Our Rector
St Matthew’s is currently in interregnum. As such, there is no rector at the present time. Services are, at the moment, being conducted by visiting priests.
Our Churchwardens
Our churchwardens are Matthew Shelley and Yara Ziadé. Born and bred in Bethnal Green, Matthew has been a member of our congregation his entire life. Originally from Lebanon, Yara has been attending church for around a decade, along with her teenage daughter. They can be contacted on wardens@st-matthews.org.uk.
Parish Bookkeeper & Administrator
A loyal and dedicated servant of this parish for almost two decades, Dawn Bigsby is our Parish Bookkeeper, Administrator and Operations Assistant. Her email address is admin@st-matthews.org.uk.
Treasurer
Olivia Blanning is our treasurer. A lifelong churchgoer, she has been at St Matthew’s over the past couple of years and is very actively involved in leadership during the current interregnum.
Safeguarding Officer
Olivia Blanning is our safeguarding officer. For full Safeguarding information for our Parish and the London Diocese, please visit our Safeguarding page.
Parochial Church Council
Our PCC consists of those mentioned above. A full PCC will be elected at the next Annual Parochial Church Meeting.
Director of Music
Our Director of Music and Sunday organist is Jonathan Ticher. Also a trombone player, Jonathan has spent most of his adult life in London and been at St Matthew’s, heading up our musical events, for the past three years.
Deanery Synod Representative
This post is currently vacant, pending the next Annual Parochial Church Meeting.
Complaints
Our parish’s complaints policy can be read in full in PDF format here.