Deddington PCC statement of purpose
Deddington PCC encourages each other, and all church members, to grow in faith.
We endeavour to enable our Church to play its part in God’s mission and ministry to His world, caring for the resources He has provided and setting an example to others who use our Church.
We support our clergy by sharing leadership of the Church, ensuring compliance with all legal matters whether charitable or ecclesiastical, and caring for both buildings and churchyards. We consult and communicate with the wider Church through its synodical structures both locally and nationally on matters that affect our Church.
Our main purpose is to serve God, serve and care for one another and create an environment where this can be sustained.
Deddington PCC encourages each other, and all church members, to grow in faith.
We endeavour to enable our Church to play its part in God’s mission and ministry to His world, caring for the resources He has provided and setting an example to others who use our Church.
We support our clergy by sharing leadership of the Church, ensuring compliance with all legal matters whether charitable or ecclesiastical, and caring for both buildings and churchyards. We consult and communicate with the wider Church through its synodical structures both locally and nationally on matters that affect our Church.
Our main purpose is to serve God, serve and care for one another and create an environment where this can be sustained.
Deddington Church Who’s who
 Stan Nelson
Stanley was born in County Durham. He has lived in Oxfordshire for 35 years and in Deddington for the past 14 years. He is a keen gardener and cricketer. Stanley spent 8 years as a church appointed governor at Deddington C of E school, and helped run the 1st Deddington Boys Brigade for a similar period of time. He is currently responsible for church Health & Safety and is a Churchwarden
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 Caroline Condon
Caroline moved to Deddington 6 years ago following a visit to our church which she says, was the main reason she chose to live here! As well as serving refreshments after the service once a month, Caroline chairs the church’s Social Committee which to date has raised over £3,000 for church funds since it was set up 2 years ago.
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 Heather Nason
Heather moved from Oxford to this area in 1970, and then to Deddington in 2014. Heather has been playing the organ in Barford and Hempton churches for over 30 years. Heather sings with the Warriner Choral Society as well as in the church choir.
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 Olivia Fenion
Having grown up in the village, Olivia is proud to have spent 30-odd years as a chorister at Deddington Church (she is older than she looks!). As well as Choir and PCC, Olivia also helps to maintain the Church Facebook page and social media updates, so do get in touch with her if you have any events to share.
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 Angela Faint
Angela is a retired Speech and Language Therapist, who moved to Deddington from Adderbury 3 years ago. One of the main motivations for this move was that she had become a committed member of Deddington Church where she had found a much-valued fellowship. Angela has become a Server, a Sideperson and is also on the Social Events Committee. Her other passion is creating designs in glass.
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 Jane Maharry
Jane has been a member of Deddington Church since 2006 and became PCC Secretary in July 2024.
Jane has previously worked for the Diocese of Oxford, supporting schools with their buildings and capital planning. In her spare time, she enjoys singing and taking long countryside walks. |
 Iain Gillespie
Iain is the church treasure. He and his wife Christine have lived in Deddington for over twenty years since he retired from the RAF and took a post as a flying instructor at Oxford Airport. He retired from that job in 2009 and now has much more time to devote to the church! He also sings in the choir
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 David Clements
David moved to Deddington with his wife Barbara from Lincolnshire in 2022 where he had worked as a head teacher at a large Church of England Primary School for over 20 years, and as a Diocesan School Advisor for 8 years. Whilst in Lincolnshire, he was a PCC member for the local Parish Church, was church warden for a number of years and served on both Deanery and Diocesan Synods and the Diocesan Board of Education. Church music has been an interest for him for very many years, initially as a young chorister and then as an organist.
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Jane Green
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 Sarah Banes
Sarah and her husband first moved Deddington in 1995 before heading for the bright lights (and birdsong) of Clifton. After several years abroad in China and Thailand they were drawn back to Deddington and Sarah re-joined the congregation and the choir. A PCC member since 2020, Sarah is presently one of the Deanery Synod Reps.
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Andrew Crawley
Attends as Hempton representative |