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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tMeet Our Orthodox Academic Community!<\/h2>
We are a group of Orthodox academics and support staff, with wide experience in the pastoral needs of the Orthodox Church. Our core team of lecturers have years of experience combining church leadership, both as clergy and laity, with academic studies and research. We also have among us an experienced iconographer, who has specialised in studying iconography and the Councils, and a young technical assistant, who is also assisting with exhibitions and the library. \u00a0<\/p>
The Thyateira Midlands Ecclesiastical Seminary operates under the aegis\u00a0of His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of\u00a0<\/span>Thyateira and Great Britain, Chairman of the Pan-\u00a0<\/span>Orthodox Episcopal Assembly for Great Britain and\u00a0<\/span>Ireland. Bishop Maximos of Melitene, \u00a0who is responsible for the Midlands ecclesial area, has oversight of the seminary.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t We aim to develop & Maintain the highest standards in Orthodox Education!<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t His Grace Bishop Maximos (Pafilis) of Melitene His Grace Bishop Maximos (Pafilis) of Melitene Know More!»<\/a><\/p>Know More! »<\/a><\/div> <\/div><\/div> Very Revd Protopresbyter Stephen Maxfield Rector of TMES & Principal Lecturer in \u00a0Liturgy; Know More!»<\/a><\/p>Know More! »<\/a><\/div> <\/div><\/div> Melangell Roe-Stevens Smith, BA Hons 1st Class Theology and Ethics, MA(Byzantine Studies), Know More!»<\/a><\/p>Know More! »<\/a><\/div> <\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t We aim to develop & maintain the Highest standards in Orthodox Education!<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t The Very Revd. Archimandrite Philip Hall B.Sc. (Hons) Westminster University. Ecology. Know More!»<\/a><\/p>Know More! »<\/a><\/div> <\/div><\/div> Fr. Deacon Stephen Edwards, BA Hons, MTh, MPhil, FRGS Fr. Deacon Stephen Edwards is a native of Know More!»<\/a><\/p>Know More! »<\/a><\/div> <\/div><\/div> Sister Theovouli, Dip. Art & Design 2nd. Hons, Certificate Orth. Studies, Diploma Orth. Know More!»<\/a><\/p>Know More! »<\/a><\/div> <\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Working to give you a Strong Foundation in Orthodox Life!<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Theo Andreou was born in Staffordshire in 2000 to an English mother and a Cypriot father. Know More!»<\/a><\/p>Know More! »<\/a><\/div> <\/div><\/div> Featured Lecturer Featured Topic From time to time we invite external Lecturers to speak about Know More!»<\/a><\/p>Know More! »<\/a><\/div> <\/div><\/div> Henry Nathaniel Stevens Henry is the youngest member of our team, but he is a vital part, Know More!»<\/a><\/p>Know More! »<\/a><\/div> <\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Meet Our Orthodox Academic Community! We are a group of Orthodox academics and support staff, with wide experience in the pastoral needs of the Orthodox Church. Our core team of lecturers have years of experience combining church leadership, both as clergy and laity, with academic studies and research. We also Read More…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-modules.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-156","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uat.tmes.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uat.tmes.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uat.tmes.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uat.tmes.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uat.tmes.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156"}],"version-history":[{"count":73,"href":"https:\/\/uat.tmes.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/156\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1759,"href":"https:\/\/uat.tmes.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/156\/revisions\/1759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uat.tmes.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}SEMINARY GOVERNANCE<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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<\/a>His Grace Bishop Maximos (Pafilis) of Melitene<\/a>
Archdiocese Representative <\/span><\/h4>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/uat.tmes.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Walsall_FrStephen_teaching-copy-3-350x350.jpg\")
<\/a>Very Revd Protopresbyter Stephen Maxfield<\/a>
Rector<\/span><\/h4>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/uat.tmes.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Melangell-Roe-Smith-350x350.jpg\")
<\/a>Melangell Roe-Stevens Smith<\/a>
Registrar, Lecturer<\/span><\/h4>OUR LECTURERS<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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<\/a>The Very Revd. Archimandrite Philip Hall<\/a>
Lecturer<\/span><\/h4>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/uat.tmes.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Fr.-Deacon-Stephen-Edwards-350x350.jpg\")
<\/a>Fr. Deacon Stephen Edwards<\/a>
Lecturer <\/span><\/h4>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/uat.tmes.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Sister-Theovouli2-350x350.jpeg\")
<\/a>Sister Theovouli<\/a>
Lecturer<\/span><\/h4>OTHER LECTURERS & SUPPORT STAFF<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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<\/a>Theo Andreou, BA Hons 1st Class, MA with distinction.<\/a>
Lecturer<\/span><\/h4>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/uat.tmes.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/celticX-copy-350x350.jpeg\")
<\/a>Featured Lecturer<\/a>
Featured Lecturer<\/span><\/h4>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/uat.tmes.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240713_124600-copy-2-350x350.jpg\")
<\/a>Henry Nathaniel Stevens<\/a>
Support Staff<\/span><\/h4>