Dave King
Bishop Libby has ordained 15 new deacons and eight new priests in the Petertide ordination services at Derby Cathedral.
>> See photos from the ordinations of deacons (on Flickr)
>> See photos from the ordinations of priests (on Flickr)
Those ordained deacon were:
Becky Reeve (Walbrook Epiphany Team Ministry)
Bex Allpress (Swadlincote & Hartshorne, Newhall & Gresley)
Charlotte Wallington (Hathersage with Bamford & Derwent, & Grindleford)
Chris Nowak (Whitfield)
Ellie Launders-Brown (East Scarsdale Team Ministry)
Gill Ball (Newbold)
James Lee (Stanton-by-Dale with Dale Abbey & Risle
Jeff Golding (St Werburgh BMO, Derby)
John Ferguson (St Barnabas, Derby)
Julius Anozie (St Mary, Ilkeston & St John Ilkeston)
Melanie Hartley (Baslow & Eyam)
Mike Fitzsimmons (Barlborough & Clowne)
Nick Parish (St Peter & Christ Church with Holy Trinity, Derby)
Rachel Burdett (Christ Church, Belper with Turnditch)
Sam Dennis (All Saints, Sawley)
and those ordained priest were:
Alan Winfield (Melbourne, Ticknall, Smisby & Stanton-by-Bridge)
Catrin Hubbard (Buxton with Burbage & King Sterndale Team Ministry)
Kate Smedley (St Werburgh, Spondon)
Malcolm Pyatt (Brimington)
Nicola McNally (Tideswell)
Rachael Brooks (Littleover and Blagreaves)
Sandra Till (Alvaston)
Sharon Murphy (Derwent Oak BMO)
Our Christian life is so much more than how we gather together on Sunday.
We are Christians in our working lives, as nurses, students, hairdressers, engineers, carers, managers, bus drivers, volunteers... We are Christians in our homes and families, as parents, grandparents, children, friends and neighbours.
We are Christians as we do the weekly shop, walk the dog, work out at the gym, do the school run, meet with book club, play football and go to the pub.
We are Christians whoever and wherever we are - that is Everyday Faith - and this series of videos will explore how faith helps ordinary people in their ordinary, everyday lives.
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What's your story?
In the Diocese of Derby, we are asking people to share their Everyday stories - we would love to hear stories of people’s real lives, the impact that faith has on who they are and what they do and how churches support them as they live out their faith.
We want to hear stories from people of all ages and backgrounds - sharing your story of how your faith helps you in your daily life helps inspire, encourage and reassure others.
To share your story, drop us a line at ideas@derby.anglican.org
Let’s all get talking about our Everyday Faith!
Everyday Faith is about enabling the whole people of God to live out the Good News of Jesus confidently in the whole of life, Sunday to Saturday.
The 2017 Church of England Report Setting God’s People Free highlighted that 98% of the Church is lay rather than ordained and that these everyday followers spend 95% of their time outside of church activities.
The Church of England has undertaken a concerted effort to adapt and change our culture of ‘doing church’ in order to release fresh imagination and energy for ‘being Church.’
Across the country, hundreds of worshipping communities have been trying out various ways to achieve this culture shift, focussing on what makes a real difference in supporting an everyday faith in people’s everyday lives.
You can also find out more on the Church of England's Everyday Faith pages: https://www.churchofengland.org/our-faith/everyday-faith
Learn to be a blessing to each other and to grow and nurture each other in our faith
Bex Allpress: ordained deacon in June 2021 - to be ordained priest in July 2022
My name is Bex and I will be serving as a curate across four parish churches within Swadlincote Minster:
- Emmanuel Church, in the Parish of Swadlincote
- Saint Peter’s Church, in the Parish of Hartshorne
- Saint John’s Church, in the Parish of Newhall and…
- Saint George and Saint Mary’s Church in the Parish of Church Gresley.
During my curacy placement, I will have plenty of opportunities to work with lots of people, from across all four parish churches, as part of a dynamic ministry team within the minster.
I am excited to be serving and learning within existing and new forms of ministry within the Swadlincote area, sharing my vocational journey alongside others who are realising their own.
