Home > News > Year Book > Presidents

Presidents of the Congregational Federation

1972-73  Viscountess Stansgate, London  -   Assembly in London
1973-74  Rev. Elsie D. Chamberlain, Hutton  -   Assembly in Leicester
1974-75  Rev. Elsie D. Chamberlain, Hutton  -   Assembly in Cheltenham
1975-76  Mr. David S. Watson, Potters Bar  -   Assembly in London
1976-77  Rev. Clifford Hill, East Ham  -   Assembly in Stoke-on-Trent
1977-78  Rev. James Ross Keillor, Victoria, Blackpool  -   Assembly in Manchester
1978-79  Pastor Graham M. Adams, Narborough  -   Assembly in London
1979-80  Rev. Ivor Morris, Ipswich  -   Assembly in Norwich
1980-81  Rev. Frank O. Brown, Wavertree, Liverpool  -   Assembly in Bristol
1981-82  *Rev. R. W. Cleaves, Clarendon Park, Leicester  -   Assembly in London
1982-83  Rev. John C. Travell, Penge  -   Assembly in Swansea
1983-84  Dr. J. W. Ashley Smith, Cloughfoot  -   Assembly in Sheffield
1984-85  Mr. Edward P. Wilson, Solihull  -   Assembly in London
1985-86  Rev. Kenneth Chambers, Victoria, Blackpool  -   Assembly in Oldham
1986-87  Rev. Norman Heywood, Eccles  -   Assembly in Leicester
1987-88  Rev. John D. Parker, Silver End  -   Assembly in London
1988-89  Pastor Leonard Inman, Upper Killay, Swansea  -   Assembly in Exeter
1989-90  Rev. J. William Bentham, Chinley and Thornsett  -   Assembly in Cambridge
1990-91  Rev. Dr. Janet H. Wootton, Union Chapel, Islington  -   Assembly in London
1991-92  Rev. John E. Bourne, Stroud  -   Assembly in Leamington Spa
1992-93  Rev. J. J. Raymond Avent, Taunton  -   Assembly in Liverpool
1993-94  Rev. Dr. Richard Cleaves, Highbury, Cheltenham  -   Assembly in London
1994-95  Mrs. Andrea Adams, Southam  -   Assembly in Sheffield
1995-96  Rev. Brian Pavis, Market Harborough  -   Assembly in Cardiff
1996-97  Mr. Frank Wroe, Greenacres, Oldham  -   Assembly in London
1997-98  Rev. Christopher Gillham, Haverfordwest  -   Assembly in Oldham
1998-99  Rev. Ian Gregory, Newcastle-under-Lyme  -   Assembly in Taunton
1999-2000  Rev. Robert Waddington, Wilsdon, Bradford  -   Assembly in London
2000-2001  Rev. James Smith, Ardrossan  -   Assembly in Leicester
2001-2002  Rev. Barry Osborne, Herstmonceux  -   Assembly in Stoke on Trent
2002-2003  Mrs. Felicity Cleaves, Highbury, Cheltenham  -   Assembly in Glasgow
2003-2004  Pastor Graham M Adams, Grassington  -   Assembly in London
2004-2005  Mrs. Valerie Price, Guilden Morden  -   Assembly in Colchester
2005-2006  Rev. John H Nockels, Frome  -   Assembly in Cheltenham
2006-2007  Rev. Christopher Damp, Bedford  -   Assembly in Oswaldtwistle
2007-2008  Rev. Dr. Alan Argent, Brixton, St Helier, Wimbledon  -   Assembly in Swansea
2008-2009  Rev. Wayne Hawkins, Southam & Bishops Itchington  -   Assembly in Plymouth
2009-2010  Rev. Jill Stephens, Church Support Worker, South West  -   Assembly in Harrogate
2010-2011  Rev. Sandra Turner, Stalbridge, South West  -   Assembly in Leicester
2011-2012  Rev. Brian Grist, Victoria, Blackpool  -   Assembly in Birmingham
2012-2013  Rev. Malcolm Muir, Scotland  -   Assembly in Dunfermline
2013-2014  Mrs. Margaret Morris, Ipswich, Suffolk  -   Assembly in Tonbridge
2014-2015  Rev. Barbara J. Bridges, Moreton-in-Marsh  -   Assembly in Bristol
2015-2016  Mrs. Elizabeth Bentham, Scunthorpe, Lincoln  -   Assembly in Peterborough
2016-2017  Rev. Dr. Paul Davis, Buckhurst Hill, South East  -   Assembly in Oldham
2017-2018  Rev. Martin Spain, Wolfcastle, Haverfordwest  -   Assembly in Swansea
2019-2020  Rev. Dr. Janet Wootton, Bedford  -   Assembly in Dundee
2021-2022  Rev. Suzanne Nockels, Sheffield   -   Assembly Online
2022-2023  Rev. Mark Taylor, Newark   -   Assembly in Birmingham
2023-2024  Rev. Oliver Kinchin, Padfield   -   Assembly in Taunton
2024-2025  Elisabeth Sweeney-Smith, Chinley Chapel   -   Assembly in Colchester

*Rev. R. W. Cleaves died after his election without being inducted as President

 

Our cookies

We use cookies, which are small text files, to improve your experience on our website.
You can allow or reject non essential cookies or manage them individually.

Reject allAllow all

More options  •  Cookie policy

Our cookies

Allow all

We use cookies, which are small text files, to improve your experience on our website. You can allow all or manage them individually.

You can find out more on our cookie page at any time.

EssentialThese cookies are needed for essential functions such as logging in and making payments. Standard cookies can't be switched off and they don't store any of your information.
AnalyticsThese cookies help us collect information such as how many people are using our site or which pages are popular to help us improve customer experience. Switching off these cookies will reduce our ability to gather information to improve the experience.
FunctionalThese cookies are related to features that make your experience better. They enable basic functions such as social media sharing. Switching off these cookies will mean that areas of our website can't work properly.
AdvertisingThese cookies help us to learn what you're interested in so we can show you relevant adverts on other websites and track the effectiveness of our advertising.
PersonalisationThese cookies help us to learn what you're interested in so we can show you relevant content.

Save preferences