The chaplains: who we are
Find out about the chaplains and how they can be contacted. Please feel free to get in touch.
How the Chaplaincy is here to help you
What is a university chaplaincy?
The Chaplaincy is both a place and a team of people, known as Chaplains. Chaplains are appointed by faith communities to work at the university to care for students and staff of all religions or none.
Each campus has at least one chaplain, based in the Chaplaincy Office.
What we do
Home from home
- We provide a positive, homely atmosphere to students and staff.
- We offer hospitality to those who visit the Chaplaincy offices.
- We help students, especially those from abroad, to register and settle in.
- We support the university community by organising trips, religious services, and other events.
- Assist at graduations and freshers' fairs.
Heart to heart
- We provide confidential pastoral care to those in distress or need.
- In the event of a serious incident affecting students or staff, we offer confidential care and guidance to those affected.
- We offer spiritual direction to students and staff, of all faiths or none.
- We support respectful exploration and discussion of beliefs and ethics.
- We visit sick students at home if requested and visit students in hospital or prison.
- We offer advice and workshops on how to do well at university.
- We co-ordinate a network of Christian students at the three campuses.
Our multi-faith prayer rooms
There is a prayer room on each university campus. These are provided for all students and staff, of all faiths and none.
- Greenwich: Room 018, Dreadnought Building
- Avery Hill: Seymour court
- Medway: Room 039, Pilkington Building
Regular events and services
We run religious and social activities, events and workshops as well as services of prayer, Holy Communion, Bible studies and discussions on ethical issues.
Global Cafes
The place to drop by for a free drink and snack and chat. From our range of refreshments hot chocolate and chocolate mini rolls seem currently to top the polls!
Avery Hill: Tuesdays 7:00pm - 9:00pm in Library Foyer.
Greenwich: Thursdays 10.00am - 11:30am in Queen Mary Entrance Foyer.
TABLEtalk
Thursdays 7:30pm - 9:00pm fortnightly.
Dreadnought foyer or D015 on the ground floor.
If you would like to improve your conversational English language skills, better your cross-cultural understanding and make friends, join us. Come when you want, go when you need, it's all very informal. And it's free.
For more information contact Kirsten: K.Wynn@gre.ac.uk
Autumn Programme 2025
25 Sep: Welcome to London
9 Oct: Understanding British Culture
23 Oct: Dance, dance, dance!
6 Nov: Making most of winter
20 Nov: Friendship
4 Dec: Christmas is Coming
Old Royal Naval College Chapel , Greenwich Services
The well-loved and beautiful chapel sits at the heart of the Greenwich campus and is open to the public for free.
- Monday, 5.30pm: Choral Evensong (45 minutes)
- Wednesday, 1.05pm: Holy Communion (30 minutes)
- Sunday, 11am: Choral Matins or Choral Eucharist (75 minutes)
For more information contact Rev Dr Robert Tobin chaplain@ornc.org or go to the homepage Chapel - Old Royal Naval College.
Catholic Mass
There is no Catholic Mass on either campus as yet but the Catholic chaplain at Greenwich celebrates weekday and Sunday masses at St. Joseph's Church, which is a 10-minute walk from campus.
How to contact us
If you want to talk to a chaplain then we have a general email for Greenwich and Avery Hill chaplaincy@gre.ac.uk and for Medway medwaycampuschaplain@gre.ac.uk
For specific people and faith communities:
Daniel French (Coordinating Chaplain for Greenwich & Avery Hill)
d.french@gre.ac.uk 07740564997 | Instagram @holydisrupter
Robert Tobin, Chaplain to Old Royal Naval College Chapel
chaplain@ornc.org | 07814 704 704
Steve Cook, Anglican Chaplain (Avery Hill Campus)
s.cook@gre.ac.uk / cooksca@aol.com
Kirsten Wynn, Associate Chaplain (Greenwich Campus)
k.wynn@gre.ac.uk | 07549 881633
Tai Min Pang, Associate Chaplain (Greenwich / Avery Hill)
t.m.pang@gre.ac.uk | 0771 7893113
Rabbi Ephraim Carlebach, Jewish Associate Chaplain
Email: E.Carlebach@greenwich.ac.uk
Father Patrice Anyanwu, Catholic Associate Chaplain (Greenwich /Avery Hill)
Email: P.C.Anyanwu@greenwich.ac.uk
