Staff

Chantal Noppen is part-time National Coordinator of the Inclusive Church network. For the announcement of her appointment, see: National Coordinator.

Chantal works closely with our part-time administrator, Jen Nicholas. Jen is on secondment from our partners SCM (Student Christian Movement), where she is Finance & Fundraising Admin.

The staff team works closely with the trustees of Inclusive Church.

If you would like to make contact with us, please email Jen on office@inclusive-church.org . She will then direct your email as appropriate; often, this will be to your regional ambassador in the first instance.

Some of the key tasks of the National Coordinator include:

  • Visiting, speaking, preaching, running workshops with local churches and groups
  • Helping to organise and deliver Inclusive Church events, such as the annual Conference on Disability and Church, in partnership with St Martin-in-the-Fields, and the Inclusive Church Lecture & AGM.
  • Ensuring that Inclusive Church has a strong presence at events such as Greenbelt Festival and church gatherings such as General Synod.
  • Training, educating and resourcing churches and the regional ambassadors.
  • Admin, social media, newsletter, website, database management and fundraising.

The national coordinator is helped in these tasks by a group of volunteers, including the regional ambassadors.

Former staff

Our former staff have included three National Coordinators: Clare Herbert (2007–2010), Bob Callaghan (2010–2017) and Ruth Wilde (2018–2023); and an administrator Divya Dhinakaran (2023–2024).

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