Thankfully I am not an entire stranger to the minster having been on placement here over the last two years during my training for ordained ministry with Saint Mellitus College.
During my training I have had the chance to be involved with aspects of ministry across the Swadlincote area which has helped to form a platform on which to grow during my time here as a curate.
Prior to working in ministry, I worked for 15 years in the National Health Service across a variety of surgical specialities within the operating departments.
Despite sounding gruesome, it was a really engaging career where I gained plenty of experience across life matters.
Although I have some fond memories, I felt God was calling me to explore working further within full time ministry.
My journey in the Christian faith began when I was only three years old attending Sunday school on a regular basis at my local parish church in Derbyshire.
From the age of 14, I then began volunteering as a Sunday school teacher until at 18 years old I left to study at university in Wales.
It was in Wales that I met my husband and after eight years we moved back to Derbyshire.
Only after we moved back did I feel God was drawing me to be more involved once more within the church.
I began helping as a leader within our local church parent and toddler group and when I had to give this up due to changes at work, I first thought that my sense of calling was a call to return back to continue serving this group.
Despite a lengthy discernment process, I realised that God has His timings in hand because the year I was ready to begin formal ordination training was the same year that the new St. Mellitus College opened in Nottingham.
I was super excited to begin my training there and have the privilege of being the first ordinand from Derby to train with them.
My journey is probably one best described as being quite ordinary but filled with extra-ordinary moments.
As for me, I have just this year decided to have a go at growing my own vegetables.
It’s something that I’ve never done before so everything is a learning journey to see what takes well and what doesn’t.
I recently harvested my first crop of potatoes and, although they were smaller than expected, they still tasted delicious!
Favourite Bible Message: When it comes to having favourite bible messages, the importance for me is that the messages speak something significant into the way we live our lives. There are three Bible messages that I incorporate daily into my life. The first of these is taken from Matthew 22:37-40. In this message, Jesus shares with us the two most important rules for living well; “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbour as yourself”. Two very simple rules for living a healthy and active faith, love God and love those around you. From these two simple rules flows God’s transformative power into our lives and into the world. As we start to see positive transformations, we become more attuned to the various gifts and talents that God blesses us all with. We must recognise how these gifts are to be used to help each other in our discipleship journey’s and how we must support and encourage each other, through the good times and in the pain of life. The Apostle Paul reflects on this in 1 Corinthians 12:4-6 and 12:14 “Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone…Indeed, the body does not consist of one member but of many” and in Romans 12:15-16 when he says that as a community of disciples we must “Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep (and) live in harmony with one another”.
In summary; To learn to be a blessing to each other and to grow and nurture each other in our faith, requires loving God, loving each other, recognising what each of us has to contribute to one another and finding strength in a community who endeavour together through each season in life. That’s my take-home message for effective everyday living in Christian faith which I draw upon daily for inspiration.
God put it on our hearts to explore Derby
Jeff Golding: ordained deacon in June 2021 - to be ordained priest in July 2022
My name is Jeff Golding, I am married to Kim, and we have two children, Phoebe (3) and Jesse(1).
I grew up in South East London but have spent the last three years in Cambridge, studying at Ridley Hall.
My family was non-religious when I was growing up (although most have come to faith now).
I came to faith when I was 18 years old.
My faith journey started when I was ten when I was diagnosed with cancer.
Although I had no idea who God was, it was the beginning of thinking about whether there was more to life.
However, after several years of being in remission, at 18, I had a second cancer scare.
Fortunately, it was not cancer this time, but I nonetheless found Jesus in this experience.
At my baptism, someone prophesied that I would one day be “wearing a dog collar!”
I placed these words on the back burner and decided to study computer animation at university.
After completing my studies, I went on to do many jobs, including youth work for my local council and my church.
However, training for ordained ministry never disappeared.
When I was in my late twenties, while I was a pen salesman (I sold really posh fountain pens!), God brought this calling to the forefront.
After getting through my BAP, my wife and I packed up and moved to Cambridge with a two-month old baby.
Although we always intended to return to our sending diocese, God put it on our hearts to explore Derby.
