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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
was one of the founders of
CatURpillars.
 He is
currently a council member of the Evangelical Alliance and until November
2021 was Chairman of the Committee of
GEAR
for several years,
the Group for Evangelism And Renewal within the
United Reformed Church.
Brian is pictured left speaking at a
Bible Bite service in our church building.
Contact:
brianharley58@gmail.com
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10 Dracaena
Gardens,
Shanklin,
Isle of Wight. PO37 7JQ
( (01983) 862485
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Robin
was elected an Elder in March 2018 and
produces our weekly LifeLine sheet, as
well as helping with property
matters.
He was appointed as Church Secretary in
March 2019.
Dave
is our Safeguarding Officer and was elected as an Elder in July 2021
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. He stood down as an Elder in July 2021.
Yvonne,
who was
elected an Elder in March 2019, works
with our Youth & Children and is in
charge of craft activities for Messy
Church, Junior Church and our Encounter Café services.
Alan
was elected as
an Elder in March 2022.
Janet
was elected as
an Elder in March 2022.
Karen
Roy
often leads and preaches at both Bible Bite and Sunday services and was elected as
an Elder in July 2021.