Departments:
The Leadership Team oversee various departments in the Church. Each department is lead by a HoD.
Departments
Our departments give practical leadership to all aspects of our Church’s ministry.
Here is a brief description of each department, its aims, and its HOD (head of Department).
Children – Richard Shakespeare
Aims to organise and support the work of the Sunday School and Saturday Fun Club in order to make the Good News relevant to our children.
Evangelism – Jenny Ginger
Our “reaching out department” aims to Promote Christ’s name, Believe and trust in God for all our needs, Commit time and prayer. To recognise and remember that from whatever walk of life, we are all Christ’s witnesses. Everyone has a part to play because Christ gave us this commission,” Go out into all the world and preach the Good News”. We cannot hide away inside Church walls, we have to go into our community.
Facilities – Mike Rodwell
Aims to ensure that the present and future activities of our Church are adequately housed in premises and supported by an infrastructure that facilitates, rather than hinders, the overall aims and objectives of the fellowship. Developing our vision for Purley.
Finance – David Tan
Aims to oversee and safeguard the church’s financial resources, whilst ensuring that all financial activities are properly accounted for.
Mission – Daniel Lane
The Mission Dept is committed to bringing God’s blessing to those beyond our community through our prayer, our financial support and our personnel to enrich the lives of others and the life of our church through all such contacts.
Social Action – David Warner
Aims to demonstrate God’s love in the community by blessing its people in practical ways.
Uniformed Groups – Carol Best
Aims to support the rainbows, brownies, guides, beavers, cubs and scouts associated with our Church.
Pastoral Care – Ivan Moorhouse
Caring for the Church Family
Youth – Pam Searle
Aims to support the young people at Purley Baptist Church, working closely with Mark Humm the Youth Pastor.
Technical Services – Chris Marvin
Chris’ job is to look after the church audio & visual equipment. From sound mixing desks to video projectors, microphones to screens. It is a big job to which Chris brings a wealth of experience as IT and AV overseer in a large secondary school