Saint John and Saint Philip

Tony Roake - Chaplain

Tony and Jill are both originally from the South of England and met at school. They have three children: Sam, Naomi and Joe. Jill is a teacher of English Literature and studied in Wales and at Oxford. Tony was an undergraduate at Oxford, and also trained for the ministry there. Before coming to The Hague in 2007, they served in Nottingham, Staffordshire, Dorset and, in West Sussex.

Roland Price - Honorary Assistant Chaplain

Roland is Professor of Hydro-Informatics in Delft and a non-stipendiary Anglican minister. He and his wife Thea moved to The Hague from Oxfordshire in 1997. They have five grown-up children.

Chistina Edelen - Organist

Christina Edelen,organist and choir director, comes from the United States and has lived in Holland since mid-2003. In addition to her work at the church,Christina is active in Early Music performance and teaching as a harpsichordist and organist. She and her husband Fred have two teen-age sons, Nick and Zach.

Hans den Breems - Church Warden

Hans and his wife Kathy have been involved in St John and St Philip over the last 10 years in various capacities including choir membership, assitant treasurer and currently, Church Warden. As a family they find the church a very welcoming and diverse environment and especially enjoy attending the 11:00 service.

Astrid Tiesema - Reader

Astrid and her husband Jan, Dutch natives and long-standing members of St. John & St. Philip's, live in Leiden. They have two children, Lynn and Friso.

Kate Pellereau - Youth Worker

Kate originates from Cheltenham. She studied Theology at Manchester University. She has a new-found interest in cycling as a result of moving to The Hague; she enjoys cooking for friends and watching old movies.

Emma Coffey - Church Administrator

Emma is from Australia and originally moved to The Netherlands to study historical clarinet at the Royal Conservatorium in The Hague. As well as working in the church office Emma performs regularly with early music ensembles and also teaches clarinet.

Duncan Weir - Church Warden

Duncan and his wife Sheila moved to The Hague early 2003 from Aberdeen, Scotland as a result of Duncan's work in the oil & gas industry. They're both Scottish and have two adult sons, both married, one of whom lives in Glasgow and the other in Copenhagen. In 2006 they became grandparents to Camilla.