East Midland Unitarians

How are we organised?

The district is currently run by a General Committee consisting of a president (elected for two years), a secretary, a treasurer, and an assistant treasurer (all elected annually), and congregational representatives (at least two per congregation). In the president's final year a vice-president is elected to succeed them. The district also has a communications officer. The finance sub-committee of ten (the four officers plus six additional finance committee members, elected for three years - two retiring each year ,review requests for funding prior to the quarterly general meetings. The GC meets five times a year; on the first Saturday afternoon of March, June, September and December, and at the Annual General Meeting which is held in October, the meetings of which are hosted by a different chapel or fellowship each time.

District Officers/Posts

Secretary Rev. Patrick Timperley Treasurer Eric Bolam Eric Bolam Assistant Treasurer Howard Wilkins Howard was born in Leicester and adopted by a local family. His father's job took him to Lancashire, London, and Somerset where his father died. His mother returned to Leicestershire where Howard has been ever since. Howard and his late wife Joan discovered the Unitarian faith when Howard was sent to Tampa to work, even though he had walked past Leicester Great Meeting many times when at school in Leicester. Howard has five step-children, fourteen grandchildren, and four great grandsons which probably explains why he was a member of the national Youth Panel for many years. Howard is a Fellow of the Institution of Analysts and Programmers and earned his living in the computer industry for thirty-five years until his wife's illness and his redundancy forced him to retire to become her carer until she went into permanent residential care. Tel: 07703-459028 (mobile) 01455-635043 (landline) Howard Wilkins Finance Committee >Ruth Archer Ruth Archer (*2015) Dr. David Wykes Dr. David Wykes (*2016) Patricia Randall Patricia Randall (*2016) David Burton David Burton (*2015) Vacant Vacant (*2014) Vacant Vacant (*2014) * due for re-election < Unitarian Ministers in East Midlands "GA Executive Committee" Liaison Dr Jackie Woodman Communications Officer Howard Wilkins Howard was born in Leicester and adopted by a local family. His father's job took him to Lancashire, London, and Somerset where his father died. His mother returned to Leicestershire where Howard has been ever since. Howard and his wife Joan discovered the Unitarian faith when Howard was sent to Tampa to work, even though he had walked past Leicester Great Meeting many times when at school in Leicester. Howard has five step-children, fourteen grandchildren, and four great grandsons which probably explains why he has been a member of the national Youth Panel for several years. Howard is a Fellow of the Institution of Analysts and Programmers and earned his living in the computer industry for thirty-five years until his wife's illness and his redundancy forced him to retire. Tel: 07703-459028 (mobile) 01455-635043 (evenings and weekends) Howard Wilkins Youth Officer vacant Rev. Chris Goacher Rev. Chris Goacher Chris was the East Midlands Partnership Minister, until he accepted the call to become the minister at Hinckley Great Meeting Unitarian Chapel in 2010. Chris discovered Unitarianism by chance when he walked past Friar Gate chapel after moving to Derby. Further research revealed that he had Unitarian ancestors and that Unitarianism was the faith that he had been searching for. Becoming an active Unitarian inspired him to train for the ministry, which led to ministries at Ashton-in-Makerfield, Warrington, Liverpool, EMU, and Hinckley before taking up his present post in 2012. Unattached Rev. Patrick Timperley Rev. Patrick Timperley Mansfield Rev. Tom McCready Rev. Tom McCready Boston Rev. Dr. Arthur Stewart Rev. Dr. Arthur Stewart Arthur Stewart was educated at St David's College, Lampeter, where he completed his Ph.D. He trained for the ministry at Manchester College, Oxford, and has served congregations in Sheffield and the Cotswold Group before coming to Leicester in 1989. In 2007 he was appointed tutor in Ministry at Harris Manchester College. He is married with three children. Leicester   © East Midland Unitarians.