May 2007 - Joel Halcomb joins the project as its newest research assistant. The position is funded by the Leverhulme Trust. Mr Halcomb will assist Dr Inga Volmer in identifying persons mentioned in the minutes and papers of the Westminster Assembly.

Mr Halcomb’s doctoral research is funded by the Gates Cambridge Trust. He is studying Congregationalism in England and Wales, 1640-1672 under the supervision of Prof. John Morrill.