Governance

<span style="color:var(--primary-color-bg)">STEWARDSHIP AND SAFETY</span>
STEWARDSHIP AND SAFETY

Support for church life

Behind the life our church community at Shepherd's Wharf is a wonderful group of people who help us manage our resources and ensure that people can enjoy our activities safely.

The Wardens

The Wardens work with the Senior Minister to manage the financial, property, and safety issues of the church.  Our Wardens are: Sharon Ford, Paul Ryan, and Darren Stanley.

The Treasurer

The Treasurer supports the Wardens by managing the finances of the church. The accounts are reviewed independently and presented to the Annual General Meeting, which happens in March each year. Our Treasurer is Peter Ford.

The Parish Council 

The members of the Parish Council meet six times each year to set the budget, review our finances, oversee our risk management, and confer with the Senior Minister on the ministry strategy. Our Parish Councillors are: Rosalie Matthews, Sandy Wheeler, Lynne Connelly, and Will Smith.

<span style="color:var(--primary-color-bg)">physical, emotional and spiritual welfare</span>
physical, emotional and spiritual welfare

Safe Ministry

Shepherd's Wharf Anglican Church is committed to the physical, emotional and spiritual welfare and safety of all people, particularly within its own community. To ensure the safety of children and vulnerable people in our communities, we, in conjunction with the Anglican Church of Australia, will:  
  • Carefully recruit and train its clergy and church workers,  
  • Adopt and encourage safe ministry practices by its clergy and church workers,  
  • Respond promptly to each concern raised about the behaviour of its clergy and church workers,  
  • Offer pastoral support to any person who has suffered abuse, and 
  • Provide supervision of and pastoral accountability (within the context of the ministries, locations and activities of the parish) to any person (who is a member of a congregation and) who is known to have abused a child or another vulnerable person.

For more information visit the Safe Ministry website. 

Our Safe Ministry Representative, Cathy Webb, works with the Senior Minister to oversee our Safe Ministry training and practices. If you have any concerns, please contact her. 

Contact the Safe Ministry Rep