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 Brian
is married to Janet and they have three children, two who are working and one is
at university, and a
teenage foster child, who is at High School.
He grew up in a suburban Methodist Church and came to a personal faith 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 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 with his wife Janet,
has established a very successful annual Holiday Bible Club for children in
Shanklin. Janet is also one of the founders of CatURpillars.
 He is Chairman of the National Committee of
GEAR, The Group for Evangelism and
Renewal within the United Reformed Church.
Brian is pictured left speaking at a
GEAR conference.
Contact:
Brian
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10 Dracaena
Gardens,
Shanklin,
Isle of Wight. PO37 7JQ
( (01983) 862485 |
Carole
was elected as an Elder in March 2010 having been part of the church family
for a number of years. She has served as a youth leader and also as social
secretary organising various outings and events. She works for the local
YMCA and has now joined the IoW Street Pastor team.
Colin
took over as treasurer at the beginning of 2004, having joined the
leadership team the previous year. He had previously led one of our
youth groups for several years. He grew up in Shanklin and now works in
the finance department of an Island business.
Mike
has recently taken over as leader of our Property Team and looks after
maintenance and the running of the building as well as taking a major role
in our Building for the Future team. He and his wife Jane also sing
regularly in
the music team.
Malcolm
has provided inspiring leadership in our 'Building for the Future'
developments. He also occasionally leads worship and has previously led one
of our midweek youth groups with his wife Miriam. 
Ron
is taking in a pastoral leadership role among the elders having been a house
group and Alpha leader over a number of years. He has also built up quite a
reputation for his church rambles and sports days!
Jean
has a strong pastoral heart and particularly
encourages the development of our House Groups and overseas mission.