Martin trained as a doctor at Liverpool Medical School and worked as a General Practitioner at Ivy Grove Surgery in Ripley for 33 years until retirement in 2010.
He has been married to his wife Jan for 40 years and together they have two children and four grandchildren.
He has lived and worshipped in Horsley for thirty years for the last sixteen years of which he has served as a Reader at St Clements Church, and more recently across the Denby Group of Churches.
He is also a Trustee of Happy Home Kenya Trust (a UK charity supporting the education and welfare of orphans in Western Kenya).
Martin said "Three years ago I thought I had retired, but God had other plans for me! My aim is now to utilise some of the knowledge and experience I have gained in medical practice as my vocation leads me in a new direction. I am greatly looking forward to the challenge of working with my colleagues to further Gods Kingdom in the local communities we serve."