Who we are

Modern Church, formerly The Modern Churchpeople's Union, is a membership organisation that promotes liberal theology. It is a registered charity (number 281573) with trustees (marked * below) elected by a Council whose members are elected at an Annual General Meeting (reports for 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006).

The Council

President and Vice-presidents are members of the Council ex-officio. Other members have been elected to serve until the year indicated.

President

Rt Revd John Saxbee, Bishop of Lincoln

Vice-presidents

Prof Paul Badham, Professor of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Wales, Lampeter; Editor, Modern Believing

Prof Elaine Graham, Grosvenor Research Professor of Practical Theology at the University of Chester

Revd Dr Nicholas Henderson

Revd Prof Marilyn McCord Adams, Distinguished Research Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Dr Peter Mills

Most Revd Barry Morgan, Archbishop of Wales

Rt Revd Brian Smith, Bishop of Edinburgh

Rt Revd Tim Stevens, Bishop of Leicester

Revd Canon Richard Truss

Rt Revd Martin Wharton, Bishop of Newcastle

Elected members

Jean Barnett (2013)

Pat Boyd (2012); Conference Secretary

*Revd Jonathan Clatworthy (2011); General Secretary

*Elizabeth Darlington (2012); Conference bookings

Joan Dorrell (2011)

Revd Canon David Driscoll (2013)

Revd Catherine Dyer (2012)

Revd John Goldsmith (2013)

*Richard Hall (2011); Treasurer

Revd Dr Chris Halliday (2013)

Revd Peter Law-Jones (2012)

Franklin Lee (2012)

Patrick Lewin (2013)

Suzanne Long (2013)

*Rosalind Lund (2012); Vice-chair

David Marshall (2011); Membership & website

*Revd Jean Mayland (2013)

*Revd Clare Nicholson (2011)

*Revd John Plant (2011); Chair

Revd Dr Alan Race (2013)

Mary Roe (2012)

*Revd Tim Stead (2012)

David Storey (2011)

Mary Taylor (2011)

Prof Adrian Thatcher (2011)

Revd Dr Richard Warden (2012)

*Anthony Woollard (2012); Editor, Signs of the Times

Observers

Hilary Topp (SCM)

Revd Canon Jane Fraser (CSCS)