Signatories to the open letter –
A Response to the House of Bishops Guidance on Transgender Welcome
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Licensed Clergy
| Title | First Name | Last Name | Role & Parish | Diocese |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr | Malcolm | Reid | P.C.C. Member, Deputy Church warden ,Uphill, Weston-super -Mare | Bath and Wells |
| Rev | Christabel | Ager | Associate Minister, Seven Sowers Benefice | Bath and Wells |
| Rev | Morey | Andrews | Mission Enabler | Bath and Wells |
| Rev | Rosemary | Ashley | Rector Charlton Musgrove, Cucklington, Stoke Trister with Bayford | Bath and Wells |
| Rev | Tom | Benyon | curate | Bath and Wells |
| Rev | Timothy | Butlin | Bath and Wells | |
| Rev | Mark | Cregan | Rector | Bath and Wells |
| Rev | James | Dudley-Smith | Rector of Yeovil with Kingston Pitney; Area Dean of Yeovil | Bath and Wells |
| Rev | Michael | Farrier | SSM Bath | Bath and Wells |
| Rev | Matthew | Frankum | Vicar, St. Luke's, Bath | Bath and Wells |
| Rev | Jonty | Frith | Rector, Bathampton and Claverton | Bath and Wells |
| Rev | Stuart | Huntley | Rector Wulfric Benefice, Crewkerne | Bath and Wells |
| Rev | Preb. Ian | Lewis | Vicar, St Bart's, Bath | Bath and Wells |
| Rev | Mark | Madeley | Rector, St Nicholas with St Barnabas, Weston-super-Mare | Bath and Wells |
| Rev | Guy | Martin-Scott | Assistant curate of the benefice of Coxley with Godney, Henton, and Wookey | Bath and Wells |
| Rev | Jane | Mitchell | Bath and Wells | |
| Rev | James | Packman | Rector, Holy Trinity Nailsea | Bath and Wells |
| Rev | Scott | Patterson | Rector - Curry Rivel, Fivehead and Swell | Bath and Wells |
| Rev | Tom | Putt | Associate Minister, Yeovil with Kingston Pitney | Bath and Wells |
| Rev | Kevin | Rogers | Rector | Bath and Wells |
| Rev | James | Taylor | Assistant Curate, Holy Trinity Church, Bridgwater | Bath and Wells |
| Rev | Jane | Twitty | Vicar, Levels Arc Benefice | Bath and Wells |
| Rev | Andy | Wadsworth | Rector, All Saints Trull with St Michael's Angersleigh | Bath and Wells |
| Rev | Fabian | Wuyts | Vicar | Bath and Wells |
| Revd Dr | Clive | Garrett | Rector Bath Weston St. John with St. Nicholas Kelston | Bath and Wells |
| Revd Dr | Jeremy | Hovil | Associate Minister | Bath and Wells |
| Revd Dr | Jonathan | Hunter Dunn | Rector | Bath and Wells |
| Revd Dr | Ed | Moll | Vicar, St George's Wembdon | Bath and Wells |
| Revd Dr | Rich | Tweedy | Vicar, The Polden Wheel | Bath and Wells |
| Ven | Dr Adrian | Youings | Archdeacon of Bath | Bath and Wells |
| Other (add in First Name) | Revd Pete | Sainsbury | Vicar • Christ Church Summerfield | Birmingham |
| Rev | Philip | Ansell | Vicar, St Agnes, Moseley | Birmingham |
| Rev | Toby | Crowe | Rector of Elmdon | Birmingham |
| Rev | Ben | Green | Vicar of Amington | Birmingham |
| Rev | Nigel | Hand | Birmingham Cathedral | Birmingham |
| Rev | Chris | Hobbs | Vicar, St Stephen and St Wulstan, Selly Park, Birmingham | Birmingham |
| Rev | Janet | Knox | Assistant Priest St Boniface, Quinton, Secretary Awesome | Birmingham |
| Rev | Andrew | Martin | Associate Minister, St Stephen & St Wulstan, Selly Park | Birmingham |
| Rev | Ray | Yates | Vicar St Boniface Church Quinton | Birmingham |
| Revd Dr | Joshva Raja | John Christopher | Vicar | Birmingham |
| Revd Dr | Nicholas | Tucker | Vicar, Edgbaston St Bartholomew | Birmingham |
| Rev | Christopher | Anderton | Curate, Benefice of the Redeemer | Blackburn |
| Rev | David | Arnold | Vicar, Adlington | Blackburn |
