Selsdon Baptist Church
A church at the heart of the community
Selsdon Baptist Church is a Registered Charity No. 1126971 Copyright Selsdon
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Julian Black, Andy Crossley, Pauline Hiscox, Rob Lines, Simon Maddox, Sue Richardson, John Knightly, Brian Reeves Yvonne Campbell, Ruth Manson, Theresa Nichols.
I started attending Selsdon Baptist when I moved into the area in 1992, fresh out
of University. I have been coming ever since, joining the Greenvale congregation
when it started a few years ago. Moving from Addington Road was a big step for me,
but represented a real opportunity to step out of my comfort zone and take on fresh
challenges. I am passionate about supporting unity and co-
I was brought up in a Church of England church in Sanderstead and when I was 18 I
moved to Selsdon Baptist because it seemed a bit more relevant to my life back then.
I don’t remember a time when I wasn’t a Christian; my faith and my beliefs seem to
have been with me from an early age. After coming to Selsdon I was very involved
with the Scouts for 20 years, I met my wife Karen (many years ago) and we now have
a fun-
I was born into a Christian home in Redhill and attended church straight away. I
am married to Richard and have two children, Matthew and Gemma. We have been attending
SBC since moving to Selsdon in 2005. I gained the honoured title of 'Mother-
I grew up in Selsdon with Christian parents and, apart from years studying at University
and in America, have spent my entire life attending SBC. My faith developed during
my teenage years, and I can look back to church trips to Spring Harvest, my baptism
when I was 18, and my discipleship training with Youth With A Mission as key points
in my Christian growth. I have been involved in a number of activities during the
years including running children’s groups and taking services. I am married to Joanna
and we have two lively children -
I was blessed in my early years to have been greatly influenced by my grandparents
who were committed Christians. I was privileged to go to David Watson's church whenever
I was with them, indeed he christened me. However it wasn't until I was 28 that God
led me to Westminster Chapel and the preaching of RT Kendall. Here I committed myself
to Jesus and was baptised. Eventually in 2002 the same friend who led me to Chapel
told Kathleen and me of Selsdon Baptist Church. From our very first visit it has
felt like home. In the seven years or so of attending I have been a steward, run
the book stall with Kathleen for a couple of years, led a home group and helped lead
the Worldchangers/Summer Fun Days administration. I have also taken an active part
in supporting the Floating Shelter; I am a member of Prison Outreach Network and
have recently started helping lead monthly services in Brixton Prison. I am mad about
all sport although I haven't time anymore to play myself. I have however thrown myself
out of a plane on behalf of International Needs. My business partner and I currently
run our own business, a Croydon-
I returned to active faith on the baptism of our first son through attending the preparation classes. On return to UK, I spent 25 years as a member of an Anglican church in Streatham near where we live, serving for periods on the Parochial Church Council and helping with various activities, including the scouts.
I have worked in physical planning overseas, community development in north London, the voluntary sector in Croydon and services for older adults in Southwark.
My wife Pam and I have been at SBC for three years. I retired a year ago and have
enjoyed involvement with the Shelter, Parish Nursing, and Burrell Mead care home.
Our home group is an especially valuable part of SBC to me.
Things that are particularly important to me as part of Christian life are: prayer, pastoral care, service to the local community, and responding to international issues.
In church life, as in other areas, I value the contribution of members to decision making and a team approach to management. I welcome opportunities for local churches to worship and work together to strengthen their witness in the community.
I was brought up in a Christian home and attended Abbeyhill Baptist Church in Edinburgh from toddler to teenage years. Subsequently I attended various other churches sporadically, but never really settled anywhere. I began coming regularly to SBC in 1999 and attended the Alpha and then Beta courses, which I found particularly helpful in moving me on in my relationship with God, although it was 2007 before I finally felt sure enough to be baptised. I have always been passionate about mission and justice issues and have found it very fulfilling to have been a member of the Global Action Team for the past 6 years. I have also served on the Finance committee since 2009. I am the SBC trustee on the Croydon Churches Floating Shelter board and being a "morning person" most often do the breakfast slot here. I do voluntary work with Asylum Seekers at the Gatwick detention centre and my day job is in IT.
I was born and brought up in South Wales and became a Christian in my early teens.
Peter and I first joined SBC in 1987 and, after 12 years in Cardiff, returned to
Selsdon to retire seven years ago. I value the opportunity given me to be Pastoral
Care Co-
For most of my career I was a part-
Converted (1946) at age 11, baptised at 16, my early years as a Christian were at Thornton Heath Evangelical Church. Scouts and youth leadership continued through my apprenticeship to become a Civil Engineer.
In India on a design appointment for two years my links with the Delhi church involved starting and running a Youth Group and the design and construction of Delhi Bible Institute.
Married to Joan in 1965 we settled at Woodmansterne Baptist Church where my responsibilities involved BB, deacon, halls construction and leading the Evangelism Committee.
Our only child, Andrew, married to Marion, has Stephanie and Nathan.
We moved to Selsdon (SBC) in 1975 and since then my responsibilities have included being a deacon, leading the Evangelism Committee, redevelopment and the Prayer Team.
Joan passed away in 2005.
My heart is in prayer, evangelism, and nurture of Christians.
Theresa is our hard working Church Secretary. She tries to ensure everything that needs doing gets done!
