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  • Alicia Smith - Events Administrator profile image

    Alicia Smith - Events Administrator

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    Alicia Smith is Events Administrator at the Pastorate. In the rest of her time she teaches medieval literature at Birkbeck, University of London, and Somerville College in Oxford. She benefited from the Pastorate’s ministry as a postgrad in Oxford, particularly through the Christians in Academia programme, and is excited to help support current students to explore the connection of faith and academic work. She tries to spend as much of her spare time as possible reading science fiction, cooking for friends, and looking at trees.

    Alicia Smith - Events Administrator

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    Alicia Smith is Events Administrator at the Pastorate. In the rest of her time she teaches medieval literature at Birkbeck, University of London, and Somerville College in Oxford. She benefited from the Pastorate’s ministry as a postgrad in Oxford, particularly through the Christians in Academia programme, and is excited to help support current students to explore the connection of faith and academic work. She tries to spend as much of her spare time as possible reading science fiction, cooking for friends, and looking at trees.

  • Alissa Moore-Williams - Associate Chaplain profile image

    Alissa Moore-Williams - Associate Chaplain

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    Alissa Ayako Moore-Williams is Director of the Developing a Christian Mind Conferences and an Associate Chaplain with the Oxford Pastorate. She serves in this role on loan from InterVarsity/Link Christian Fellowship to serve postgraduate students in the U.K. In 2009 Alissa co-founded Nomi Network, an international anti-human trafficking non-profit, and served as their Chief Operating Officer, helping the organization create economic opportunities for thousands of women in Asia. She lived for over a decade in New York City and studied theatre and American studies at Skidmore College.

    Alissa Moore-Williams - Associate Chaplain

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    Alissa Ayako Moore-Williams is Director of the Developing a Christian Mind Conferences and an Associate Chaplain with the Oxford Pastorate. She serves in this role on loan from InterVarsity/Link Christian Fellowship to serve postgraduate students in the U.K. In 2009 Alissa co-founded Nomi Network, an international anti-human trafficking non-profit, and served as their Chief Operating Officer, helping the organization create economic opportunities for thousands of women in Asia. She lived for over a decade in New York City and studied theatre and American studies at Skidmore College.

  • Bethan Willis - Oxford Pastorate Chaplain profile image

    Bethan Willis - Oxford Pastorate Chaplain

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    Bethan Willis is the Oxford Pastorate Chaplain and leads the team. She joined the Pastorate team in 2014 and is the Oxford Pastorate Chaplain. Having completed a PhD in Theology at the University of Exeter, in recent years she has headed up programmes for the Oxford Character Project, held a non-residential fellowship from the University of Connecticut’s Humility and Conviction programme and worked with charities and the Diocese of Oxford on projects engaging churches with social justice issues. She is now a member of Wycliffe Hall. In her spare time she enjoys embarking on mini adventures with her husband and four children.

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    Bethan Willis is the Oxford Pastorate Chaplain and leads the team. She joined the Pastorate team in 2014 and is the Oxford Pastorate Chaplain. Having completed a PhD in Theology at the University of Exeter, in recent years she has headed up programmes for the Oxford Character Project, held a non-residential fellowship from the University of Connecticut’s Humility and Conviction programme and worked with charities and the Diocese of Oxford on projects engaging churches with social justice issues. She is now a member of Wycliffe Hall. In her spare time she enjoys embarking on mini adventures with her husband and four children.

  • Claire Shuttleworth - Office Manager profile image

    Claire Shuttleworth - Office Manager

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    Claire Shuttleworth is the Office Manager for the Pastorate. She studied English Literature and Theology at Oxford Brookes University and undertook postgraduate study at King's College, London. She has worked in a variety of roles in Oxford including academic publishing for Wiley-Blackwell. In over 19 years living in Oxford she knows the city well and particularly loves the more multi-cultural East Oxford where she attends Church, and where the Pastorate office is currently located. She is also a gardener-in-training. In her spare time she enjoys many creative pursuits including all-things-horticultural, vintage flea markets & good coffee.

