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Media Centre

Communications Office

The Communications Office at Church House, Westminster, provides a 24-hour, seven day a week service on behalf of the National Church Institutions, including the Archbishops' Council, the Church Commissioners and the Church of England Pensions Board.

Contacts
National media enquiries or contacts in dioceses: 020 7898 1326
Out of hours queries: 07774800212
General email enquries: cofe.comms@churchofengland.org

Communications Office team

Director of Communications - Vacant

Steve Jenkins Head of Media and Acting Director of Communications
Leading a media team of four, I concentrate on planning, writing, answering enquiries and encouraging colleagues in telling the Church's story through news, features, drama, documentary and quiz shows. With 10 years in farm journalism and four with The Children's Society press office, I came here in 1991.
Direct line: +44 (0)207 898 1457

Howard Dobson Media Officer
Dealing with national press enquiries, and developing media campaigns. Portfolio includes the Weddings Project, Back to Church Sunday and CHP. Economics degree and CIPR diploma. Previously worked for PA compiling TV pages; freelance editing for Yorkshire Post Magazines; freelance feature-writing for more than 70 publications.
Direct line: +44 (0)207 898 1456

Rachel Harden Senior Media Officer
Dealing with media enquiries - portfolio includes education, child protection, environment and general sourcing of 'good news' stories about the church. Politics degree and NCTJ journalism training. Reporter on Liverpool Daily Post and Echo plus 15 years of freelance journalism including Church Times and BBC campaigns.
Direct line: +44 (0)207 898 1464

Lou Henderson Senior Media Officer
Portfolio includes finance-related topics and Cathedral and
Church Buildings. Law degree. Joined Church Commissioners in 1975, working in either training/deployment or communications/public affairs, including a spell at Lambeth Palace.
Direct line: +44 (0)207 898 1621

Nick_Clarke Nick Clarke Senior Communications Officer
Internal Communications, principally dealing with the communications officers in the dioceses. Combined Studies Arts degree. Twenty years as a professional broadcaster, journalist and producer for National and International broadcasters. Ten years as Diocesan Communications Director in St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.
Direct line: +44 (0)207 898 1459

Suzanne Gray Communications Officer
Manages the Communications Training programme and co-ordinates work on wedding shows and other projects. Music degree plus teacher training qualification, training and marketing for a music examination board and the National Blood Service.
Direct line: +44 (0)207 898 1465

Navin Motwani - resized Navin Motwani Digital Media Officer
Role includes strategic oversight of digital media engagement, developing, producing content, and web-mastering the Church of England website and other web-based/new media resources. Degree in the History and Philosophy of Science. Worked for seven years in communications in the charity sector including Intranet Officer for NCH.
Direct line: +44 (0)207 898 1445

Elizabeth Jones - resized Elizabeth Jones Communications Assistant
Supports the media team and communications officed in a range of tasks from issuing the newspaper cuttings around the dioceses and the National Church Institutions to compiling the Clergy appointments that are issued to the media. Previously worked in Ministry Division.
Direct line: +44 (0)207 898 1463

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