Diocese of Oxford

Ministry Team

David Adams

Dave’s career has included time as a journalist, a research tutor in higher education, and an organisational consultant in the UK, India, Hong Kong and parts of Africa, the Middle East and Europe. He has experience working for an international broadcasting organisation, a pan-European satellite educational network, an online news service and a study and…

Ruth Edy

Ruth was licensed as a LLM in 2006 in Christchurch Cathedral, Oxford, and ministered in the parish of Ducklington with Hardwick until May 2015, when she moved to the Gloucester Diocese. Now retired from teaching, Ruth is back in Witney and on Sunday June 8th 2025, her licence was officially transferred back to the Oxford Diocese…

Martin Dines

Martin has been part of the St Bartholomew’s congregation since 2001.  During that time he has been Tower Captain and Deanery Synod representative and a Governor at Ducklington’s church school.  He was elected as Church Warden at the APCM 2022. Martin’s speciality is technology and he has been involved in setting up the sound and…

Tricia Hughes

In between bouts of living abroad, Tricia has lived in the village for nearly 40 years and been a member of St Bartholomew’s for most of that time and is currently involved in the administration and IT of the church. She was elected on to the PCC in 2018. She enjoys cycling, Bridge, Suguru and…

Rev’d Bob Edy

Bob is married to Ruth and has two daughters and four grandchildren. Bob’s career as a secondary school teacher spanned 37 years including 29, from 1979 to 2015, at The Henry Box School, where he was successively Head of History and Deputy Head. Bob was ordained into the Church of England in 1993 and served as Rector of Ducklington…

Gill Long

Gill has been a member of St.Bartholomew’s church for over 20 years. During this time she has been churchwarden, a school foundation governor, a member of the PCC, a communion server and a sidesperson. She has recently retired as a nurse in one of the local GP practices and was also part of the Witney…