Meet the Team
Here at Moseley Benefice, you are likely to see a number of different faces leading our worship, as we are blessed to have many people in our Ministry Team, as well as a number of retired clergy who also assist:
Revd Magdalen Smith - Associate Vicar. Magdalen was licensed as our Associate Vicar in September 2021. She has been an ordained minister for 25 years and loves exploring how people grow into the people that God is calling them to be, at whatever age and stage of life.
Revd Professor Frank Berry – Assistant Priest . Frank has been a part-time assistant priest in the Benefice since 2007 and also acts as a Bishops’ Inspector for Ministerial Training. Professionally he is a scientist and is Honorary Professor of Chemistry at The University of Birmingham.
Bishop James Langstaff – Assistant Priest . James retired as Bishop of Rochester in 2021 and relocated back to Moseley. He enjoys covering Sunday services and can also be found singing in the choir at St Mary's.
Revd Keith Bishop – Assistant Priest . Keith ministered in Southwark before moving to Birmingham. He enjoys worshipping at St Anne's where we sit in a horse-shoe facing each other and he often leads our mid-week commmunion service.
Mark Simons – Lay Reader. Mark was licensed as a Reader in 2018.
Peter Alcock - Lay Reader. Peter is a Third Order Franciscan with a background in Theology, family and dog walking. He is interested in developing the contemplative, ecological and socially engaged dimensions of parish life - and lots of other things too!
Angela Brown - Churchwarden, St Mary's. Angela has been Churchwarden for 4 years, having worshipped at St Mary's for many years. She takes an active part in all aspects of church life, including being Chair of the Hospitality Group.
Danielle Edwards - Churchwarden, St Anne's. Danielle worships with her family at St Anne's and has been Churchwarden for 2 years.
Stephen Alabaster - Churchwarden, St Anne's. Stephen has been worshipping at St Anne's since the 1950s. Whilst he no longer lives in Moseley, he contiues to worship at St Anne's and became Churchwarden in 2023.
Rachel Kinning - Intergenerational Ministry Coordinator. Rachel joined the team in September 2019. She runs our Children's Groups and is also responsible for enhancing our work across the generations.
Fiona Chew - Benefice Support Manager. Fiona and Trish have shared this role since November 2017. They are based in the Church office and are the first point of contact for all general enquiries, plus those relating to weddings, baptisms, funerals and hire of our facilities.
Trish Everett - Benefice Support Manager. Fiona and Trish have shared this role since November 2017. They are based in the Church office and are the first point of contact for all general enquiries, plus those relating to weddings, baptisms, funerals and hire of our facilities.
Mick Perrier - Director of Music. Mick has faithfully served St Mary's Church for over 40 years as Director of Music and still has boundless enthusiasm for all things music-related!
