People

Rev Swee Ann Koh was ordained as Uniting Church Minister of the Word on December 13th, 1991.  His ministry focus at Manningham Uniting Church is senior adults.  He is a Chinese from Singapore. He has been living in Melbourne since 1983. According to Swee Ann, “The first thing you must do is to forget that I am Chinese and second thing you must never forget that I am Chinese.” Swee Ann has a passion for social justice, inclusive diversity, building…

Chris has been the Playgroup coordinator at Manningham Uniting Church since 2016. As a former Primary School teacher before starting work with children and families in the Uniting Church over 20 years ago, she am passionate about the value of Playgroups to children and their families. Being a mother and grandmother she understand the challenges and joys of families. Each week she loves being able to provide a special Playgroup experience with stimulating activities as well as providing support to…

Sally brings to Manningham UC a life’s passion working with local communities, schools and churches across Melbourne and the UK as a children, youth and family minister, teacher and chaplain. As an ordained deacon taking a vow to minister for peace, justice and reconciliation these goals provide grounding and the guiding light for her work with the Manningham community. Sally is a ‘people person’ who loves nothing more than hearing and enjoying the stories of our lives, families, pets, sport,…

Reverend Dr Con Apokis is an ordained minister since 1988. He has contributed in chaplaincy, theological education and leadership training.  His main focus as supply minister will be to provide and facilitate pastoral care.  His background is Greek and his journey as a Christian was grounded  in the Greek Orthodox Church.  The focus on God as Trinity, God as community, highlights the importance of community for all of us. God in Jesus points to the divine priority for those who doing it tough.  To…

Born and raised in the leafy outer eastern suburbs, Sam has called Melbourne home for the past 34 years. Together with her Husband, Rob, she has two young children named Max (5) and Lucy (2). She enjoys reading over a strong coffee, traveling with her family in their caravan and keeping active. Having spent the past 10 years working within the Real Estate Industry, Sam knows the importance of building strong interpersonal relationships. She prides herself on her strong communication…

Lisa graduated with a business bachelor’s degree from RMIT. She has extensive work experience in the hospitality industry. Especially experience on catering for functions and events in the multiple corporate sites in the past year. Lisa is passionate about my work, Because she love’s what she does. Lisa’s a people person and loves to meet new people and learn about their lives and their background. Also, Lisa is a barista. Her purpose is to make her customers’ day that little…

Moses Lee was born in Singapore, studied in Oregon, USA and migrated to Melbourne, Australia in 2010.  Married to Yen Ming, they have three children, Monica, Brendan and Ian.  Prior to serving at Manningham Uniting Church (MUC), he was in the publishing industry for almost 30 years. As the Operations Manager, his work can be summed up as the liaison person for the day-to-day running of the Church.  He serves in the Ministry and Administration HUB, the heartbeat of the…

Ruth is a retired pharmacist who since retiring gains an enormous amount of satisfaction in maintaining an active participation in church life and fulfilling a voluntary administration role with our church. The most time consuming part of her role is editing the MUC Monthly Magazine. Ruth and her husband Bob have three children and five grandchildren and their family benefitted from living both in New Zealand and three American States before returning to Australia in 1985. They have been involved…

Jeanette has been associated with Manningham Uniting Church for over 40 years and enjoyed being part of our former Churches – starting at Doncaster East Uniting Church in George Street, Doncaster East. Jeanette and her husband Ray have been married for 46 years and have 3 sons and 4 grandsons and enjoy spending time with them all. They moved to Doncaster East in 1976 . After a period of time they moved to Lower Plenty for a short time but…

Family is very important to Lynda, she is married and have 2 adult children and 2 grandchildren. Her working life was as an Occupational Therapist predominantly with special needs children. Lynda is currently involved with Family@10 service, MUC Pilgrim Patchworkers, Friday Play Group and she have been involved with children’s ministry for over 30 years in a wide variety of capacities. Her interests include reading, quilting, gardening and grandchildren. The Culture of Safety Person’s role involves 2 aspects:- Being the…