| Rev | Paul | Benfield | Diocesan Registrar | Blackburn |
| Rev | Paul | Boulter | Vicar, St Paul's Caton and St Cuthbert's Over Kellet | Blackburn |
| Rev | Jenny | Brown | Associate Vicar of St Anne's Shevington, Standish Lower Ground and Crooke. | Blackburn |
| Rev | Andrew | Brown | Vicar of Shevington | Blackburn |
| Rev | Gary | Bullock | Assistant Curate, Heapey with Withnell | Blackburn |
| Rev | Nathan | Buttery | Vicar, All Saints Preston | Blackburn |
| Rev | Paul | Bye | Vicar | Blackburn |
Clergy with PTO
| Title | First Name | Last Name | Role & Parish | Diocese |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rev | Steven | Abram | Poitou Charantes | Europe |
| Revd Dr | Glyn | Ackerley | Retired St Mary Rushden | Peterborough |
| Other (add in First Name) | Canon Michael | Adams | Retired : East Dean | Chichester |
| Rev | David | Addington | PTO Downham Market | Ely |
| Rev | John | Alderman | HC Warwick Team | Coventry |
| Rev | Steve | Allen | Retired, previously Director of Diocesan School of Ministry | Leeds |
| Revd Dr | Brian | Ardill | St Andrew's, Cullompton | Exeter |
| Rev | Christopher | Ash | Holy Sepulchre with All Saints | Ely |
| Rev | keith | Ashworth | All Saints, Anchorsholme | Blackburn |
| Rev | Anthony | Baker | Retired Holy Trinity Eastbourne East Sussex | Chichester |
| Rev | Bernard | Baker | PTO Cornerstone Team | Leicester |
| Rev | Roy | Ball | associate minister Castle Church Stafford | Lichfield |
| Rev | Vernon | Ball | St Paul's, Banbury (retired) | Oxford |
| Other (add in First Name) | Revd Canon David | Banting | retired | Chelmsford |
| Rt Revd | kenneth | barham | Hon Assistant Bishop | Chichester |
| Rev | Jean | Barton | PTO - St Matthew's & All Saints', Harwell | Oxford |
| Rev | Oliver | Bayley | Retired help, Bitterne | Winchester |
| Rt Revd | Colin | Bazley | Hon. Asst, Bishop, St. Andrew’s, Bebington | Chester |
| Rev | Stephen | Bazlinton | NSM | Chelmsford |
| Rev | Andrew | Beeston | Newcastle | |
| Rev | Ian | Bentley | Associate Minister St David's Moreton-in-Marsh | Gloucester |
| Mr | Nigel | Beynon | St Barnabas Dalston | London |
| Rev | Laurence | Biggs | PTO | Carlisle |
| Rev | Alan | Bing | Rector of Ulverston | Carlisle |
| Rev | Stephen | Boon | St John's Tunbridge Wells | Rochester |
| Revd Dr | Gerald | Bray | Retired | Ely |
| Rev | Barry | Brewer | Exeter | |
| Rev | Robert | Brewis | Associate Minister Christ Church Chadderton | Manchester |
| Rev | John | Briggs | Retired. Poynton St George | Chester |
| Rev | Corinne | Brixton | PTO | Winchester |
| Rev | Peter | Brown | Christchurch Ramsgate | Canterbury |
| Rev | Rachel | Browning | Associate Minister, Christ Church Cambridge | Ely |
| Ven | David | Butterfield | PTO - Holy Trinity Ripon | Leeds |
| Rev | Daniel | Button | Gloucester | |
| Rev | John | Byrne | PTO | Portsmouth |
| Rev | Roger | Campbell | Retired Clergy | Carlisle |
| Rev | Tony | Cannon | Retired. Hailsham Parish church | Chichester |
| Rev | John | Carr | Retired | Chelmsford |
| Rev | Robert | Carter | Associate Minister Pennfields Parish | Lichfield |
| Rev | Jill | Cheverton | Associate Minister St James, Selby | York |
| Rev | George | Cobb | Retired Minister | St Albans |
| Rev | Evan | Cockshaw | London | |
| Rev | John | Coles | Retired | London |
| Ven | Roger | Combes | Chichester | |
| Rev | Fane | Conant | Evangelist Church Stretton | Hereford |
| Rev | david | corfe | retired | Winchester |
| Rev | Don | Cormack | St Mark's, Bexhill-on-Sea | Chichester |
