Rose’s passions are worshipping God, prayer, preaching and living the Bible especially the Good News that Jesus died and rose again for us, caring for people of all ages in their many needs and promoting their growth in Christ. She was licensed as a Reader in 2008 and has been part of the team here since 2016.  Rose is also licensed by the Diocese to take funerals and has an interest in Chaplaincy.

Rose is married to Alan having met at NRI, Chatham.  They then did a four-year posting with Tearfund to Honduras and Alan worked for Mission Aviation Fellowship until 2021.  They have one son, Mark who began an Economics degree at university in September 2020.

Ruth joined the team in 2018 and is the part-time Church Operations Officer which means she organises lots of the activities that come with running a Church. So banns for weddings, booking enquiries, printing weekly notices, database, DBS checks, purchases of everything from electricity to more toilet rolls, and organising many of the rotas all go via Ruth. Without her we'd be lost! Ruth's married to Mike and has a lifetime of experience in organising things and people.

Steve has been part of the church since 1987 and ordained in 1998. He was the Senior Chaplain at Medway Maritime Hospital for many years, and now occasionally preaches, leads services and still offers pastoral care. Steve has two grown up daughters and multiple grandchildren. In his spare time, Steve enjoys woodturning, DIY, music, and reading.



 

During lockdown Jean has produced a weekly talk for our phone line and brought together a team to pray for the sick each week (via Zoom). Jean has been at Pip n Jims since 1968, and has been involved in many aspects of church life since then. Jean developed an interest in healing prayer, and began training people for Prayer Ministry. She was also the author of a book on Quiet Times. 
Jean was licensed as a Reader in 2000, and over the years her role has expanded to taking funerals, speaking at ladies groups, taking Communion to the Wisdom Hospice, and praying and supporting others. She has four children, and after being widowed in 1997 she remarried in 2002, and she and her husband Peter lead a home group, look after grandchildren, and continue to support those around. She is passionate for people to grow in the Lord through the Scriptures and Prayer.

Harry was licensed as a Lay Minister in 1989 and now preaches only occasionally but his his wisdom still shines through in one-to- one conversations.   Harry enjoys 'unpacking' the Gospel message to show relevance to today's lifestyle and life's problems. Although retired from business, he has not retired from sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ.

Harry is married to Ann.  They have 3 married children and 8 grandchildren.

Martyn is married to Janette and they have three sons.