Rev Cathy Malins is originally from Shropshire. She enjoyed a career in social services supporting adults with learning disabilities and delivering training across the county.

She was actively involved in lay ministry at Christ Church, Bayston Hill, where she met and married her husband Matt.  They have two children - Amelia aged 17 and Jacob aged 13. 

Cathy later established her own business designing and making fused glass, while maintaining an active lay ministry.

Rev Tony Howarth sensed a calling to ministry in his late teens. He initially studied music but then went on to study Theology at the Assemblies of God Bible College. After seminary training  he accepted a post working with a church in Colne.

After 11 years he moved on to work for a charity helping people battling with addiction issues.  Whilst working for the charity he accepted the Pastorate of Pendle Community Church in Barrowford. Both Tony and his church have joined the Anglican church in Colne where he is serving his curacy.

He is married to Diane and they have two adult children and a teenager.

In his spare time he plays the drums in a band and trains in martial arts. He also loves reading and going to the cinema.

Rev Kaarina Leong is a British-born Finnish-Chinese curate serving at Christ Church, Lancaster.

She studied music and English in Lancaster and taught in schools all over the Lancaster, Preston and the Fylde area; working for Lancaster Priory as a church musician before training for ordained ministry at Emmanuel Theological College.

Kaarina's theological passions include exploring integrated theological responses to trauma and the pursuit of racial justice and reconciliation.

She is a musician, mum to three amazing people and has a love of libraries.