Our Team
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Superintendent Minister:
![Rev. Richard Byass](http://www.nnemethodist.org.uk/files/theme/StaffMugshots/Richard.png)
Rev. Richard Byass
Rev. Richard Byass
Circuit Superintendent Minister
Gedling Road, Sherwood and St. John's Methodist Churches
Richard was born in West Africa and spent much of his early life there. After secondary school back in the UK he thought he was going to go into architectural design, but God had other designs (pun intended) and as a result of responding to a distinct call on his life, he began preaching at 17, before ending up at Cliff College for his undergraduate degree, and then in training at Manchester before entering circuit ministry in 2004 in Cheshire, and then moved to North Herts. in 2009. He more recently completed an MTh at the University of Aberdeen.
Now in his third appointment, and having been in NNE since 2017, Richard brings over 20 years of experience in local church ministry and a growing number in Superintendency! He is engaged in some committee work for the Methodist Church nationally, and remains committed to emphasising hospitality, justice and well-being in church life as well as seeking to enable people to grow together as faithful disciples, individually and as a community.
Richard has two teenage children, one of school age, the other off to University, and a black Labrador called Ossie!
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Presbyters and Deacons:
Local Ecumenical Partnership (LEP) Staff:![]() Rev. Nikki Bates
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Rev. Nikki BatesAnglican Minister The Church on Rise Park Nikki is married to Tony, and they have 2 grown up sons and 3 Persian cats. Nikki came to faith in 2003 through the Alpha Course, and went from Alpha to Ordinand in 6 years, training for ordination at Trinity College Bristol. Tony gave up his work to go to Bristol and has volunteered at Nikki's side ever since. They returned to their "home" diocese of Lincoln for curacy and Nikki's first incumbency at Christ Church Stamford. Nikki and Tony started to discern God's calling to Nottingham in 2018, and are excited to be in Nottingham for "such a time as this," and to join with us all and with all that God is doing. ![]() |