Hall Council
The governing body of Wycliffe Hall is the Hall Council, which comprises both clergy and laypersons, who are responsible for overall policy.
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Kenneth MacRitchieChair of the Hall CouncilKenneth was born and brought up in Glasgow, Scotland. He spent most of his 20s in academia, reading law at Glasgow University, divinity at Aberdeen University and semitic languages (principally biblical Hebrew) at Manchester and Oxford University. Returning to legal practice in the City of London, he became a partner, first at Clifford Chance and later at Milbank Tweed and Shearman & Sterling, two global New York law firms. He then served in senior UK Government roles setting up the UK Green Investment Bank and the companies that provide subsidies to the UK renewables industry. He also chairs the Oxford Schools Chaplaincy and is a governor of St. Edward’s School, Oxford and The Oxford Academy. Kenneth has lived in Oxford for more than 30 years, is married to Brenda and has three adult children and two grandchildren. |
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Julie AldrichJulie is an alumna of the Hall (BTh 2010) and serving her second tenure on Council. During the past decade and a half, she has worked within local churches in a volunteer capacity in various cities where she and her husband, Griff, have lived and worked: Houston, Texas; Baltimore, Maryland; and presently Farmville, Virginia. She is a Bible Teacher and Small Group Coordinator for Passion Community Church. Julie plays an active role on the board of Fuqua School in Farmville and Young Life of Southside Virginia, a ministry dedicated to introducing teens to Jesus. Griff and Julie have three children, Scott (13), For (12) and Laura Lee (9). |
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Revd Michael BiggLink trustee with Ridley Hall, CambridgeMichael grew up in Cambridge. After 4 years of working in IT as a self-taught programmer, he felt the lure of finding out more about his faith and went to Durham to read Theology. After returning to Cambridge for an MPhil in New Testament studies, he trained as an RE teacher and ended up as Head of Department at Comberton Village College. Michael trained for ministry at Ridley Hall, Cambridge and was ordained in 2017. Since 2020, he has been Rector of Girton and Vicar of Madingley, near Cambridge. Education remains an interest and so Michael sits on the Diocesan Board of Education, as well as being a governor at a local primary school. He serves as a link Trustee with Wycliffe's sister college in Cambridge, Ridley Hall. Michael is married to Kathryn and they have three young boys. |
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Sarah Finch |
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Sarah GammohSarah was born and brought up in Amman, Jordan. She moved to Scotland to study Business and Economics at the University of Edinburgh, before spending over a decade in banking, and transitioning into leadership roles in FinTech, impact finance and corporate governance. She is the founder and CEO of Charizone, a data and tech platform helping funders and donors scale their charitable giving and impact. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF), promoting sustainable practices across the UK’s financial sector. Sarah lives in London enjoys spending time with her family and escaping to the outdoors whenever she can. |
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Revd Professor Joshua Hordern |
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Philipa Kalungi |
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Bishop Philip MounstephenPhilip Mounstephen has been Bishop of Winchester since October 2023, where he encourages the Diocese to dig into its deep Christian DNA and to ‘Walk the Wessex Way’. His past posts include being Bishop of Truro, head of the Church Mission Society and pastoring churches in Paris and London. He is a member of the House of Lords, and whilst Bishop of Truro he authored a report on the UK Government's response to the persecution of Christians. This led to a significant change in government policy, culminating in the passing of a joint UK-sponsored UN Security Council resolution on Freedom of Religion or Belief last year. |
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Revd Kate PellereauKate Pellereau first studied Theology in Manchester for her BA (Hons). She then worked for an international church in The Hague, followed by ten years as an Religious Studies teacher in independent schools. During this time she completed an MA in Biblical Interpretation focusing on the letter to Philemon. After an unexpected call to ordination, Kate studied at Wycliffe Hall between 2018 and 2020, where she helped run events and enjoyed being a part of the community. She completed her curacy with another Wycliffe alumnus at Buckingham Parish church during the pandemic. She now works in Coventry as Associate Minister for St Laurence’s Church, Foleshill and co-leader of a Mission Hub across the diocese. Kate lives with her son and her dog and they enjoy being outside either in the mud, sea or sand. She also likes to bake intricate recipes and play squash. |
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Professor Tom SimpsonChair of the Governance SubcommitteeAs well as being a member of Wycliffe Hall Council, Tom Simpson is Associate Professor of Philosophy & Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford, and a Senior Research Fellow at Wadham College. At the Blavatnik School he co-directs the Master of Public Policy, and directs the Military Leadership and Judgment Programme. His academic research focuses on contemporary issues in moral and political philosophy. Tom worships at St Marys, Chipping Norton, where his wife is Pastor for Teaching; they have three children. |
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Lorna Smith |
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Andy West |