| Other (add in First Name) | Canon Andrew | Cornes | General Synod Member, All Souls Eastbourne | Chichester |
| Other (add in First Name) | Graham | Cotter | Retired from St. Andrew, Buckland Monachorum | Exeter |
| Revd Dr | John | Courtie | Retired Assistant | Exeter |
Readers and Ordinands
| Title | First Name | Last Name | Role & Parish | Diocese |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr | David | Poulter | Reader, St. John,s Southbourne | Chichester |
| Mr | Brian | Richardson | LLM St Mary Magdalene, Stoke Bishop | Bristol |
| Mr | Roland | Robbins | Church Warden S. Bede, Newsham and S. Mary the Virgin, Horton | Newcastle |
| Mr | David | Robinson | LLM | Oxford |
| Mr | Peter | Robottom | LLM, St Mary Magdalene, Stoke Bishop | Chelmsford |
| Dr | Nicholas | Ross | Ordinand | Ely |
| Mr | William | Rubie | Ordinand, St Martin's Heaton Norris | Manchester |
| Mr | Tim | Rudge | Birmingham | |
| Mrs | Linda | Russ | Licensed Lay Minister at Billericay & Little Burstead Parish | Chelmsford |
| Mr | Anthony | Russell | Stoke sub Hamdon | Bath and Wells |
| Mr | Vincent | Ryder | Reader, St.Andrew's, Hadfield | Derby |
| Mr | Peter | Scott | Reader, All Saints Sidmouth | Exeter |
| Mr | James | Scott | Annunciation Group, Sunderland | Durham |
| Mr | Nigel | Selby | Reader St Giles Derby | Derby |
| Mr | Ed | Shaw | Lay Pastor, Emmanuel City Centre | Bristol |
| Mr | David | Shemilt | Reader. St. Thomas', Kidsgrove | Lichfield |
| Mrs | Carol | Shepherd | Itchingfield | Chichester |
| Mr | Ben | Shires | Ely | |
| Mr | Steve | Short | Ordinand, St. Paul's Banbury | Oxford |
| Mrs | Lynda | Simister | All Saints Riseley | St Albans |
| Mr | David | Simpson | Ordinand | London |
| Mr | Joshua | Skidmore | Ordinand, Wycliffe Hall | Lichfield |
| Dr | Anthony | Smith | Ordinand | Chester |
| Mr | Ian | Smith | LLM, St Mary's Cogges and St James's South Leigh | Oxford |
| Mr | Matthew | Smith | Ordinand | Peterborough |
| Miss | Julia | Snodgrass | Southwark | |
| Dr | JAMES | SOPER | LLM All Saints, Milford-on-Sea | Winchester |
| Mrs | Nicola | Speck | Reader, St. Paul's | Canterbury |
| Mr | Paul | Spencer | Reader, Roundhay St John, Leeds | Leeds |
| Mrs | Averil | Stephenson | LLM St. Mary’s Princes Risborough | Oxford |
| Mr | Peter | Storey | Reader, St Peter and St Paul, Moulton | Peterborough |
| Mr | Danny | STUPPLE | LLM, | Winchester |
| Mr | Ben | Tanner | Ordinand | Sheffield |
| Miss | Lydia | Taylor | Ordinand | Manchester |
| Mr | Jon | Tearne | Ordinand | Southwark |
| Mr | David | Thornton | Church Warden - St Luke's East Morton | Leeds |
| Mr | David | Thorpe | Reader, St Luke’s, Eccleston | Liverpool |
| Mr | Jonathan | Tranter | Ordinand | Blackburn |
| Mr | shayne | trinder | reader - lay ministry | Lichfield |
| Mr | John | Truscott | Reader: Christ Church, St Albans | St Albans |
| Mrs | Margaret | Tufnell | Reader | St Albans |
| Mr | David | Turner | Reader ,All Souls, Langham Place | London |
| Dr | David | Twiss | Reader St Stephen & St Wulstan | Birmingham |
| Mrs | Joyce | Tyrer | Reader St. Nicholas Whiston | Liverpool |
| Mr | Ed | Underhill | CofE Ordinand | London |
| Mrs | Sam | Upham | Exeter | |
| Mr | Stephen | Viljoen | PCC St John’s Woking | Guildford |
| Mr | Michael | Vine | Reader, St Andrew, Radcliffe | Manchester |
| Mr | Mark | Walley | Ordinand | London |
| Dr | Christopher | Walley | Reader, Holy Trinity Cannes | Europe |
Lay Officer Holders
| Title | First Name | Last Name | Role & Parish | Diocese |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss | Judith | Acheson | PCC member All Saints Crowborough | Chichester |
