Meet the Team

Anne has spent most of her working life as a teacher in mainstream primary and secondary schools and as an additional support needs teacher. As a teacher, she became increasingly aware of the challenges for young families as they awaited diagnosis and felt called to explore ways to support parents of children with additional support needs, including supporting them to find ways to worship and connect with Christian communities.

 

She was ordained as an Ordained Local Minister for the Church of Scotland in 2019 and until recently, was working to establish a new worshipping community at Bertha Park, a new housing area on the edge of Perth.

 

Anne is married to Kenny and has three daughters and two granddaughters. She enjoys music, singing, walking along beaches and rivers, very gentle pilates, cross stitch and chilling in front of the telly!

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​Lynsey has a background in healthcare, where she previously worked as an Advanced Practitioner Speech and Language Therapist with a special interest in Autism. For the last ten years, Lynsey has worked in the voluntary sector as a Service Manager helping to develop and grow a local based charity for families of autistic young people. Lynsey is a Church of Scotland elder at St Madoes Church and has a strong desire for mission. Lynsey graduated from Forge in 2017 and has been an active part of the Forge community ever since.

 

Lynsey has a passion for a church where all abilities are welcomed and included as the body of Christ and she has been involved in training churches and other Christian Organisations to help them be more inclusive. Lynsey is married to Craig and they live in Perthshire with their teenage daughters where they enjoy walking their dog in the beautiful countryside usually followed by coffee and cake in one of the many coffee shops!