Alan Garrow – Vicar of St Peter’s Church
Alan joined St Peter’s, along with Emma and their two school-age children, in April 2016. Since ordination in 1993 he has done a lot of different jobs - but this is the first time he has been 'the Vicar'. Since becoming Vicar of St Peter's, however, he's been wondering why he's been avoiding such a great job for so long! His main hobby is finding out more about first century history - trying to answer questions like: why did people in the first century think it was a good idea to follow Jesus? You can find out more about his writing and research at www.alangarrow.com. Otherwise, he loves being outdoors and meeting new people. Alan is an honorary Canon of Ripon Cathedral and is Area Dean of Harrogate Deanery until the end of 2026.
Karin Shaw - Curate
Karin is a full-time Curate in the fourth year of her training. Previously, Karin trained as a Secondary English and Drama teacher at Nottingham University before working in various charity and church roles working with families and young people. She and husband Graham have adult twins, Tom and Phoebe and a Siberian cat called Boris.
Steve Gibbin - Self-Supporting Curate
Steve will be training at St Peter's Church part-time while continuing to work as a teacher of religious studies at Leeds Grammar School. He studied philosophy at the University of Hull where he met Catherine, his wife. Catherine works as Pastoral Director at St Mark’s, Harrogate. Together they have two adult and two teen-aged children.