| Mr | Tim | Adams | 6.30 Congregation Minister, St Mary's Maidenhead | Oxford |
| Rev | Ramzi | Adcock | Executive Minister, Jesmond Parish Church | Newcastle |
| Mr | James | Addison | Vision Champion - parish of Padiham with Hapton and Padiham Green | Blackburn |
| Mrs | Kayra | Akpinar | Warden, Church of the Resurrection-Pera, İstanbul | Europe |
| Mr | David | Alexander | PCC Member All Saints Crowborough | Chichester |
| Mr | Mark | Alexander | Ministry Assistant | Exeter |
| Mr | Joshua | Ananda-Rajan | Associate Youth and Children's Worker | London |
| Mr | Jeremy | Anderson | Churchwarden, St Helen Bishopsgate | London |
| Mr | Rory | Anderson | Churchwarden, St Helen Bishopsgate. Lay Chair, City Deanery | London |
| Mr | Michael | Andrews | Member, Enfield Deanery Synod; Director of Music, Christ Church Cockfosters | London |
| Other (add in First Name) | Colonel Edward | Armitstead | PCC Member St John's with Kingston Pitney, Yeovil | Bath and Wells |
| Mr | Jonathan | Arnold | Senior Staff Worker, All Souls Eastbourne | Chichester |
| Mrs | Carolyn | Ash | PCC member, StAG, Cambridge | Ely |
| Mr | Stephen | Baldock | Lay Worship Leader, Portway & Danebury Team Ministry | Winchester |
| Mr | Darren | Barker | Churchwarden, Hampstead | London |
| Mr | David | Barlow | Intern at St Nics | Southwell & Nottingham |
| Dr | Tessa | Barton | PCC Member | Exeter |
| Mr | Nicholas | Batt | Family, Youth and Children's Minister | Rochester |
| Dr | William | Belcher | Member of General Synod | Gloucester |
| Dr | Andrew | Bell | Churchwarden St James Gerrards Cross and General Synod member | Oxford |
| Mr | Nicholas | Bennett | Churchwarden, Shepton Mallet | Bath and Wells |
| Mr | Michael | Bennett | PCC Lay Chair Necton | Norwich |
| Mr | Timothy | Benstead | Churchwarden St John Newland | York |
| Mr | Christopher | Berkeley | Churchwarden, Emmanuel Church Wimbledon | Southwark |
| Mr | Clive | Berry | LLM and Curchwarden, Hanborough | Oxford |
| Ms | Linda | Biscomb | PCC member St Andrews Ashton-on Ribble | Blackburn |
| Miss | Hannah | Blake | Women's and Children's Worker, St Nicholas Sevenoaks | Rochester |
| Mr | Luke | Blakeley | Youth Pastor, Cheadle St Marys | Chester |
| Mr | Barry Clive | Blakesley | PCC Great Yarmouth | Norwich |
| Mr | Paul | Board | PCC member, East Dean, Alfriston, Jevington | Chichester |
| Mrs | Shelley | Bowdery | Special Services Coordinator. St Mary & St Nicholas Church Compton, Berkshire | Oxford |
| Mrs | Jean | Bowring | Diocesan,Deanery and P.C.C.Tonbridge Parish | Rochester |
| Mr | Paul | Boyd-Lee | Lay General Synod, Sherborne | Salisbury |
| Mrs | Joy | Brading | St Andrews Church Oakington | Ely |
| Mr | Clive | Bradley | Churchwarden St James and St Paul’s | Lichfield |
| Mr | Thomas | Brewster | Youth Minister, Normanton-by-Derby | Derby |
| Miss | Eleanor | Brindle | Youth Minister, Mission Ipswich East | St Edmundsbury & Ipswich |
| Mrs | Emma | Brinton | PCC Member, Winklebury and Worting | Winchester |
| Other (add in First Name) | Canon Leslie | Brock | Leader | Chelmsford |
| Mr | David | Brock | Church Warden, All Saints, Little Shelford | Ely |
| Mrs | Rebecca | Brookes | Parish Assistant, St. Giles' Derby | Derby |
| Mr | Stuart | Brooks | Churchwarden. St Paul, Harold Hill | Chelmsford |
| Mr | Nathan | Brown | Treasurer, Christ Church Huntingdon | Ely |
| Mr | Henry | Brown | PCC member All Souls Eastbourne | Chichester |
| Mr | Martin | Brown | Church Warden | Peterborough |
| Mr | Andrew | Brown | Churchwarden, St John's Felbridge | Southwark |