    Claire Shuttleworth - Office Manager

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    Claire Shuttleworth is the Office Manager for the Pastorate. She studied English Literature and Theology at Oxford Brookes University and undertook postgraduate study at King's College, London. She has worked in a variety of roles in Oxford including academic publishing for Wiley-Blackwell. In over 19 years living in Oxford she knows the city well and particularly loves the more multi-cultural East Oxford where she attends Church, and where the Pastorate office is currently located. She is also a gardener-in-training. In her spare time she enjoys many creative pursuits including all-things-horticultural, vintage flea markets & good coffee.

  • Daniel Weninger - Associate Chaplain profile image

    Daniel Weninger - Associate Chaplain

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    Daniel joined the Team in November 2022 as an Associate Chaplain. Originally from Germany, Daniel and his family came to Oxford in 2021 for a Study Sabbatical at Wycliffe Hall, University of Oxford - and fell in love with the city. Daniel is particularly interested in the integration of Business and Faith. Having started his career in Christian Youth & Media Ministry, he became "by accident" an Entrepreneur (Consumer Goods, Real Estate and Consulting). He is also a Lecturer and Coach for Personal Growth & Leadership Development at WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, Germany, where he works with MBAs and Executive Education Students on their personal calling. Daniel earned degrees in Theology from Freie Theologische Hochschule Giessen, Germany (2002) and the University of Oxford (2022) as well as a Master of Business Administration from WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, Germany (2012). Daniel is married and has four children. In his free time, he enjoys cycling, travelling, and playing in a band with his children.

    Daniel Weninger - Associate Chaplain

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    Daniel joined the Team in November 2022 as an Associate Chaplain. Originally from Germany, Daniel and his family came to Oxford in 2021 for a Study Sabbatical at Wycliffe Hall, University of Oxford - and fell in love with the city. Daniel is particularly interested in the integration of Business and Faith. Having started his career in Christian Youth & Media Ministry, he became "by accident" an Entrepreneur (Consumer Goods, Real Estate and Consulting). He is also a Lecturer and Coach for Personal Growth & Leadership Development at WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, Germany, where he works with MBAs and Executive Education Students on their personal calling. Daniel earned degrees in Theology from Freie Theologische Hochschule Giessen, Germany (2002) and the University of Oxford (2022) as well as a Master of Business Administration from WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, Germany (2012). Daniel is married and has four children. In his free time, he enjoys cycling, travelling, and playing in a band with his children.

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    David Williams - Associate Chaplain

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    David Williams joined the team in 2020 as an Associate Chaplain on loan to the Oxford Pastorate from InterVarsity/USA. Before moving to Oxford, David served as the team leader for InterVarsity’s Graduate & Faculty Ministries at New York University, directing their graduate, law, medical, and international student ministries from 2013 to 2018. David has earnedmasters degrees in Biblical studies from Westminster Theological Seminary (Philadelphia) and Duke Divinity School, and is currently pursuing an DPhil in Christian Ethics at Oxford University comparing the theologies of higher education of Friedrich Schleiermacher, John Henry Newman, and Abraham Kuyper. David is married to another member of the Oxford Pastorate team, Alissa Moore-Williams, and together they enjoy hosting meals for postgraduates in their home.

    David Williams - Associate Chaplain

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    David Williams joined the team in 2020 as an Associate Chaplain on loan to the Oxford Pastorate from InterVarsity/USA. Before moving to Oxford, David served as the team leader for InterVarsity’s Graduate & Faculty Ministries at New York University, directing their graduate, law, medical, and international student ministries from 2013 to 2018. David has earnedmasters degrees in Biblical studies from Westminster Theological Seminary (Philadelphia) and Duke Divinity School, and is currently pursuing an DPhil in Christian Ethics at Oxford University comparing the theologies of higher education of Friedrich Schleiermacher, John Henry Newman, and Abraham Kuyper. David is married to another member of the Oxford Pastorate team, Alissa Moore-Williams, and together they enjoy hosting meals for postgraduates in their home.

