Who's Who?

MINISTER

Sam Ashton

is married to Alice, and they have three little children. The family love walking in all weather, building dens, dancing in the kitchen, and adventuring with Jesus. Sam and Alice both trained at Oak Hill Theological College just down the road in Southgate. After a curacy in central London, Sam and Alice moved to Wheaton, IL. They left England with three bags and return four years later with three children, a Ph.D. in biblical and theological studies, and many more bags.

Ordained Staff

Jill Northam

​was ordained Deacon in the Church of England in 1989 but has been a member of St Paul’s for much longer than that. Jill has lived in Hadley Wood for over 40 years and raised her family here. Jill left teaching to study theology at Oak Hill College in Southgate and since then has worked as Assistant Minister here.

Wardens

Martin Politzer

​was elected Church Warden in 2009 and combines these responsibilities with leading the Sunday School team with his wife Kim who works in Fund Management. He works as a Business Analyst. They live in Barnet and have two grown-up daughters Eleanor and Hannah.

Tania Hawkins

​was elected as Church Warden in 2015. Tania was a Nursery Manager of Grange Park Girls Prep School Nursery and is married to David who is our treasurer. They live in Hadley Wood and have two children, Claudia and George.
In 2020 she also became our Safeguarding Officer. 

CHURCH Council

John Hall | Chairman of Trustees

Eleanor Politzer | Administrator and Secretary

Alison Ruoff | Council

David Hawkins | Treasurer

Mike Daisley | Deanery Representative

Sally Sloan | Council