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WEST YORKSHIRE CHURCHES TOGETHER “WYCT” begins its fourth year of operation on 1st January.
It succeeded the West Yorkshire Ecumenical Council
The coordinator is Rev Nick Shields who can be contacted at westyorkshirect@icloud.com
CHURCHES WHO ARE MEMBERS OF WYCT Forum
with their local leaders are:
ANGLICAN
Rt Revd Nick Baines, Bishop of Leeds
Rt Revd Tony Robinson, Bishop of Wakefield & Convenor of WYCT
BAPTIST
Revd Graham Ensor, Regional Minister for Ministry,
Yorkshire Baptist Association
CATHOLIC
Rt Rev Marcus Stock, Bishop of Leeds
LUTHERAN
Rt Revd Walter Jagucki, Bishop Emeritus of the Lutheran Church in Great Britain
METHODIST
Revd Kerry Tankard, Chair of Yorkshire West District
MORAVIAN
Revd Kenneth Evans, Chair of Yorkshire District
NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH OF GOD
Rt Revd Tony Parry, Deputy Convenor of WYCT
QUAKERS (FRIENDS)
Rachel Muers, Representative of Quakers in Yorkshire
SALVATION ARMY
Major Jane Cowell, Divisional Leader for Yorkshire North & Tees
UNITED REFORMED CHURCH
Revd Jamie Kissack, Moderator of Yorkshire Synod
WESLEYAN HOLINESS CHURCH Pastor Gloria Hanley
The Map shows the area of West Yorkshire, but WYCT extends a little further to take in Dioceses and Districts based in West Yorkshire but whose boundaries go further…

DENOMINATIONAL ECUMENICAL OFFICERS (“DEOs”).…represent their own church within WYCT and represent WYCT in this area.They encourage people within their own denominations to be outward- looking and to work with the other churches in their locality. The DEOs also do a great deal of the nuts-and-bolts work of ecumenism, helping too with the smooth running of Local Ecumenical Partnerships (LEPs). Underpinning all they do is their shared worship, friendship and regular meeting together. At present, these are the DEOs in WYCT:
ANGLICAN Revd Glenn Coggins, Diocese of Leeds (Convenor)
BAPTIST
Rev Graham Ensor, Yorkshire Baptist AssociationCATHOLIC
Revd David Bulmer, Diocese of Leeds: Mgr Paul Fisher Vicar GeneralMETHODIST
Revd Graham KentMORAVIAN
Revd Michael NewmanNEW TESTAMENT CHURCH OF GOD Revd Edward Sterling
UNITED REFORMED CHURCH
Terasa RaddingsWESLEYAN HOLINESS CHURCH Pastor Gloria Hanley