Meet the Team

The Growing Younger team is here to support you.

We are here to support you as an individual (paid or volunteer), as clergy, as a parish, benefice or deanery to grow in confidencecommitmentcreativity and competence in your mission and ministry with children, young people, families and schools. We are champions of the Growing Younger priority in our churches and can help encourage, equip and support you as you grow your vision for and ministry with children and young people.

Ruth New

Diocesan Development Officer for Children and Families: Ruth New

Leading the Growing Younger team, Ruth's role is to create vision, resource, equip, train and encourage those working with children in the Diocese.

Ruth can be contacted on ruth.new@elydiocese.org.

Revd Mandy Flaherty

Growing Younger Enabler for Schools Mission: The Revd Mandy Flaherty

Mandy develops the links between our parishes and our schools and academies.

Mandy can be contacted on mandy.flaherty@elydiocese.org.

 
Hayley Challinor

Growing Younger Enabler for Children and Families: Hayley Challinor

Hayley helps to resource, equip, train and encourage those working with children in the Diocese.

Hayley can be contacted on hayley.challinor@elydiocese.org.

Eona Bell

Growing Younger Enabler for Children and Families: Eona Bell

Eona helps to resource, equip, train and encourage those working with children in the Diocese.

Eona can be contacted on eona.bell@elydiocese.org.

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