Who Are We?
“Freshbrook Evangelical Church began as a small group of people meeting together in 1981. The fellowship grew and the present Church building was erected in 1989.Ian Beedham was the first Pastor, followed by Peter Grainger and his wife Nita who subsequently moved to Charlotte Chapel Edinburgh. David Earnshaw succeeded Peter and was Pastor here until July 2008.
We are currently seeking a new Pastor.”
Moderator
| Bev Savage After four years in church leadership in Chicago, Bev returned to the UK early last year. Before that he was Pastor of two London churches, then joined the staff of the FIEC and eventually became its General Secretary. He currently serves Freshbrook as its Moderator helping the church to prepare for its next Pastor. Bev recently married Anne and they are living in Bournemouth. |
Church Elders
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Andy Madgwick Andy is the chairman of the Church Eldership. A previous Elder of the church, Andy is married to Tracy and they have been members of the church for about 18 years. For much of that time, Andy has worked with young people and this will always be a ministry that is dear to his heart. |
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Roy MacNaughton Roy McNaughton shares responsibility on the Eldership for Pastoral care. He is married to Julia and they have two children. Roy works as a Design Engineer at Dyson in Malmesbury. He and his wife have worshipped at Freshbrook for 4 years having moved from his native Scotland. |
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Fergus Stewart Fergus Stewart is the Elder responsible for youth and children's work. He is married to Rachel and they have three children. They moved to Swindon from Nottingham and have worshipped at Freshbrook for about 15 years. |
| Alan Bailey Alan Bailey is a church Elder and is responsible for small groups operating in the church. He is also the Church treasurer. Alan is married to Sheila. They have 3 children and 5 grandsons. They have worshipped at Freshbrook since 1992. Sheila was church office manager for 7 years. |
| David Quantrell David Quantrell is the Elder responsible for Evangelism at Freshbrook. He is married to Sheila and they have 4 children. They both originally come from Liverpool and have worshipped at Freshbrook for 17 years. |
| Paul Mason Paul is married to Jessica and they have one son Paul, who is currently studying at university. |
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Ian Miller Ian has been a member at FEC since 1984 and served as a Deacon in the early years of the church. Ian and his wife Linda are both Scots but have lived in the area for over 25 years. A product of Mission England, Bristol, 1984, Ian is keen to develop his ministry at FEC as the Lord gives opportunity. |
Youth Worker
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Dave Davison  Dave is married to Chris, they have 2 teenage boys. They moved to Freshbrook in 1994 when Dave was posted to RAF Lyneham where he served until he retired after 22 years service in May 2005. Dave took up the post of full time Youth and Schools worker for the church in June 2005. He is supported in his work by an excellent team of enthusiastic volunteers. Dave also works closely with other youth and community agencies to promote better integration of young people with their community. In his ‘spare time’ he enjoys mountain biking and photography. |
Administration
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Julie Hughes Office manager, has been attending the church since 1989 and also looks after our audio ministry. She lives in Freshbrook. Julie trained as a newspaper journalist originally and has been a writer for many years. She is a member and a former chairman of the Association of Christian Writers and is an online contributor to the Swindon Advertiser's "Your Neighbourhood" community page for West Swindon. |
Church Pastoral Worker
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Ruth Paddon A retired Midwife, married to Barrie, and they live in the Freshbrook area. She is on the council for the Christian Nurses and Midwives Group and on the Leadership Team for the Hospital Christian fellowship. Ruth is also Volunteer Chaplain at the Great Western Hospital and an Advisor for the Swindon Pregnancy Crisis Centre. Barrie has qualified in British Sign Language level 2 and is looking forward to commencing a Signing Group for those who are interested in learning basic BSL at Church in 2009. |
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