Staff Team
All kinds of people work behind the scenes at St Andrew’s, and it’ll be a while before you become aware of them. But it’s useful to know some of the names and faces that you will see at the front of our services from time to time.
Our Staff Team
Jonathan Juckes has been at St Andrew’s for the last nine years. He is married to Diana and they have 5 children. Before moving to Kirk Ella, Jonathan served at St Helen’s Bishopsgate in London, and before that he and Diana were based in Sevenoaks.
Steve Wilcox: Steve is married to Alice, and they have one son, Jonty. He is originally from the West Midlands, but more recently has worked in London as an accountant before doing his theological training at Oak Hill College. In his spare time he enjoys playing golf and walking.
Jane Eaman runs the church office, arranging weddings, designing service sheets, and gently organising our lives! We run into chaos whenever she is away. Jane has many years of secretarial experience, having worked in the administration department of West Yorkshire Police and as a secretary in the department of Computer Science at Hull University. Jane is married with two children.
Carl Laferton leads our new Sunday evening service for teens and twenties. He is married to Lizzie. Before joining the team at St Andrew’s, Carl worked for the Press Association, and then for a church in Highgate.
Mark Shawyer keeps the show on the road, organising and arranging the details behind the scenes, we have all discovered that nothing is ever too much trouble for Mark! He was a student before serving on the team here, and over these next few months he will be actively seeking the way forward beyond his role here.
Les Collinson explains to friends that he is now onto his third career! Les played football for Hull City for many years, before a career as a maths teacher. He has been on the team at St Andrew’s for more than a decade, and we would quickly grind to a halt without him. Les opens up and closes down the church building for us, on Sundays, at weddings and funerals and on other special occasions.