Meet the Team
Our Pastor - Gary Collier
Gary commenced his ministry at Calvary on 1st September 2018. He grew up in Plymouth, where he came to faith in Christ when he was sixteen years old at Catherine Street Baptist Church. He worked for Wayback Foundation, a Christian charity in a ministry to recovering alcoholics, and then he moved to Strathaven in Scotland where he worked for Youth for Christ.
He studied theology at the London School of Theology and then trained for Baptist ministry at Spurgeon's Baptist College, London. He has been a Baptist Minister for twenty-seven years and he has pastored churches in Ipswich, Northampton, Chipping Norton and Blackhill in Consett.
Gary has been married to Val for thirty-one years and they have three grown-up children, Glen, Jemma and Hannah. In his spare time, he is a loyal and long-suffering Plymouth Argyle football Supporter.
He studied theology at the London School of Theology and then trained for Baptist ministry at Spurgeon's Baptist College, London. He has been a Baptist Minister for twenty-seven years and he has pastored churches in Ipswich, Northampton, Chipping Norton and Blackhill in Consett.
Gary has been married to Val for thirty-one years and they have three grown-up children, Glen, Jemma and Hannah. In his spare time, he is a loyal and long-suffering Plymouth Argyle football Supporter.
Deacons
Church Secretary - Kate Lowry
Kate Lowry was elected as a deacon in
2015. She has a heart for the needy in our
society and leads Calvary's weekly
Community Praise event. Every Thursday
morning we hold a short service followed
by a lunch to which all are invited free of
charge. It is wonderful to be able to serve
our local community in this way and to see
lives changed as the gospel is preached and
food is shared. Kate is also a trustee of
Emmaus South Wales a charity which aims
to help formerly homeless people by
offering them a home in our community
house and meaningful work in our social
enterprise business. In her leisure time she is a keen swimmer and cyclist and loves to paint and draw.
2015. She has a heart for the needy in our
society and leads Calvary's weekly
Community Praise event. Every Thursday
morning we hold a short service followed
by a lunch to which all are invited free of
charge. It is wonderful to be able to serve
our local community in this way and to see
lives changed as the gospel is preached and
food is shared. Kate is also a trustee of
Emmaus South Wales a charity which aims
to help formerly homeless people by
offering them a home in our community
house and meaningful work in our social
enterprise business. In her leisure time she is a keen swimmer and cyclist and loves to paint and draw.
Church Treasurer - Daniel Evans
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Daniel Evans is our Church Treasurer. He was born in Cardiff and has attended Calvary since birth. On Easter Sunday 2004 he was baptised. In 2014 he was elected as deacon and in 2015 was appointed as the Church Treasurer. Dan also helps out with the projection during Sunday morning services. In his leisure time he likes to go on walks and loves to watch any kind of sport.
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Paul Guns was elected as a deacon in 2015 and he is our Assistant Treasurer. He is also part of the sound team on Sunday mornings, contributes to the teaching on Sunday evenings and is involved in Community Praise. Paul is also a Biblical Studies student with University of Wales, Trinity Saint David and a trustee of The Autism Directory, a UK charity working to help autism families by signposting them to much needed services.
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Patricia Wiltshire was born in Calne, Wiltshire where she was baptised during her student years. After training as a social worker she worked in hospitals before moving to Cardiff in 1972 to work for Newport City Council, latterly in the Adoption Team. She has been a member of Calvary since 1973 and for ten years in the 1980s was employed as the full-time pastoral worker. She is a member of Calvary’s Pastoral team and the Global Issues Group; leads worship sometimes; heads up the teams taking short worship times regularly in two local care homes. In retirement(!) she is involved with the South Wales Baptist Association as the safeguarding advisor and one of the trainers, is a counsellor with Concern Cymru and a Tearfund speaker. When not busy with these organisations she loves gardening, entertaining and visiting family. Tricia has a passion for seeing God’s kingdom grow, both in the UK and abroad.
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Mirena Noyvirt became a member of Calvary in 2007. During the last four years she has been co-coordinating a House Group and been involved in Sunday School with children age 8 to 12. Mirena is from Bulgaria and has been living in the UK since 2000.
Mirena is a physician at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital. In her spare time she enjoys hiking, boxercise and exploring healthy recipes. |
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Amanda Smith came to Cardiff in 1989 from Kingston in Surrey. She is relatively new to Calvary but feels very much that this is where God has led her. She was elected as a Deacon in 2015 and has particular responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. Amanda has a heart for the Canton community and leads a church small group in a local pub. She is particularly interested in the church 'getting alongside' people in the community and giving practical help. Amanda has 2 grown up children and enjoys spending her spare time with them as well as reading, theatre and cinema.
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Jeff Christopher is a retired accountant who spent most of his working life as a lecturer in accounting and finance at the University of South Wales. Jeff has been a member of Calvary since the mid 1980’s and during that time he has served as a deacon and house group leader and more recently, 2009 – 2015, as church treasurer. He is also a CAP money coach and helps to deliver the CAP Money Course and is a member of the Night Shelter team.
Jeff volunteers with the Cardiff and the Vale Credit Union, and spends spare time with family and grandchildren, and enjoys local history, watching rugby and splitting logs for the wood burner. |