Leadership & Oversight

Local Leadership of our church

Rev Steven Chisholm

Church Rector
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I am humbled and thrilled to serve as the minister at Christ The King here in the Algarve. I grew up in the suburbs of Washington DC in the USA. My parents brought my siblings and me to church every Sunday. As a teenager, faith became more than words and I began to understand what it means to follow Christ. I went to university at Virginia Tech and, after graduation, I felt the Lord was calling me to full time ministry, first with a para-church ministry called Young Life and then working at churches. Over the past 30 years, I have served in a variety of settings from big cities to rural areas and beach towns, and in diverse ministry roles such as youth, family, missions, discipleship, preaching and pastoral care. I finished a Masters in Theology from Regent College in Vancouver, Canada, and then married Veronica (from Brazil) in 2007. In 2016, I was ordained as priest in the Anglican Church of USA. Veronica and I have served together in ministry at the last two churches where we worked. We have two teenage daughters and a huge Golden Retriever, who thinks he’s a lapdog. When I have free time, I like to cook, read, surf and go on runs or walks with Echo! We are very grateful to the Lord for allowing us to serve here in Portugal and we look forward to what He has planned!

Linda Clarkson

Council Chair
Term 2024-2027
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I have lived in the Algarve for seven years with my husband Mike, a retired Church of England Priest. We have two sons and five grandchildren who live in England. We are dual citizens with the US and UK. We have travelled internationally for most of our married life and served in a number of Anglican churches. I trained as a teacher and have used my skills in the children’s program in various churches over the years. In addition, I sang in many churches with a band or in a choir. I have hosted and led many Alpha, Marriage and Parenting courses. As part of partnering with the work of the Holy Spirit, I have used my enthusiasm for sports and faith over many competitions. My passion is to see peoples’ lives changed by the touch of the Holy Spirit. I feel my past experiences and love of God can be put to good use at Christ The King to welcome and encourage newcomers to get involved. This is a very exciting time to help shape the future of Christ The King and a privilege to be on the council.

Marina Hardy

Council Secretary
Term 2026-2029
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Sue Moore

Council Treasurer
Term 2024-2027
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I am married to Terry, and we have three children Matthew, Aaron and Rebekah and three grandchildren plus several step-grandchildren. Terry and I have had a varied church life over the years, and although we are both Anglicans by tradition, we have worshipped in churches of several different denominations, following God’s leading. I thank God for the privilege of the gift of music and the ability to share it. Moving to Portugal was another great privilege and an adventure that we are glad God is allowing us to have. We have met many lovely people here, mainly through church, and really enjoy being so actively involved.

Jane Caulfield-Kerney

Church Warden
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I have been worshiping with Christ The King Anglican Church since its inception. I am married to Graeham, and we have lived in the Algarve for almost twenty years. I was born in Scotland but have lived most of my life in England. My background is Marketing and Market Research, and I am now retired. I am at my happiest when feeding people, either physically or spiritually, and I love thinking up new ways to make money for the Church and also my favourite charities.

Cheryl Smith

Council Member
Term 2026-2029
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Sandy MacDougall

Council Member
Term 2026-2029
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Rt Rev Andy Lines

Bishop of the Anglican Convocation in Europe

“My principal desire is to see Christ glorified. That is done through people coming to know him through the scriptures, and that requires local churches where he is faithfully proclaimed, and those require godly pastor-teachers to lead them and to teach them. I see my role as enabling people to be in that position.”

Bishop Andy was ordained in Paraguay where he led a pioneering work of encouraging training clergy and lay ministers. From 2000-2018 he served as Mission Director of Crosslinks, a Church of England society enabling mission initiatives in many parts of the world. In June 2017 Andy was consecrated GAFCON Missionary Bishop for Europe to provide oversight for Anglican churches outside the formal Anglican structures in the Anglican Network in Europe of which ACE is one of the convocations. In July 2020 he was asked to provide oversight for the congregations of All Saints Algarve on behalf of the Eglise Anglicane du Rwanda (EAR).

He is married to Mandy and they have three adult children.

In 2022 Christ The King became a member of ACE and, we are happy to say, still under the Episcopal oversight of Bishop Andy Lines. We are very pleased to receive support from others in this new convocation, to work to further the spread of the Gospel in Europe.

Work began in July 2020 by the ANiE Implementation drafting group who developed the Constitution and Canons following the Resolutions made by the Gafcon Primates Council appointing the Rt Rev Andy Lines as the bishop of the Anglican Network in Europe, encompassing the Convocations of the Anglican Convocation in Europe (ACE) and the Anglican Mission in England (AMiE).