Staff and Leadership

Please find below an introduction to our church leaders and members of staff.

Elders


Geoff		Steve
Geoff is an ordained Elim minister with the Elim Pentecostal Church. As well as serving as a pastor, for 21 years Geoff was a Senior Lecturer and Dean of Students at Regents Theological College. While MEC is seeking a pastor, Geoff is working with the elders to offer advice and leadership. He and his wife Helen live in West Malvern, and they have five children and eight grandchildren. They love hosting friends in their home and walking on the beautiful Malvern Hills.		Steve and Lis are among the longest attending members at the church. Steve has heart for pastoral ministry in the church and also serves as an Elder and a trustee. Lis is instrumental in helping to lead a Ladies Small Group and serves on the safeguarding team. Steve is a keen gardener and has taken on much of the responsibility for landscaping around the church grounds. Lis and has been heavily involved with Girl Guiding in Malvern for many years.


John		Colin
John and Pauline and their two daughters have been at MEC since 2006 when they moved to Malvern. John serves as an Elder and a trustee, and they both work with the children’s and youth ministry teams at MEC, running groups on Sundays and during the week. Pauline also runs a small group for women at MEC. When not working or planning youth group activities, John can often be found in local coffee shops “catching up with people”. Pauline enjoys walking on the Malvern Hills, especially when she can convince the rest of the family to join her.		Colin and Audrey joined MEC in 2019 and Colin has been an Elder since July 2022. They love the sense of family they have found in the fellowship and have a passion to reach out to the local community. Audrey heads up the Teams4 U Christmas Shoebox Appeal Charity, and Colin is serves as a befriender with Christians Against Poverty. Colin supports Aston Villa F.C and loves steam trains and playing bowls (indoors and outdoors), while Audrey Loves cats, gardening and crochet.


Dave		Geoff
Dave has been an elder at MEC since July 2022. In the past he has served as an elder in Baptist and URC Churches for more than 25 years and for most of that time was responsible for leading worship in those churches as well as some preaching. His secular employment was concerned primarily with training and education in the insurance sector. He and Maggie live not far from MEC and have been married for more than 50 years. They have two sons and four grandchildren. Dave and Maggie have in the past written and directed a Christian musical and Maggie is working in the Rainbow Club at MEC.		George has lived in Malvern since 1973 and started attending MEC around 2010. During this time he has lead and taught at different small groups. George has been an Elder at MEC since July 2022 and has a strong desire to know the word of God and is keen to see the Church accept God’s word as absolute truth.

Deacons


Greg		Matt
Greg and Sarah serve in various capacities at MEC. Greg heads up the treasury team, serves as a deacon, and helps with the Sunday School. Sarah helps to run the Rainbow Club (parents and toddlers group). We are very blessed to have them on the team!		Matt has served as a deacon for the past 10 years, taking on many roles. Matt can usually be found around the church fixing something!


Colin
Colin is our newest member of the Deaconate but has already got stuck in taking on a number of roles and also regularly leading the Sunday services.

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Planning your Visit

A Warm Hello

The following information is specifically for those planning a visit, so that you know, beforehand, what to expect on a Sunday morning.

Where and When

We meet at the Church Building (details here) for our Sunday Service starting at 10:30am and also at 6:30pm. For your first visit, we recommend arriving 10-15 minutes early to ensure you get a parking space and find somewhere to sit before the service begins. When you arrive, you should be greeted by someone on our Welcome Team who will be wearing a Welcome lanyard.

We serve tea, coffee and biscuits after the 10:30am service. It is a great way to meet people, or simply take time to find your bearings. All refreshments are free.

Our Evening Service starts at 6:30pm

This is a time of prayer to seek God's heart for the church as well as local and global issues. There will be an opportunity to fellowship over a cup of tea or coffee following the prayer time.

Accessibility: There is wheelchair access, and a sound loop for anyone who needs it. Please let one of the Welcome Team know on your arrival and they will help you to get set up. There are disabled toilets in the cafe area.

Our Morning Service

The main service begins at 10:30am with a warm welcome from one of our team members. Then follows a time of sung worship, led by our band. We typically have 2 or 3 songs lasting approximately 20 minutes. Sometimes a person might pray out loud or read a small passage from the bible. Sometimes people share things that they believe God is saying to the whole church family. This might seem strange the first time you hear it but it’s all part of our connecting with God. We then share news and notices, usually about what’s going on in the life of the church. One of our leaders will then give a sermon that is bible based and that we can apply to our everyday life. We then finish with a final worship song. Sometimes there is an opportunity to receive prayer at the end of the service.

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What about my kids?

We have a great programme lined up for kids of all ages:

Creche (0 months to 2 years). A space where you can take your little ones but still see and hear the main service.
Children's Service (2-11 years). A service catering for children aged 2-11 which runs concurrently with the Sunday morning service. A Parent or Guardian is required to accompany your children.
Young People (11-15 years). A Bible based learning and discussion group.
Young People (15+ years) Stay in service.

Children stay with their parent or grown-up at the start of the service for the welcome, songs and notices. We really value worshipping God all together as a family. At the end of the notices someone will announce that it’s time for the younger members to go to their various groups. For the Children's Service we ask that one parent or guardian accompanies your children throughout.

The kids group activities vary depending on the age but usually there is a friendly welcome, bible stories, testimonies, praying, music, craft, drama, fun games and free play.

On the first Sunday of the Month we have an All Together service where everyone stays in the main service to worship together. This is a family orientated service suitable for all ages. It is shorter in length, approximately 45 minutes, and includes a children's talk and activity.

Getting Connected

Small Groups

While Sundays are a great way to meet new people, it is often in smaller gatherings that you can really get to know someone. Being part of one of our small groups allows you to make new friends, share together and support each other. We have a variety of groups that meet throughout the week, some afternoons and some evenings. Check out Small Groups and see if there’s one that you could join, or we can put you in touch with a small group leader who will be more than happy to invite you along to their group.

Serving and Volunteering

If you want to get involved in the life of the church and help us make Sundays run smoothly, you can sign up to serve on a team.

Other Ministries

We also run the following ministries:

Parent and Toddlers
Coffee and Chat
Art Group
WarmSpace

Get in touch with us to plan your visit

If you would like to come and visit the church beforehand you are more than welcome! Get in touch and we can arrange a time that suits you.

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Next, we will contact you by email to say hello and help arrange anything necessary for your visit.

We hope that whoever you are, you will feel at home at our church.