Leadership Team
At Town Church we have a leadership team comprised of our elders and then a number of deacons who serve the church in specific ways.
Ian Lancaster
Ian is one of the elders of Town Church Bicester. He is married to Kerri and they have three children, Corabelle, Tommy and Talitha. He works full time for Christians in Sport and runs locally at Alchester Running Club.
Jonny Reid
Jonny is one of the elders of Town Church Bicester. He is married to Caroline, has two children; Duncan and Leila. Jonny is Director of Engagement at Oak Hill College and plays hockey for Bicester Hockey Club. He recently finished theological training with Crosslands.
Pete Cockram
Pete is one of the elders of Town Church Bicester. He is married to Esther and they have three children; Margot, Edward and Joseph. He works full time as the design team leader at a digital design agency in the Cotswolds. He is also a keen musician and enjoys playing regularly at Town Church.
SIMON POOLE
Simon is one of the elders at Town Church Bicester. He is married to Elise and they have three children; Jacob, Reuben and Freya. Having trained at Oak Hill College he now works part time for the church and part time for Christians in Sport. He is a duathlete, running each week with Alchester Running Club.
HELEN NICHOLSON
Helen is our Deacon for Children’s and Families and oversees our Operations as a church. She is married to David and they have two sons, Rory and Vinnie. She works part time for the church and plays at Oxford Hawks Hockey Club. She is also our Safeguarding Lead and can be contacted here.
Katie Swinburn
Katie is our Deacon for Community Care. She is married to Chris and they have two children. Katie works part-time as a Home School Link worker supporting children and families at three primary schools in Bicester. In her spare time she enjoys cooking, Dancefit and seeing friends.
FINANCE
We have a key volunteer who handles and manages our finances for us.
If you have any questions about finance or giving to the church you can speak to one of the elders or email finance@townchurchbicester.org.uk.
Safeguarding
Our Interim Safeguarding Lead is Catherine Reaney. She can be contacted at any time on:
07821 447765
If you’d like to see any of our policies you can email Catherine.
