Meet the District Team

The District Team collaborate together to oversee the life of the District and its resources to inspire, enable and encourage the mission of the people called Methodist within the District to be advanced.

A larger list of appointments to committees and roles across the district is available here:
District Appointments (as at 10th December 2025)

  • A middle-aged man with dark hair, a mustache, and light skin, smiling and wearing clerical clothing with a beige jacket.

    Revd Conrad Hicks

    District Chair

    Email Conrad
  • A smiling man wearing a red jacket, beige cap, and backpack taking a selfie on a dirt trail in a hilly, green landscape with other hikers in the background.

    Revd Dan Balsdon

    Deputy District Chair (Southern)

    Email Dan
  • A woman with curly hair, glasses, and a light gray shirt smiling for a selfie with a yellow Labrador Retriever dog sitting on a white couch, with a light-colored wall in the background.

    Revd Sam Funnell

    Deputy District Chair (Western)

    Email Sam
  • Gray background with a simplified, generic person icon in the center.

    Vacant

    Deputy District Chair (Eastern)

  • Revd Gavin Hancocks

    Eastern Area Pastoral and Practical Support

    Email Gavin
  • An older man with glasses, white hair, and a clerical collar wearing a navy blazer and a pink 'Pray' pin, standing outdoors with green foliage in the background.

    Revd Nick Oborski

    Synod Secretary

    Email Nick
  • A generic gray placeholder avatar with a circular head and a rounded rectangle body on a gray background.

    Roger Byard

    District Treasurer

  • Gray silhouette of a person with a circular head and rounded shoulders, indicating a placeholder for a profile picture.

    Wendy Cory

    District Administrator and PA to the District Chair

  • Sarah Howell

    Regional Officer for Safeguarding

    Email Sarah
  • A smiling man with short hair and a checkered shirt, sitting indoors near a metallic shutter, with a butterfly visible in the top left corner.

    Roy Hollands

    District Property Officer

    Email Roy

  • Patrycja Nedza

    District Finance Officer

    Email Patrycja
  • Headshot of short-haired, stubbly white man smiling with a navy buttoned shirt in front of a wooden fence background.

    Jon White

    Aligned Officer from the Learning Network, Connexional Team

    Email Jon
  • A middle-aged woman with short gray hair, glasses, and earrings, wearing a purple top and sitting in a colorful, woven chair.

    Pam Couchman

    Lay Stationing Representative

    Email Pam
  • Placeholder avatar of a person with a gray background and a circular head and shoulders.

    Roger Byard

    District Grants Secretary

  • Placeholder image with a grey background and a generic silhouette of a person.

    Charlotte Scrivens & Tom Lewis

    Youth Ambassadors

  • Jenny Jackson, pictured with short grey hair, glasses, and a big smile, wearing a black jacket and a light blue collared shirt, sitting indoors.

    Jenny Jackson

    Member of the District Leadership Team

    Email Jenny