www.churchcrawley.com https://www.churchcrawley.com:443 News for www.churchcrawley.com en-gb Fri, 06 Aug 2021 14:07:06 +0100 Copyright: (C) St John's Church 15 Paul Fitzgerald churchcrawley_40997 Fri, 06 Aug 2021 14:07:06 +0100 Paul is our Creative Lead. He has previously worked as a Graphic Designer in both Cambridgeshire and London but has always wanted to work on projects that have a social or faith-based aspect to them. Away from work, he is a keen film enthusiast and loves all things football.

paul@churchcrawley.com

]]> https://www.churchcrawley.com:443/3030/Paul-Fitzgerald June Kennard churchcrawley_40974 Fri, 07 Jul 2017 11:59:07 +0100 After a career in publishing in London, June returned to her home town and family church - St Peter's. She felt called to take a 'temporary' position in the Parish Office ... and feels blessed to still be here and enjoying it years (and years!) later. No two days are the same!

june@churchcrawley.com

]]> https://www.churchcrawley.com:443/3007/June-Kennard Pete Dobson churchcrawley_40976 Fri, 07 Jul 2017 11:59:07 +0100 Pete is our Worship Pastor and has a desire to see people’s lives changed through meeting Jesus. He moved to Crawley in 2017, is married to Charlotte and loves anything to do with guitars

pete@churchcrawley.com

]]> https://www.churchcrawley.com:443/3009/Pete-Dobson Adele King churchcrawley_40981 Fri, 07 Jul 2017 11:59:07 +0100 Adele joined the Church family here in 2020. In 2023 she started working within our Operations team to help support the life of Church Crawley and loves to see how lives are changed by Jesus. Originally from Essex she came across to West Sussex over 20 years ago. Travelling is part of her DNA and will seek every opportunity to get on a plane somewhere and is a real foodie!

adele@churchcrawley.com

]]> https://www.churchcrawley.com:443/3014/Adele-King Will Kane churchcrawley_40983 Fri, 07 Jul 2017 11:59:07 +0100 Will is a curate and married to Jeanne and also has a crazy cockapoo, Tilly! Will has a passion for people encountering God through his word and step into all they’re called to be. Outside the Church Will has a passion for all things cars and F1 and has now realised that dream of owning a Porsche 911 (S/T to be specific) has come crashing down since working at a Church..

will.kane@churchcrawley.com

]]> https://www.churchcrawley.com:443/3016/Will-Kane Reninca Hill churchcrawley_40984 Fri, 07 Jul 2017 11:59:07 +0100 Reninca is married to Carwyn and has two children. She has previously worked as a special needs primary school teacher and worked for Hope Health Action as a missionary in Haiti and with refugees in Uganda.

reninca@churchcrawley.com

]]> https://www.churchcrawley.com:443/3017/Reninca-Hill Sam Richards churchcrawley_40987 Fri, 07 Jul 2017 11:59:07 +0100 Sam works in Finance, having trained as a Chartered Accountant in practice and having recently worked for the Diocese of Chichester. He was born in Crawley, but has also lived in Cambridge, Lyon (France), and Brighton and Hove. When not working, he enjoys playing squash matches at the local leisure centre..

sam@churchcrawley.com

]]> https://www.churchcrawley.com:443/3020/Sam-Richards Alex Lindsay-Stewart churchcrawley_40988 Fri, 07 Jul 2017 11:59:07 +0100 Alex has lived in the area since he was 11 but decided to move to Crawley to get more involved in God’s plan for the town. He loves exploring the area, whether by foot on a bike! He previously worked in the world of Parliament but felt called to the church in 2019, and since then has loved being involved in a variety of ministries across church life.

alex@churchcrawley.com

]]> https://www.churchcrawley.com:443/3021/Alex-Lindsay-Stewart Valentina Davis churchcrawley_40992 Fri, 07 Jul 2017 11:59:07 +0100 Valentina is helping with Finance. She has been in Crawley for a couple of decades and travelled to over a dozen countries. Valentina is married to Ken. They are passionate about the Word of God and sharing it in Crawley and beyond. She would adopt all homeless cats if she could.

valentina@churchcrawley.com

]]> https://www.churchcrawley.com:443/3025/Valentina-Davis Becky Sanders churchcrawley_40995 Fri, 07 Jul 2017 11:59:07 +0100 Becky has been a member of our church family since 2021, along with her husband and their two children. Becky likes an organised to-do-list, which is useful in her job. She's also a keen reader, so when you see her at church, ask her what book she's currently enjoying.

