Staff and Leadership
Rector: Mark Prentice
Mark was ordained in 2000 in South London, where he served a curacy in a local parish, whilst also gaining chaplaincy experience at HMP Brixton. Since then, he has worked in central London as a Senior Associate Minster at All Souls, Langham Place, and as a Vicar in Ipswich, where he developed the Discipleship Training Programme (
dtp.org.uk). Mark is married to Lizzie and with four sons, they moved to Edinburgh during the summer of 2025, where they are enjoying living and worshipping in Scotland's capital city!
Email: mark@saintthomas.org.uk
Associate Minister: Rob Cardew
Born in England, born again in Scotland. God called Rob to faith while he was studying at Glasgow and there he attended one of our sister churches St Silas. It was there he did a ministry traineeship while studying at Cornhill Scotland. During that time he married Fern and they both moved to Edinburgh and God blessed them with a little girl. Rob worked at Edinburgh North Church as a minister-in-training while studying the Pastoral Training Course and doing an MA in Theology.
Rob joined St Thomas in October 2024 and under the authority of the Presiding Bishop will support various areas of ministry in the church during the time of seeking a new Rector.
Email: rob@saintthomas.org.uk
Associate Minister: Thorsten Prill
Church Coordinator: Rosemary Harvey
Rosemary looks after church administration and our hall rentals. Rosemary may be contacted by phone or email on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 9:00 to 13:30.
Email: churchoffice@saintthomas.org.uk
Phone: 0131 285 8782
Trustees and Vestry
The Trustees and Vestry support the Rector in the mission of the church and in taking responsibility for the associated legal, financial and practical matters.
Ownership of St Thomas' property is held on behalf of the congregation by three Trustees who also have an important role in supporting the spiritual foundations of the church. They work with the twelve members of Vestry, some of whom are appointed by the Vestry and some elected by the congregation at the Annual General Meeting. Vestry members serve for up to two consecutive three-year terms.
In consultation with the Bishop, the Trustees and Vestry are responsible for the appointment of the Rector when a vacancy occurs.
The church is constituted as a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) so the Rector, Trustees and Vestry members all act in the capacity of charity trustees in accordance with the relevant legislation.
Updated 14 September 2025