My Christian journey started with my mother taking us to Sunday school at the local Anglican church when we were young. From there we moved to a Baptist church and we all gave our hearts to the Lord. Shortly afterwards, my step-father was miraculously healed of Crohn's disease and this gave our family a revelation of and taste for the power of God and the authority of His Word.

From there, we fully engaged in the charismatic 80's and were introduced to the man I would consider my spiritual father and inspiration, Australian evangelist Steve Ryder, through a series of crusades in London.

To cut a long story short, I had an opening to work and travel with Steve Ryder after graduating from Exeter University. It was at that point, particularly on our missions trips to Czechoslovakia, just after the fall of the iron curtain, observing both the desperate need of a hurting people and the phenomenal power and willingness of God to meet that need, that I received my personal call to the ministry ... and so the training process begun!

I taught Maths in three boys’ schools in England, serving as Deputy Headmaster in the third from 1996 to 2003, before the opportunity came to move to Peterborough, Ontario, to serve as Associate Pastor at Christian Victory Church. Just over three years later we moved to Collingwood, ON, to take over the pastoral position at Living Faith Christian Church.

Towards the end of 2009, we felt the call back to family and ministry in England, and count it a huge privilege to have been appointed to serve the church here in Bidford. Our desire is to build upon the great start the church has made since its inception, and to harness the gifts that are evident here as we take the great news of Jesus Christ to our region.

As His church, we stand in a position of great responsibility and opportunity. As society confronts the increasing challenges of 21st century life, we carry the glorious message of grace and salvation, first preached so compellingly by Jesus, to the world around us. The church of Jesus Christ should be the clearest voice, the most passionate heart and most caring hands; full of mercy, vitality and joy.

I am convinced that in Christ you can and will find true freedom, hope and purpose. Maybe you have big, unanswered questions? Perhaps you are longing for a deeper and more satisfying worship experience? Is it authentic relationship you seek; friends to accompany you on the Christian journey? Do you have deep-seated frustrations that you recognise only the truth of His Word can heal? This is why Jesus came and why we, as a church, are here. Our responsibility, quite simply is to point you to Jesus; the rest is His specialty!

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