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Paul Darlington - Vicar |
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Mark Addison - Associate Minister with Responsibility for Youth and Families |
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Paul is the vicar and heads up the staff team and church council. Paul is married to Gill and they have four daughters: Anna, Beth, Charlotte and Emily. He grew up near Wolverhampton and spent 11 years in London before serving in a parish church in Blackpool for 5 years. He is thankful for the serious promises he has made which help to keep him focused on what a vicar should be doing. Otherwise he might only ever play cricket, read books and eat steak.
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Mark is married to Emma and has three boys. He has served as Youth and Families Minister at Holy Trinity since 2007. He loves football, drumming, eating pizza with his wife and playing indoor rugby with his sons. Hailing from the Lake District, Mark appreciates the warmer climate down south in sunny Shropshire though he does enjoy reminiscing about Kendal Mint Cake, fishing on lake Windermere and starring in defence for Kendal United FC.
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Andy Cranston - Associate Minister |
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Benjamin Hodgins - Ministry Trainee |
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Andy is married to Lydia and they have three daughters and a son. They moved to Oswestry in 2014 when Andy was appointed Chaplain at Oswestry School, but these days his time is more evenly divided between Oswestry School and Holy Trinity Church. Originally from Devon, Andy grew up in Oxford, studied Engineering at Exeter University (where he met Lydia) and has gradually worked his way north since then. Andy loves serving the church family and helping pupils at Oswestry School consider the life and claims of Jesus, but given half a chance he'll be playing cricket, watching football or off to the beach or the hills with his family. |
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Ben grew up in Oswestry where he would attend Holy Trinity events such as the annual Holiday Club and Christmas gatherings. Having spent many years in Shropshire, in 2016 Ben moved away to North Wales to a small village called Mancott, where his Dad became the minister of the church there. He loved to attend various meetings in his home church such as coffee mornings, kids club and church services. In his spare time he loves to do carpentry, cook, play football and cricket. Ben is unsure what God has planned for him after this year but continues to pray for guidance for the future. |
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Toby Read - Minister in Training |
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Sarah Sadler - Church Administrator (on maternity leave) |
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Toby is our Minister in Training. He is married to Maisie and they have been in Oswestry since 2023. They have enjoyed being part of the church family here and are excited for Toby to have the opportunity to train for local church ministry. Maisie, from Cumbria, has a great love of the M6 and the Lakes, whilst Toby grew up in sunnier Wiltshire. When not busy with other things, you can find Toby watching F1, barbequing or enjoying a hill walk. |
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Sarah has been the Church Administrator at Holy Trinity since 2025. Originally from Northern Ireland, she and her husband Ben live with their baby daughter over the border in Wales. Sarah enjoys reading, baking and learning Welsh. |
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Beth Fitch - Church Administrator (maternity cover)
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Having grown up at Holy Trinity and moved away to Scotland for University, Beth returned to Oswestry in 2024. She is married to Jonny and they have a son and a daughter. Life is non-stop with two little ones but in her free time she enjoys baking, everything arts and crafts, and a good TV crime drama.
She is covering for Sarah Sadler while Sarah is on maternity leave. |
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