After several months of praying and listening, we knew this was where God was calling us.
We are so excited to be moving to Derby and being part of what God is doing in the East Midlands, seeing the Kingdom grow, and seeing people’s lives transformed by God.
Looking after two little children have meant some of my hobbies have taken a back seat.
However, I still really enjoy cooking a delicious curry for new and old friends, cosying up on the sofa with a good boxset, and chilling in coffee shops talking about life with friends.
Favourite Bible verse - Matthew 14:22-31, where Jesus calls Peter to walk to Him on the water. It reminds me of Jesus’ call for all of us to a life of water-walking. However, stepping out ofthe boat is often scary, but we must “take courage!” and trust that Jesus is always there,whatever we might face.
Favourite song: “Oceans” by Hillsong, because it encapsulates my call to ordination.
I am passionate about the opportunities that can be created to allow children and young people to explore their faith
Sam Dennis - ordained deacon in June 2021 - to be ordained priest in July 2022
I have been training with the All Saints’ Centre for the last three years in preparation for ordination as deacon.
My study has been part-time; some in Derby during the evenings and residential weekends in Crewe.
I have been studying alongside working full-time.
My day job is working for the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham as their deputy director of education.
I have worked in Church of England schools throughout my teaching career and am passionate about the opportunities that can be created to allow children and young people to explore their faith and ask those ‘big questions.’
I worship at All Saints’ Parish Church in Sawley and have done so since I attended the Sunday School as a young child.
I have been very involved with children’s work in the church over the years and am looking forward to continuing to develop the skills I have learnt during my training in other areas of parish ministry during my curacy.
I will serve my curacy at All Saints’ as a self-supporting minister and also continue working.
I am married to Phil, who is a butcher, and I have two daughters and a step-daughter.
All the girls are grown up now and our eldest had a baby last year; we are really enjoying being grandparents.
We have two rescue dogs, who have been living their best life during lockdown as I have been working from home since the middle of March 2020.
It goes both ways though and I have also been very grateful of their company over the last year or so.
Having been a half-hearted knitter since my children were little, I have recently learnt to crochet and am really enjoying making some baby clothes for my granddaughter – it is surprisingly easy.
We also enjoy taking our dogs out, walking along the River Trent which is on our doorstep.
Favourite bible passage I don’t have a passage that has stood the test of time as ‘always a favourite.’ Passages seem to speak to me more at sometimes than others, but Philippians 4:13 is one I often return to ‘I can do all things through him who strengthens me’
Favourite hymn It is hard to choose … ‘Thorns in the Straw’ by Graham Kendrick …
My vision of ordained ministry is to walk alongside others in such a way that our relationship with Jesus is deepened, and that those who don’t know him encounter him.
Charlotte Wallington - ordained deacon in June 2021 - to be ordained priest in July 2022
I’m excited to be ordained in June and beginning my curacy in the benefice of Hathersage, Bamford and Grindleford.
I grew up in Greater London, in a Christian home and attended a large local church. I came to faith at the age of nine.
Because I became a Christian when I was such a young child, my faith is so integral to me that I cannot imagine who I would be as a person without it.
As for everyone, my life has had its ups and downs but in all these things I have known God’s presence with me.
I finally made the decision to offer myself for ordination after a deep sense of challenge, followed by prayer and reflection on Moses’ encounter with God in Exodus 3.
I had known from the age of about twenty that I was being called to ordination, so the challenge of Exodus 3 was the culmination of a long journey for me to get to this point of being faithful to that calling.
I am so glad that now I have.
For the last two years I’ve been hugely privileged to study at Wycliffe Hall in Oxford and hope to take the lessons I’ve learned there, and the ones I will learn in my curacy, as I grow in ministry.
On a personal note, I particularly love to spend time with my family, I have four nieces and two nephews.
Other personal interests include reading, meeting up and chatting with friends, and walking.
Worship is a very important part of my life; it is not really possible to pin down one favourite song as I have lots of favourites - so in honesty the list would be way too long! But one of my favourite hymns is ‘Tell Out My Soul The Greatness Of The Lord’, and two of my favourite worship songs are ‘Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me’ and ‘In The Darkness We Were Waiting’ (King of Kings).
