Who's Who

Admin

Shami Chand – Secretary (Full-time Parish Office)  

Shami’s is the voice at the end of the church office. As secretary she is responsible for reception, hall bookings, wedding liaison, and rosters for the morning Sunday services.

For general enquiries about the church or staff, ask Shami. She’ll make sure you find the information, resources and people you need. 

Lisa Greatbatch – Vicar's PA (Part-time)  

Passions: Being part of a team that is listening to the Holy Spirit; Bringing people into environments where they can be nourished and inspired by God’s love and spurred outward; Encouraging and Connecting people; Reading with my family; The great outdoors.

Ministries: Vicar’s PA, Available to encourage, support and inform the vicar primarily, also staff, parishioners and newcomers. Communications, Mainly Music support, Children’s Church parent helper.

Family: Married to Rowen, with three children aged 10, 13 and 18 years; four adult step-children; large extended family.

Experience/ qualifications: General Manager’s PA; Front line receptionist, Data processing secretary, Sales coordinator, Maitre d’ in a French provincial restaurant; Four years as a widowed mother of three children; Various part-time roles; International travel and tourism course 2006; Active parishioner at St Matthias’, Panmure, 1995-2004; Parishoner for a year, prior to on staff at St George’s. Three-quarter time staff member at St George’s 2007-09, half-time on staff currently.

Malcolm Taylor – Operations & Finance (Part-time)

Chris Chung – Verger (Part-time)

Chris and Susan have been married for 40 years. They have one son and a daughter with 3 grandchildren.

Chris had his secondary education in Malaysia and after his tertiary education in Australia he joined the Sabah (Malaysia) Agricultural department working as lecturer, agricultural Officer and then the principal of the Agricultural Institute.

Chris had a quiet and simple Christian life of trying to serve the Lord and fellow Christians. His leap of faith was to migrate to NZ in 1998 to fulfil a commitment. After their daughter brought them to St. George’s Church, Chris and Susan found that they can dedicate themselves here. Chris accepted the position as the verger (caretaking and weddings). Attending to an average of 50 weddings a year is not a simple task.

Chris believes that the Church is getting more spiritual and the members of St. George’s can serve one another so that God will be glorified.

Rebekah Sewell – Assistant Verger (Part-time)

Becky grew up in Hong Kong as a missionary kid for four years with her parents and then her parents worked in Hong Kong as professionals for 8 years. Becky is a trained Beauty Therapist and Makeup Artist and part time Actress. Becky went to Exel School of preforming arts. She majored in Drama and Minored in Vocals. Becky has been studying Health Science part time as well as working at St George’s and plans to continue studying in the near future.

Becky enjoys music, knitting, sewing and doing makeup for weddings and special occasions in her spare time.

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