Ministers at St George's Church

Minister of St George's Church, Morpeth: Revd. Julian Sanders

As minister of St George’s United Reformed Church, I also serve as minister for the churches at Widdrington and Great Bavington, and as part of the South East Northumberland Ecumenical Area.  My family and I live in Morpeth with my three boys all attending schools in the town, and my wife, Louise, who is herself training for ministry with the United Reformed Church at colleges in Scotland.
The three main areas in which I focus my ministry are:
    • preaching and teaching and making the bible accessible and relevant to life in the 21st Century
    • Creating community and helping people become part of a network of relationships in which they can grow and develop and be supported
    • Children’s and Youth work which remains for me an energising and creative area of ministry
Previous to my post here I was a minister on the Norfolk and Suffolk border, serving the churches there and acting as Ecumenical Officer, Rural Advocate and Pastoral Advocate for the Norfolk and Waveney Area Partnership. Prior to that I spent many years in the chocolate industry and, I have to say, chocolate remains one of my many passions!

Previous Ministers at Christmas 2019

Christmas Day 2019 saw a great event at St Georges when two of our retired ministers joined Julian Sanders, our current minister, for the Christmas Day Service. The photograph was taken by Shirley Forster and shows the three in front of the church: from left to right Revd. Julian Sanders, The Revd. David Brown and The Revd. Ron Forster

Associate Ministers

Rev. Stuart J. Brock

(Retired Minister.)  Member of St George’s. Active in taking services in this church and elsewhere. Support for full time ministry.

Rev. Suzanne Hamnett

(Retired Minister.) Originally from Canada but has lived in the North-East of England for 25 years. Suzanne trained on the North East Oecumenical Course. Part of the ministry team at St George's and Coordinator of the Ladies Coffee Club and involved in various other activities.