| Mr | Richard | Brown | Lay Reader, St Michael and All Angles, Westcliff | Chelmsford |
| Mr | Timothy | Browne | Church Warden, St Philip and St Jacob with Emmanuel | Bristol |
| Mr | Christopher | Bruce | Children's and Youth Minister - Emmanuel Tolworth | Southwark |
Lay members of C of E
| Title | First Name | Last Name | Role & Parish | Diocese |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs | Petra | Abbott | PCC Member - Exeter | Exeter |
| Mr | Martin | Adams | Communicant, St Mary’s Bletchley | Peterborough |
| Mr | Simon | Adcock | London | |
| Dr | Susan | Addison | Jesmond | Newcastle |
| Mr | Aldemir | Akpinar | Pera Resurrection Church | Europe |
| Dr | Rebecca | Akroyd | Chichester | |
| Mr | David | Akroyd | London | |
| Dr | Ugochukwu | Akuwudike | PCC member, Holy Sepulchre Cambridge | Ely |
| Mrs | Ruth | Alcazar’s | Chester | |
| Dr | Katie | Alcock | Lay Member, St Luke's, Skerton | Blackburn |
| Mrs | Sharon | Alexander | PCC member-Bovey Tracey | Exeter |
| Mrs | Claire | Alldritt | Lay member, St Thomas Oakwood | London |
| Miss | Catherine | Allen | Music Minister, All Saints, Crowborough | Chichester |
| Mrs | Heather | Allen | Chichester | |
| Mrs | Katrina | Allsop-Jones | Cleaner, Risley | Derby |
| Mr | Keith | Alsop | Lay Member, Winklebury & Worting. Former member, General Synod; former member, lay vice-president and chairman of the house of laity, London Diocesan Synod | Winchester |
| Miss | Helen | Alsop | Emmanuel Church Northwood, | London |
| Mrs | Jo | Amey | St John with St Michael | Winchester |
| Mrs | Rachel | Anderson | St. Helen's Bishopsgate, Children's Work | London |
| Mrs | Jenny | Anderson | Bible study leader, St Helen Bishopsgate | London |
| Mrs | Gillian | Andrews | Bath and Wells | |
| Mrs | Suzy | Andrews | Lichfield | |
| Mrs | Kate | Andreyev | St Peter's Stapenhill | Derby |
| Mr | Thomas | Archdale | Southwark | |
| Mrs | Rachel | Argent-Belcher | Chester | |
| Mr | John | Arkell | Retired Associate Minister. Holy Trinity, Exeter | Exeter |
| Mrs | Caroline | Armitstead | Lay. St John's with Kingston Pitney, Yeovil | Bath and Wells |
| Mrs | Jill | Armstead | Parishioner, St Mary’s Barnham | Chichester |
| Mrs | Catherine | Armstrong | castle church parish | Lichfield |
| Mrs | Suzi | Arnold | Church member, Hove | Chichester |
| Mrs | Christine | Arnsby | PCC member | Birmingham |
| Mrs | Katie | Ash | Chaplain’s wife, Cheltenham | Gloucester |
| Mr | Paul | Ashworth | Youth leader | Southwark |
| Mrs | Margaret | Ashworth | St Michael Keaton Belfrey york | York |
| Mr | Prof Allan | Ashworth | Lay | York |
| Mrs | Tiffany | Atkins | Member of St George’s Chesterton | Ely |
| Mr | Steve | Atkinson | Warden, Christ Church, Chadderton | Manchester |
| Mrs | Julia | Attwell | Frimley Green and Mytchett | Guildford |
| Mr | David | Austen | Lay person, St Leonard's, Exeter | Exeter |
| Mr | Kingsley | Austin | PCC: All Saints, Childwall | Liverpool |
| Mrs | Alison | Bailey-Castellina | Church member, St Mark's Tunbridge Wells | Rochester |
| Mrs | Jane | Baker | Member, St Thomas' Kidsgrove | Lichfield |
| Mrs | Dawn | Baker | Church member of St Simon & St Jude; East Dean & Friston | Chichester |
| Mr | Chris | Balaam | Treasurer | Chelmsford |
| Miss | Kate | Balagtey | Chelmsford | |
| Miss | Anne | Balchin | Otley | Leeds |
| Dr | Janet | Baldock | PCC Over Wallop | Winchester |
| Mrs | Sue | Baldwin | Chichester | |
| Mrs | Amanda | Ball | Peterborough | |
| Mr | Graham | Ball | Welcomer at Christ Church Downend | Bristol |