Meet the team at St John the Baptist
St Johns staff team is made up of some wonderful people of faith who have a wide variety of skills, experience, and diverse backgrounds. They work closely together to further the work of the church and help manage a multitude of services, events, youth & children’s work, pastoral care and much more; whilst remaining focused on the vision statement of knowing, growing in and sharing Jesus’ love in Burscough and beyond.
Meet the team behind the Church
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Revd. Elliott Ireton
Vicar
Revd Elliott Ireton was installed as Vicar of St John's Burscough in June 2024.
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Joanna Marshall
Youth & Young Adult Co-ordinator
Growing up in Goosnargh, Joanna came to Ormskirk to train as a teacher at Edge Hill. After teaching
Tracey Fitzsimmons
Children and Families Ministry Co-ordinator
Tracey joined the team at St John’s in November 2020 and enjoys working with children and families
Dave Emmett
Pastoral Ministry Co-ordinator and Curate (SSM)
Not only is Dave our pastoral ministry and social action coordinator, he also recently felt called
Lesley Millie
Operations Manager
Lesley joined the St John’s staff team in the office in May 2022 as the Church Administrator, and
Diane Taylor-Harrison
Reader
Diane worshipped at St Leonard’s Church in Middleton, with her family from an early age. She joine
Christine Donnelly
Reader
Christine moved to Burscough in 2006 shortly after the death of her husband. She began worshipping a
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