In the Bible, church leaders are called 'elders'. BSCA is led by team of four elders - Simon, James, Steve and Tim. They are supported in their pastoral role by a number of others who lead different aspects of the life of the church.
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Simon Prince
Simon works full-time for BSCA, taking particular responsibility for preaching and teaching, evangelism and discipleship. Before joining the church in 2016, he and his family lived and worked in India for over 7 years. His wife Liz works for the NHS as a Paediatrician and they have two teenage children.
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James Ferguson
As well as serving as an elder at BSCA, James works full-time as a chemistry teacher in a local school. He has a range of pastoral responsibilities in the church, but spends a lot of his time, along with his wife Hannah, leading our growing church youth group. James and Hannah have two young children.
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Steve Prince
Now retired from paid employment, Steve devotes most of his time to BSCA. As well as his responsibilities as an elder of the church, he leads our team of Neighbourhood Chaplains. Steve has been married to his wife Sue for fifty years and they have two grown up children and two grandchildren.
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Tim Jones
As well as serving the church as an elder, Tim also acts as our Church Administrator and Treasurer. He also leads our music ministry.
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Pam Harknett: Kids
Pam volunteers with two Christian groups that go into primary schools to do assemblies, as well as leading our kids' work. This involves leading our Sunday morning kids' activities as well as resourcing parents to grow their children as disciples of Jesus. She is married to Richard and they have two children.
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James and Hannah Ferguson: Youth
James and Hannah are both secondary school science teachers, but for some reason want to spend their Friday evenings leading our church youth group! Mentoring young people is no easy task, but they do this with great dedication. As well as these responsibilities, they also have two young children.
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Liz Prince: Women
Liz is a medical doctor who works with children in the local community. In her spare time she leads a team at the church who co-ordinate our work amongst women, encouraging prayer, discipleship and evangelism.
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Richard Harknett: Mission
Each month we pray for and give to a missionary or ministry, either in this country or overseas, that’s focused on proclaiming the good news about Jesus to those in need. Richard leads this, a role, having spent 11 years living with his wife Pam and two children in Peru, he’s well qualified for.
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Rachael Jones: Hospitality
Rachael has worked in customer service for many years, and brings all she's learned in that role to serving the church by leading a team that co-ordinates our regular shared meals.