becky@churchcrawley.com

]]> https://www.churchcrawley.com:443/3028/Becky-Sanders Esther O'Grady churchcrawley_40996 Fri, 07 Jul 2017 11:59:07 +0100 Esther is the kids and families pastor and has been part of the team since September 2024 weeks after she got married to Ryan and moved to Crawley. Having grown up overseas in Argentina where her parents were in mission with YWAM. (she is fluent in Spanish) Esther has a heart for children and families to flourish.

esther@churchcrawley.com

]]> https://www.churchcrawley.com:443/3029/Esther-OGrady Charlotte Dobson churchcrawley_40998 Fri, 07 Jul 2017 11:59:07 +0100 Charlotte began working in church ministry in 2016, as part of a church plant in Portsmouth. She has a heart for people to find wholeness and healing in Jesus, and in 2022 moved to Crawley to begin her curacy at St John’s. Charlotte is married to Pete, and loves a puzzle.

charlotte@churchcrawley.com

]]> https://www.churchcrawley.com:443/3031/Charlotte-Dobson Jonathan Mortimer churchcrawley_40999 Fri, 07 Jul 2017 11:59:07 +0100 Jonathan helps out in the clergy team. He was ordained in 1992 and was a vicar in various places, including in the neighbouring parish to Church Crawley of St. Mary's Southgate. He now works part-time as a tutor at St. Mellitus theological college in London. He and his wife Ruthli moved back to Crawley in 2022. Wherever he goes, he takes his table tennis bat hoping to find a table and someone to play against.

jonathan.mortimer@stmellitus.ac.uk

]]> https://www.churchcrawley.com:443/3032/Jonathan-Mortimer Phil Playfoot churchcrawley_41002 Fri, 07 Jul 2017 11:59:07 +0100 Phil is married to Heather and they have four grown up daughters and nine grandchildren. They became part of St Johns in 2017. Phil worked as a social worker, pastor and more recently a chaplain in a GP surgery. He loves serving on the Character Course and helping others grow as disciples of Jesus. If he gets the chance you'll find him sailing his dinghy or coastal and mountain walking

phil@churchcrawley.com

]]> https://www.churchcrawley.com:443/3035/Phil-Playfoot Jane Lindsay-Stewart churchcrawley_41003 Fri, 07 Jul 2017 11:59:07 +0100 jane@churchcrawley.com

]]> https://www.churchcrawley.com:443/3036/Jane-Lindsay-Stewart Mark Chappell churchcrawley_41005 Fri, 07 Jul 2017 11:59:07 +0100 mark@churchcrawley.com

]]> https://www.churchcrawley.com:443/3038/Mark-Chappell Joel Wells churchcrawley_41007 Fri, 07 Jul 2017 11:59:07 +0100 Joel is a curate at St John's. He grew up on the Isle of Wight and is married to Rachel (who grew up in Northern Ireland). He's passionate about seeing people step into the fullness of life that Jesus offers, as well as watching American Football and perfecting his home-brewing coffee set up.

joel@churchcrawley.com

]]> https://www.churchcrawley.com:443/3040/Joel-Wells Mike Morriss churchcrawley_41351 Fri, 07 Jul 2017 11:59:07 +0100 Mike lives in Crawley with his wife, Michaela. He previously worked in music and radio, and did the Alpha course in 2019 where he found God on the Holy Spirit Day and later was Baptised and got married at St John's. Mike enjoys serving on many different ministries including Bridge the Gap and Worship, and served on Alpha in 2024.

mike@churchcrawley.com

]]> https://www.churchcrawley.com:443/3052/Mike-Morriss Jordan Crabtree churchcrawley_41352 Fri, 07 Jul 2017 11:59:07 +0100 Jordan is our Community Pastor. He joined Church Crawley when he was ‘dragged’ along by a friend to Alpha where he encountered Jesus on the Holy Spirit Day. As a volunteer, he led a number of Alpha courses before leaving the world of pensions and joining the team here in September 2024! He has a heart for those who do not yet know Jesus and loves watching them journey into relationship with Him. He loves playing cards and is partial to an episode (or 8!) of Gavin and Stacey. Tidy.

jordan@churchcrawley.com

]]> https://www.churchcrawley.com:443/3053/Jordan-Crabtree Grace Burston churchcrawley_41353 Fri, 07 Jul 2017 11:59:07 +0100 Grace is our Youth Pastor. She has been part of the community at Church Crawley since 2017 before leaving to go to University in Bristol. In 2023 she moved back to Crawley to teach in a local Secondary School before feeling called to teach young people about something much more important than French or German - to teach them about Jesus! Grace joined the staff team in 2024 and has a heart for seeing young people come to know Jesus and form their identity in Christ. Grace LOVES a good quiz and playing cards!.

grace@churchcrawley.com

]]> https://www.churchcrawley.com:443/3054/Grace-Burston