Circuit Support Team
The role of the Circuit Support Team is to:
- Serve the needs of both the Circuit and the local work of churches.
- Oversee finance, property and administration.
- Facilitate the needs of the mission in local and city-wide initiatives.
- Resource churches and projects which are engaged in mission especially in tough places where they are at risk of disappearing.
Circuit Support Team
David Burton, Compliance Officer
A varied role including managing the Circuit Meeting, providing ICT support, managing the Chrestos system and Preaching Plan. Dave also has a busy role as is one of the Circuit Stewards. Dave is a member of the Circuit Invitations Committee, Property Development Group, Manses Group, Mission Action Group and Finance.
Email: david.Burton@sheffieldcircuit.org.uk
Philippa Dand, Children and Youth Co-ordinator (currently on maternity leave)
Philippa supports churches and projects within the Circuit with anything related to Children, Youth & Family Ministry. This includes advising churches as they shape their programmes/ outreach for families, supporting new groups (for children and young people) to get up and running, providing training and pastoral support for employed children and families workers and volunteers in the Circuit, and serving on the management group for a number of projects within the Circuit. For everything to do with children and young people, please click here. Philippa is a member of the Circuit Lay Employment group (CLEG) and a trustee of Manor Church and Community Project
Judith Lennox Scott, Circuit Administrator/PA
Jude is the PA to the Superintendent and Administrator of the Circuit Team. Her role varies from taking the minutes for the Circuit Meeting, Circuit Leadership Team, and a wide range of other Circuit Group meetings.
She also creates the weekly Circuit newsletter, keeps the website up to date and looks after the Facebook account.
Email: judith.lennoxscott@sheffieldcircuit.org.uk
Rev Debora Marschner, Superintendent Minister/ Circuit Superintendent
Debora leads the Sheffield Methodist Circuit, which consists of 44 Methodist chapels and 9 LEPs with different ecumenical partners.
She holds primary responsibility for the pastoral care for the circuit's ministerial staff team and the members of the CLT.
She line manages the members of the Circuit Support Team and others. She is a trained supervisor in reflective supervision.
Through the Circuit Groups and together with the CLT and Circuit Meeting, she oversees mission and discipleship strategies for the Circuit, ensuring good governance, stewardship and safeguarding are in place and Methodist CPD is followed.
In addition she has pastoral charge of one church on two sites, co-leads two others with our Deacon and is co-chair of the Manor Church and Community Project.
Email: debora.marschner@methodist.org.uk
Missional Property Enabler
For any property related (manses, churches, property management) questions please email property@sheffieldcircuit.org.uk
Please see the Property Section for contact details and additional resources.
Tina Tomkins, Circuit Finance Officer
Manages the Circuit finances, including paying and issuing invoices, handling expenses, payroll and bank reconciliation. Tina is a member of the CLEG and Finance groups.
Email tina.tomkins@sheffieldcircuit.org.uk
Debbie Wheeler, Circuit Safeguarding Officer
Supports Circuit churches with all safeguarding matters. She is also part of the Circuit Safeguarding group. For everything to do with Safeguarding please click here.
Email: debbie.wheeler@sheffieldcircuit.org.uk
Circuit contact details:
- Email: General enquiries, newsletter items, preaching plan please contact admin@sheffieldcircuit.org.uk
- Phone: 0114 0114 272 6561 or 0114 299 7130
- Address: 199 Verdon Street, Sheffield S3 9QQ (please give us a ring before visiting the office to check we are in!)
- Facebook: Sheffield Circuit
- Website contact page - https://www.sheffieldcircuit.org.uk/p/contact.html
- Circuit WhatsApp: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbC7WhjAjPXIM1sDMJ1k or scan the QR code
- Sign up to the Circuit newsletter
Property Enquiries
- For property enquiries (churches and manses) please email property@sheffieldcircuit.org.uk
Circuit Groups
To read all about our various Circuit Groups (including property development, eco, safeguarding etc) please navigate to this web page.
