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Church Details for St. Luke

Mission Community: Otter Vale
Benefice: Ottery Saint Mary, Alfington, West Hill, Tipton Saint John, Venn Ottery, Newton Poppleford, Harpford, Colaton Raleigh, Payhembury, Feniton and Escot
Deanery: Ottery
Archdeaconry: Exeter

Clergy in the Mission Community

The Rev Steve Weston
Rector in the Otter Vale Mission Community

The Vicars House, 7 College Road, Ottery St Mary, EX11 1DQ
Tel: 01404 812979
Email The Rev Steve Weston

The Rev David Carrington
Team Vicar

DIRECTOR OF LAY TRAINING SWMTC notified by email 18th January 2017 davecarrington@swmtc.org.uk

The Rectory, Station Road, Feniton, Honiton, EX14 3DF
Tel: 01404 850905
Email The Rev David Carrington

The Rev Mark Ward
Team Vicar Ottery Team with responsibility for Newton Poppleford, Colaton Raleigh, Harpford, Tipton St John with Venn Ottery

The Vicarage, Glebelands, Newton Poppleford, Sidmouth, EX10 0HB
Tel: 01395 568390
Email The Rev Mark Ward

Church details

St. Luke (Parish Church)
Newton Poppleford
EX10 0EG

Parish officers

Churchwardens

Miss Jaclynn Baker
Tel: 01395 576895
Email Miss Jaclynn Baker

Mr Haylor Lass
Tel: 01395 568786
Email Mr Haylor Lass

PCC Secretary

None listed

PCC Treasurer

Mr John Slade
Tel: 01395 567152
Email Mr John Slade

Readers

Mr John White
Tel: 01404 811041
Email Mr John White

Mr Alan Steel
Tel: 01404 815737
Email Mr Alan Steel

Mr David Williamson
Tel: 01404 812493
Email Mr David Williamson

Mrs Ann Yates
Tel: 01404 813886
Email Mrs Ann Yates

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