Chaplaincy

The Chaplaincy at the University of Greenwich offers help and guidance to all students and staff regardless of individual belief. If we can help, we will. If we can’t, we will find someone who can.

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