Richard Glover

Senior Minister

Richard is our Senior Minister (Rector), leading and overseeing the mission of St John’s. He loves helping people see how the person of Jesus sheds light on our most mundane and our most complicated life issues, and believes that such issues are best discussed over a a table, with a coffee and laughter. 

Richard grew up on the South Coast of NSW and then spent the last twenty years living in Sydney’s Inner West before moving to Darlinghurst. He has degrees in history, political economy, and theology. He’s married to Alison, and they have four school-aged kids. 

Nerida Peart

Assistant Minister

Nerida is our Assistant Minister, with a focus on children’s ministry and the 5pm Service. She has worked in churches in Vancouver and in the Hills District of Sydney. She is passionate about helping people integrate their faith into their whole life, so they can live flourishing lives for Jesus. She loves teaching on vocation, work, and sabbath. 

She studied theology at Regent College, Vancouver with a minor in snowboarding at Whistler. She loves meeting people and hearing their stories. She loves the beach, reading novels and drinking coffee - sometimes all at the same time! Nerida is married to Angus and they have three wonderful children. 

Martin Robinson

Senior Associate Minister

Martin is the senior associate minister, married to Jann Robinson. He handles the parish’s nursing home and hospital ministry and brings to bear his many years of parish ministry experience as an advisor to the other clergy.