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 is married to Val 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 is married to Val 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 the 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.
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 the 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 - Jeff Christopher
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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. |
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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