People

St Mary’s is led by Revd Richard Lloyd who was appointed in early 2013 and is supported by his wife Vicky, son Barnabas and daughter Anastasia. Richard was ordained in 2000 and served as curate at St Andrew’s Dibden Purlieu, near Southampton, between 2000 and 2003. He was then called to school Chaplaincy, became Chaplain at Charterhouse in 2003, and subsequently was appointed as Senior Chaplain in 2006. Richard took up the role of Associate Vicar at Holy Trinity Claygate in January…

Nate Kurz has joined St Mary’s as Associate Vicar in July 2018. Nate is married to Mary and they have four lovely children – Leah, Hope, Ava and Judah who will all bring life and love to the ministry here. The appointment of an Associate Vicar is a major part of our 2018 vision and this new role will help oversee the 9am and 10.30am services at St Mary’s as well as develop discipleship, pastoral care and prayer. Nate and…

Whilst living in London and working in HR for a city law firm, Jo attended Holy Trinity Brompton and became a Christian through Alpha. Jo and Simon married in 2003 and moved to Thames Ditton in 2008, with a six month old puppy and baby on the way. Jo and Simon with now two sons, Zack and Seth,  joined the congregation at St Mary’s as part of the Mission Initiative Team from Holy Trinity Claygate in March 2013.  Jo left her job in…

Originally from South Africa, Anya arrived in London on a working holiday at the beginning of 2001. She met Gareth during her first week, they married three years later. Anya converted her South African law degree into an English one, and qualified as a solicitor at a London law firm in 2007. After her first son Michael was born, Anya left her job to spend more time with her family. Michael was joined by his sister Catherine in 2010 and…

Originally from Devon, Kate moved to London to pursue her dream of working in theatre. After many years of working both front and back of house she achieved her career goal by becoming General Manager of Richmond Theatre and subsequently taking up the position at The Ambassadors in Woking. The offer of voluntary redundancy in 2016 allowed Kate to make further use of her skills by engaging in volunteer roles at Princess Alice Hospice in Esher, and also the opportunity…