Rector - Rev. Fr. Neil ShawFr. Neil became the Rector of All Saints' in June 2020. He has overall responsibility for the running of the church.
He is Confrater of Browne's Hospital, Governor of St Gilbert's School, Chair of Foodbank, an executive member of Churches Together in Stamford and Chaplain to the Mayor.
Before coming to Stamford, Fr Neil worked in the Diocese of Chichester and comes from Horsham, West Sussex. He enjoys running (Stamford Striders) and walking Dougal, his excitable dog.
Associate Priest - Rev. Bob Mackrill
Rev. Bob was ordained priest at All Saints' and served his curacy here. He returned to All Saints' in the summer of 2021, after many years working as a parish priest and prison Chaplain. Rev. Bob, along with his wife, have responsibility for Little Saints'..
Associate Curate - Rev. Scott Gardiner
Rev. Scott was ordained in June 2022 at Lincoln Cathedral and serves as our stipendiary curate. He comes from Lincolnshire, is married to Donna and has a son, Theo. Scott trained for ordination at Cranmer Hall, Durham.
Associate Priest - Fr. Nigel Gibson
Following a professional career in broadcast journalism, Fr Nigel trained for the priesthood in Adelaide, South Australia. After serving his curacy, he was appointed lecturer of St Botolph’s Church, Boston and later served as rector of Stamford St Mary’s and St Martin’s. He is a former Anglican chaplain in Milan, Lake Como, Hong Kong and Lugano. He joined the clergy team in September 2022. Fr Nigel holds dual Australian/British citizenship and regards himself as an Italophile. He has a passion for interior design, contemporary art, classical music and perfecting his piano playing.
Associate Priest and Chaplain at Uppingham School - Rev. Matt Philips
Rev Matt joined the clergy team at All Saints' in the autumn of 2022. He also serves as the Chaplain to Uppingham School. Before moving to Stamford, Matt and his family lived in Bedfordshire where he worked as a parish priest.
Director of Music - Dr. Benedict Todd
Benedict took up the post of Director of Music at All Saints’ in January 2024. He is responsible for overseeing the development of the musical life of the church, which includes running the church choir(s) and playing the organ, as well as organising concerts and collaborating with other musicians in the local area. Prior to joining the team at All Saints’, Benedict worked in Cambridge. Before that, he studied music (specialising in composition) at the University of Bristol, where he also met his (now) wife Lucy in the University Church Choir.
Benedict can be contacted here
Niamh Holman - Families, Youth and Children's Worker
Niamh is responsible for leading and developing child and youth activities at All Saints Church and started the role in November 2023. She has a background in childhood and youth studies from BGU University and also runs a wraparound care club in Barnack, where she lives with her daughters.
Churchwarden - Clare Camp
The Wardens have special responsibility for the governance of the church and work closely with the Church Council which has overall responsibility for the parish.
Sally Schelpe - Parish Administrator
Sally runs the parish office, organises weddings, baptisms and funerals along with supporting the Rector and clergy. Sally can be contacted here.
Authorised Lay Minister - Clare Camp
Clare has responsibility for much of tour outreach work and pastoral care.
Safeguarding Officer - Niamh Holman
Niamh is the Parish Safeguarding Officer. Contact Niamh if you have any safeguarding issues.