Loraine Mellor

Loraine Nancy Mellor is a British Methodist Minister who served as the President of the Methodist Conference from 24 June 2017 to 30 June 2018. She was the Chair of the Nottingham and Derby District of the Methodist Church, having been formally appointed to that position on 1 September 2010. In May 2022 she took up the appointment of Chair of the Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Methodist District, succeeding Steve Wild.

Early career Before training for the Ministry, Mellor worked for the NHS as a neonatal nurse practitioner, and served as an Acting Director of Nursing and Contracts. She is married to John. She has served as a minister in Stockport and Warrington circuits. She was the Superintendent of the Warrington Circuit from 2003 until 2010, before becoming a District Chair.

Mellor was elected as the President of the Conference on 6 July 2016, becoming the President-elect. She succeeds Roger Walton.

Addressing the Methodist Conference, Mellor expressed regret over the declining membership of the church. She stated that the Methodist Church needed to return to its radical roots. On 17 July 2017, she met Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby at Lambeth Palace.