From the 8th April 2026 The Benefice of Chapelthorpe and Woolley with West Bretton will be in interregnum.
For any Safeguarding concerns please contact the retired clergy below or the parish contact,
If there is immediate action needed to protect someone from abuse, dial 999.
Priest of the Benefice - Position Vacant
Parish Contact for general enquiries please contact:
Lynn Clews
Mob. 07587 992514, email: info.stjames.chapelthorpe@gmail.com
Retired Priest within the Benefice:
The Reverend Nick Clews
Mob. 07985 091748, email nicholasclews77@gmail.com
To contact any of the following please send an email to info.stjames.chapelthorpe@gmail.com and mark the email for the attention of. This will then be passed to the relevant person to respond.
Benefice Organist, Light Lunch and Social Committee Co-Leads - Margaret Poucher and Bev Wainwright
Church Wardens - Cathie Hall and Lynn Clews.
Coordinator for pastoral visits including Home Communions for members of the congregation - Carol Hargreaves
GDPR Compliance Lead - Position Vacant
Health and Safety - Stuart Canon.
Parish website and A Church Near You - Cathie Hall
Parochial Church Council (Trustees of the church) - Cathie Hall (Deputy Chair), Lynne Johnson (PCC Secretary), Lynn Clews, The Reverend Nick Clews (Treasurer), Keith Wainwright, Bev Wainwright,Cynthia Binns, Margaret Poucher, Carol Hargreaves, Frank Buxton and Stuart Canon.
Parochial Church Council Secretary and Enviromental Lead within the Parish - Lynne Johnson
Sacristan and Local Historian - Keith Wainwright
Treasurer - The Reverend Nick Clews
Lead Verger for weddings and funerals, Light Lunch and Social Committee Co-Lead - Bev Wainwright