.

Eve Lockett

Licensed Lay Minister

Eve Lockett studied English and Fine Art at Exeter University, and retains a love of visual art and the use of words. She was admitted as a Reader in 1997 in the Rochester Diocese. She has worked with missionary societies in their promotions departments, organising events and producing a range of material to inform and inspire their supporters.
Eve has written three books for Barnabas, the children’s imprint of Bible Reading Fellowship. She has a diploma in Biblical and Theological Studies from Wycliffe Hall, Oxford.

Chris Scruby

Authorised Preacher

Chris grew up in Norfolk and studied at Cambridge before working in a CMS missionary school in Uganda. He then had a long career in science and engineering, working at Harwell, Culham, Oxford and Imperial College, where he led a large national centre for research and doctoral training.  He and Margaret moved to the area in 1986, where their four children grew up.  Chris started Bible teaching and preaching in the late 1960s, joining the Cumnor ministry team in 2009.

Jean pryce-Williams

Associate Minister

Jean, ordained in 2010 studied for ministry at Ripon College Cuddesdon. From a nursing background, she became a paramedic tutor, a psychotherapist, trained in psychotherapeutic practice at Brook Hospital London and Southampton University.
 
Her specifically Christian training included qualifications with the Winchester Dioceses – Clinical Theology, the Acorn Trust – Christian Healing Ministry for Clergy,  Llysfasi College for Spiritual Directors and St Mary’s Convent Wantage – Spiritual Directors/ Retreat Leaders. For some years, she was on the team leading Individually guided retreats with Bishop Graham Chadwick and Fr Gerard Hughes sj.
 
Jean enjoys writing, painting, photography and music – especially playing with her ukulele band High Jinks.  In 2017 she founded the Positively Pink Oxford cancer support group and organises the annual Cumnor Festival of Performing Arts which funds their activities. She was Cumnor Pastoral Care Coordinator for 17 years and currently offers part time hospital chaplaincy work. Jean is passionate about listening and growing authentic relationships with parishioners from all backgrounds and religious persuasions. She is keen to demonstrate that Christians can certainly lead full and enjoyable lives with plenty of fun and sparkle.
 

john rees

John and his wife Dianne have been involved with St Michael’s for over 30 years. John was ordained in Ripon Cathedral in 1979. Together, they lived and worked in a parish in Leeds for three years, then spent several years with the Church Mission Society in West Africa. On returning to the UK in 1985, John resumed his work as a lawyer, becoming legal adviser to successive bishops of Oxford and archbishops of Canterbury until he retired in 2021. John and Dianne have two daughters, who grew up in the parish, and five grandchildren, in Oxford and London.