About CTMR

Churches Together in the Merseyside Region serves an area with fuzzy edges. The denominations share a central core area, but few common boundaries. Broadly speaking, the CTMR area embraces the City of Liverpool, the Metropolitan Boroughs of Sefton, Knowsley, St Helens and Wirral, along with Widnes, most of Warrington, a lot of Wigan and parts of West Lancashire and Cheshire.

Although MARCEA was the fruit of the vision and determination of the Church Leaders of the last generation, Churches Together in the Merseyside Region reflects the fact that the energy for partnership has now shifted to local and neighbourhood level. Some major Merseyside-wide events are still well-supported, but partnership in mission is increasingly focused in the shared churches or covenanted groups of churches which abound - many of which have been formalised as LEPs (Local Ecumenical Partnerships).
The Officers of Churches Together in the Merseyside Region are:
Chair - Prof Hilary Russell
Vice-Chair - Rev Howard Sharp
Treasurer - Dr Peter Owen
Secretary - Rev Ian Smith

Churches Together in the Merseyside Region is a registered charity (Reg. No. 519061).

The Trustees are the members of the Management Council as appointed under the terms of the constitution:

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool
...Most Rev Patrick Kelly
...Rt Rev Thomas Williams
...Miss Claire Davidson

Roman Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury
...Rt Rev Brian Noble
...Rev Peter Robertson

Anglican Diocese of Liverpool
...Rt Rev James Jones
...Rt Rev David Jennings
...Mrs Linda Jones

Anglican Diocese of Chester
...Rt Rev Keith Sinclair
...(one to be appointed)

Liverpool Methodist District
...Rev James Booth
...Rev Melvyn Kelly

United Reformed Church Mersey Synod
...Rev Howard Sharp
...Mr Donald Swift

North Western Baptist Association
...Rev Phil Jump
...(one to be appointed)

North Western Division of the Salvation Army
...Major Marion Drew
...Major Mary Bullock

Treasurer
...Dr Peter Owen

Co-opted members
...Mr Chas Raws
...Prof Hilary Russell