ReVD RACHEL WILSON
Rachel was licenced as Priest in Charge at St. Thomas's in September 2016 after serving as Assistant Curate in the Parish of St Edmund, King and Martyr, Dartford since her ordination in 2012.
Prior to her ordination, she has had a number of jobs in the public and voluntary sector, most recently working in Chatham Jobcentre, as an adviser, supporting people to find work.
She has two grown children Rebecca and Charlie.
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TINA CLAY
Tina Clay has been the Licensed Reader at St Thomas's since 2006. She is authorised to lead services including funerals, and to preach.
Tina and her husband Martin have been members of St Thomas Church since 1981. Their two children Jonathan and Annmarie are now adults. Tina is retired from running a small chartered accountancy practice in Tunbridge Wells. In her spare time she enjoys playing the keyboard.
MARTIN CLAY
Martin Clay originally trained as a Pastoral Assistant, and more recently has been licenced as a Licensed Lay Minister which means that he is authorised to lead services and to preach. Martin is also a Deanery Synod representative.
HEATHER EVERNDEN
Heather has three particular responsibilities at St. Thomas's. She visits the families who are having a baptism or thanksgiving service to liaise, and helps to ensure that that everything runs smoothly. She is one of our All-Age Service leaders, and runs our Children and Families Group.
Heather is a retired teacher with two grown up daughters, and is a proud grandparent. She enjoys singing in the choir.
ROWAN DICKINSON
Rowan has recently moved to the area with her husband and two boys. She is a qualified primary school teacher.
She has taken on the role of Children’s worker, which includes running our Junior Church that takes place two or three times a month, and assisting with Church at 4 and All-Age services.
LUCY GARRIOCH
Lucy Garrioch works as the music specialist at Southborough Primary as well as running the ‘Tunbridge Wells Musical Theatre Choir’. Before moving into teaching, Lucy trod the boards of the West End, most notably in the cast of ‘Les Miserables’. She also was a session singer for film and television. Lucy is incredibly passionate about music and performance opportunities for children. She is very excited to lead St Thomas’s children’s choir.