We are the parish church for Monkseaton Village on the outskirts of Whitley Bay. We are part of the Church of England Diocese of Newcastle. St Peter’s has served this community for over a hundred years, and we seek to continue to do so today. Our mission statement ‘Gathering in Love, Growing in Faith, Giving Hope to All‘ sums up what we seek to do as this part of Christ’s church in this community.
Who we are:
Vicar: the Revd Dr Hannah Cleugh
Hannah arrived as Vicar in November 2021. After studying in Oxford, she was ordained in 2009, she served her curacy in the Dorchester Team Ministry in the Diocese of Oxford before moving back to her native County Durham to be Chaplain and Solway Fellow at University College, Durham, during which time she was also a member of the General Synod. Most recently she was Senior Chaplain to the Bishop of Ely. Her academic interests focus primarily on the history and theology of the English Reformation, and she is an Honorary Fellow of the Department of Theology and Religion at Durham University. She is currently Chair of Affirming Catholicism UK. She enjoys reading, music, and walking and running with her dogs, and is delighted (again) to be back in the North-East.
Reader: Mrs Jan Porter
Churchwardens: Ms Helen McDermott
Mrs Judith Coulson
Members of the Parochial Church Council (the PCC):
Mr Daniel Doran
Mrs Dot Elliott
Mrs Pamela Hood
Mrs Angela McKeith
Mrs Audrey Matthews (Organist and choir director)
Mrs Elisabeth Mitchell (DBS Administrator)
Mr Alex Sneddon (PCC Treasurer)
Mrs Marjorie Wilcox
The Parish Safeguarding Officer is Mrs Elisabeth Bryant.
The Church Hall Bookings Secretary is Mr Nick Coulson.
The Honorary Parish Administrator, who also prepares the weekly noticesheet, is Mrs Janice Clarkson.