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    Kay Rumford - Associate Chaplain

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    Kay Rumford has been a part of the Pastorate's Christian Leadership and Service team since 2017 and is now an Associate Chaplain. Kay studied History at St Anne's College Oxford and then qualified as a solicitor. She worked in private practice for over 25 years, combining this with being mother to three children, now grown up, and serving her local church as youth work volunteer and worship leader. Kay lives with her husband, Steve, in Headington and enjoys walking, reading, going to the theatre and spending time with people.

    Kay Rumford - Associate Chaplain

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    Kay Rumford has been a part of the Pastorate's Christian Leadership and Service team since 2017 and is now an Associate Chaplain. Kay studied History at St Anne's College Oxford and then qualified as a solicitor. She worked in private practice for over 25 years, combining this with being mother to three children, now grown up, and serving her local church as youth work volunteer and worship leader. Kay lives with her husband, Steve, in Headington and enjoys walking, reading, going to the theatre and spending time with people.


The Oxford Pastorate Council

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    Prof. Tim Maughan

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    Chair of Council and Trustee; Professor of Oncology, University of Liverpool; Emeritus Professor of Clinical Oncology, University of Oxford

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    Chair of Council and Trustee; Professor of Oncology, University of Liverpool; Emeritus Professor of Clinical Oncology, University of Oxford

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    Andrew Down

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    Treasurer

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    Treasurer

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    Prof. Josh Hordern

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    Trustee; Professor of Christian Ethics, University of Oxford

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    Trustee; Professor of Christian Ethics, University of Oxford

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    Trustee; Professor of Theoretical Physics, University of Oxford

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    Trustee; Professor of Theoretical Physics, University of Oxford

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    Trustee; Professor of Chemistry, University of Oxford

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    Trustee; Professor of Chemistry, University of Oxford

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    Council Member; Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Tutor, Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Oxford

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    Council Member; Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Tutor, Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Oxford

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    Dr Kezia Gaitskell

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    Council Member; Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, Nuffield Division of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Oxford; Locum Consultant in Histopathology, Oxford University Hospitals

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    Council Member; Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, Nuffield Division of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Oxford; Locum Consultant in Histopathology, Oxford University Hospitals

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    Dr Matthew Kirkpatrick

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    Council Member; Tutorial Fellow in Ethics and Doctrine, Wycliffe Hall, University of Oxford

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    Council Member; Tutorial Fellow in Ethics and Doctrine, Wycliffe Hall, University of Oxford

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    Adora Lovestrand

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    Council Member; Principal (Venture Capital), Sovereign's Capital

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    Council Member; Principal (Venture Capital), Sovereign's Capital

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    Council Member (ex officio); Rector, St Aldate's

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    Council Member (ex officio); Rector, St Aldate's

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    Council Member (ex officio); Rector, St Clement's

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    Council Member (ex officio); Rector, St Clement's

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    Council Member (ex officio); Vicar, St Andrew's

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    Council Member (ex officio); Vicar, St Andrew's

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    Council Member (ex officio); Principal, Wycliffe Hall, University of Oxford

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    Council Member (ex officio); Principal, Wycliffe Hall, University of Oxford

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    Council Member (ex officio); Rector, St Ebbe's

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    Council Member (ex officio); Rector, St Ebbe's


History

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  • June 2022

    The Stella Aldwinckle Series - first discussion event bringing postgrads & ECRs across disciplines and faith together.

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  • September 2021

    Flourishing Life - Partnership with St Clement Church, funded by the Diocese of Oxford.

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  • March 2019

    We host the first 'Catalysing Postgraduate Ministry across Europe' conference at New College

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  • September 2017

    Partnership with the McDonald Agape Foundation provides funding for a McDonald Chaplain

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  • 2014

    The Templeton World Charity Foundation funds new projects on character and leadership

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  • 2008

    The Bishop of Oxford, John Pritchard, commissions Chaplains to work with postgraduates

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  • 1981

    The ministry thrives under the leadership of the Revd Dr Michael Green at St Aldate’s Church

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  • 1941

    The Pastorate starts the Socratic Club, inviting C. S. Lewis to be its first senior member

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  • 1913

    The first chaplain, Revd Henry Gibbon, welcomes 1,600 students into his home

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  • 1893

    The Oxford Evangelical Pastorate is founded at the instigation of Bishop F.J. Chavasse

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