Swalecliffe St Johns
St John's Parish Church
Swalecliffe with Chestfield
Staff & Leadership
Who's who...
REVD SIMON TILLOTSON
As of 1 November 2026 Simon will be ceasing to work in the Whitstable Team Ministry and as oru Team Vicar at St John's. His last service with us will be Sunday 25 October although he will remain Team Vicar until 1 November. He and his wife Cathy are moving to start a new ministry in Lenham later in November.
We thank Simon for his work with us over the last five years and we wish he and Cathy well for the future.
JANE MYHILL
Children & Families Minister
Jane Myhill is our Children & Families Minister. Jane's husband is David and they have two children and a variety of pets!
She writes: "I believe God loves everybody, from the youngest to the oldest and I'm looking forward to working with children and families at St John's, helping them to know God's love for each of them."
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The District Church Council (DCC)
The DCC is made up of a group of people nominated and elected at our Annual District Church Meeting. Anyone who is a member of the church can be nominated to serve on the church council. The DCC holds legal responsibility for the church and oversees all the practical and business parts of running a church, as well as being somewhere people can share ideas about the life of the church. The DCC meets six times a year and always starts with a time of prayer and worship together. Current members of the DCC are Amanda Boucherat (Deanery Synod rep), Jane Myhill (Deanery Synod rep), Lorri Currie, Jack Dale, Maxine Gambrill, Joan Hughes, Chris McKane, Karen McKane, Stewart Neame (PCC rep), Sue Scott, Mark Newman and Nick Widdows.
The Parochial Church Council (PCC)
St John's Parish Church (Swalecliffe with Chestfield) is a member of the Whitstable Team of Anglican Churches, together with All Saints Church, St Alphege Church (Seasalter), St Alphege Church (Whitstable), St Peter's Church and St Andrew's Church. The PCC is made up of members from each of the team churches and meets four times a year.
The PCC holds legal responsibility for all the team churches and discusses the overall strategy for the team and how the team co-ordinates with each other. The current members of the PCC representing St John's are Jane Myhill, Amanda Boucherat, Stewart Neame and Sue Scott.
Centre Bookings Secretary
Chris McKane
Chatterbox Leader
Jane Myhill
Coffee Break Leaders
Jane Myhill and Lori Currie
Gift Aid Secretary
Maxine Gambrill
Publicity
Sharon Braddy (website and online); Karen McKane (newsletter); Nick Widdows (Update)
Saturday Market Co-ordinator
Mary Fuller
Treasurer
Jack Dale