Shanklin United Reformed Church

High Street, Shanklin, Isle of Wight. PO37 6LA
Registered Charity No. 1130459

A member of the Evangelical Alliance

 

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Minister - Rev Brian Harley

Brian is married to Janet and they have three grown up children and they are also registered General Foster Carers, having looked after one young person for over a decade and are now looking after another.

He grew up in a Methodist Church in a London suburb and came to a personal faith in Christ at the age of 15.  He soon became a youth leader and went on to join The City Temple URC in central London when he and Janet got married in 1983. 

He served as an elder and worship leader and worked as an insurance underwriter in London for 13 years (something in the City!) before feeling the strong call of God to move on into full time ministry.  He trained at Westminster College, Cambridge and came directly from there to Shanklin in September 1994.

Brian sees his main gifts as Bible teaching, leading worship and pastoral care; he is also an able guitarist.  As well as pastoring the local church, he is deeply committed to working with other Christians on the Island and has been involved in planning and leading various events.  He also regularly takes school assemblies and his wife Janet is one of the founders of CatURpillars.

He is Chairman of the Committee of GEAR, The Group for Evangelism and Renewal within the United Reformed Church and a Council member of the Evangelical Alliance.

Brian is pictured left speaking at a GEAR conference.

Contact: Brian
* 10 Dracaena Gardens,
     Shanklin,
     Isle of Wight. PO37 7JQ
( (01983) 862485

 

Robin Wightman - Church Secretary

Malcolm Stevens - Property

Robin was elected an Elder in March 2018 and produces our weekly notice sheet, as well as helping with property matters. He was appointed as Church Secretary in March 2019.

Contact: Robin

Malc was re-elected as an Elder in March 2014 and took over leading our Property Team from March 2015. He occasionally leads services and has been heavily involved with the property team that looks after our church building for a number of years, and giving oversight to the technical team running the PA and Projection facilities.

Colin Tamcken - Treasurer

Rita White - Assistant Treasurer

Colin was re-elected as an Elder in March 2014, and after a spell of being Assistant Treasurer, he once again took over the role of Treasurer in March 2015.

Rita took on the role of Treasurer from Colin in 2012 having been part of the church family for a number of years but stepped down to be Assistant Treasurer in March 2015.

 Yvonne Sparks - Youth & Children

Alistair Rye

Yvonne, who was elected an Elder in March 2019, works with our Youth & Children and is in charge of craft activities for our Encounter Café services.

Ajay was elected an elder in March 2017 and is involved in our youth work

Lou Jupe

Carole Smith

Lou was elected as an Elder in March 2019 and has a keen interest in prayer and pastoral matters.  She also oversees the catering for Tuesday lunches.

Carole was re-elected as an Elder in March 2016 and was appointed as Church Secretary, a role she had previously carried out.  However, she relinquished this role in March 2019.

Carol Williams

Peter Dawson

Carol is from Zimbabwe and moved over here in 2008. She had volunteered on a Christian Mission programme there for 15 years and has now got involved in church life here. She was elected as an Elder in 2012 and serves this role around her shift patterns as a care worker at the local Leonard Cheshire home.

Peter was elected an elder in March 2015 and can sometimes be seen playing the drums in our services


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