Our Abbey Community

Our Abbey Community has around 200 people who regularly worship at the Abbey, supported by over 100 volunteers who take on a huge variety of roles to support the Abbey and its mission.  Our community is not just from Dorchester – our Friends of Dorchester Abbey include people from as far afield as Seattle!

We are led by the people you see below – clergy, Churchwardens, paid staff and PCC, who all work together inspired by a love of this wonderful building and the sense of God within it.

Our Abbey is led by a Rector, 2 Curates and 2 Churchwardens with the support of an Associate Vicar and the Dorchester Team Clergy:

Revd Jane Willis

Team Rector

Email Jane

Revd Catherine Schneider
Revd Sorrel Shamel-Wood
Canon Rachel Carnegie

Associate Vicar

Email Rachel

We have a some paid part time staff who lead those areas that require professional skills

Abbey Music Director
Office Manager

Sam Turner

Email Sam

Event Marketing Manager

Francesca Keogh

Email Francesca

The work of the Abbey is led by co-ordinators

They are faithful Christians, committed to the mission of the Church with the ability to help us organise our life together as well as to inspire and offer respect.

Nick Forman
Sandie Griffith
Richard Tudor

Our PCC

Richard Winslet

Jan Rimmer

(safeguarding)

Gail Thomas

Sally Bell

Susannah Treherne
Mike Thrift
Sandie Griffith

Sue Lucas

Alexa Johnson

Steph Forman

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