Mel Hartley: ordained deacon in June 2021 - to be ordained priest in July 2022
My name is Mel Hartley and I have just completed two years with St Hild College, studying for an MA in Theology, Ministry and Mission.
I shall be ordained in June 2021 and serve my curacy in the north of the diocese, in the parishes of Eyam, Baslow and Foolow.
I came to faith as child, when at the age of 7, I used to question the caretaker of a local Wesleyan chapel as he arrived.
I asked him so many questions he started a Sunday School, which was the start of my faith journey.
I attended church through my years as a child and then a youth, occasionally with my mum and brother, but after a couple of earlier years, I attended alone.
My faith grew and I became increasingly frustrated with how to communicate my wonderful experiences with church, into words and practices that my family would relate to or have an interest in – I guess this sparked my passion for mission and reaching those beyond the fringes of our churches.
I have been in education for the last twenty years – starting as a lecturer of music, then moving to classroom teaching and also supporting further education students with specific learning disabilities.
Along side my career in education I continued to lead in churches: being a local preacher in the Methodist Church and leading various groups, projects and times of worship.
I completed an MA in Mission in 2011 alongside my teaching – to enable my ministry further.
I candidated successfully for Methodist Ministry and started my training at Queens College… but there was something that didn’t quite fit.
It was training alongside ordinand colleagues in an ecumenical environment that allowed me to explore my personal call further.
After much searching, I asked the Methodist Church to release me from training and found my home in the local Anglican church – where my husband was already leading Messy Church – we were already rooted amongst our Anglican friends.
Several years later, I became a candidate for ordained ministry in the Anglican Church and was overwhelmingly affirmed.
My prayer is that I enable others through my own call, and that I can demonstrate His love in areas of our communities where the church doesn’t always reach.
As a trauma survivor, I spent many years feeling unworthy.
The verse from Jeremiah 2:13, talking of broken cisterns that hold no water, reminds me that we all have the ability to hold streams of living water when we learn to fully embrace his grace. My favourite Bible verse is Galatians 2:21, ‘I do not nullify the grace of God, for if justification comes through the law, then Christ died for nothing.’ My favourite hymn is Amazing Grace.
The countryside is my sanctuary and I love walks. I’m a creative person and as such I cover my desk with pictures, journaling, diagrams, art, sewing and music… and I love making lists to make everything ordered! I am married to Matt, and we have four amazing daughters: Elizabeth (16), Evelyn (13), Niamh (11), Miriam (9)… and an Irish Red Setter called Milo!
My favourite Bible verse is Galatians 2:21: ‘I do not nullify the grace of God, for if justification comes through the law, then Christ died for nothing.’
My favourite hymn is Amazing Grace.
It was during my time in the choir that I first felt God’s calling on my life
Ellie Launders-Brown: ordained deacon in June 2021 - to be ordained priest in July 2022
I am Ellie Launders-Brown, I am training for ordination at St Mellitus College South West Centre based in Plymouth and currently living and ministering in the diocese of Bath & Wells.
Before training I was an aircraft engineer, spending 14 years in the Royal Navy and a further 12 years as a civilian contractor.
I will be serving my curacy in the East Scarsdale benefice consisting of the parishes of Shirebrook, Pleasley, Upper Langwith and Whaley Thorns.
I grew up in a village called Whitburn, on the North East Coast just to the north of Sunderland.
I was baptised in the Methodist church, but I desperately wanted to sing.
After being told by my junior school music teacher I had the most untrainable voice he’d ever heard, I went to join the local parish church choir.
It was during my time in the choir that I first felt God’s calling on my life, but at that point, women couldn’t be ordained into the priesthood, and I had neither the maturity or the experience to know how to respond to that calling.
I have been with my partner Jo for 25 years and in a civil partnership 15 years. She was born in Derbyshire and is delighted to be returning home. We have two labradors Toby and Gypsy.
Reconciling faith and sexuality was a difficult time and being banished from the church simply because of who I am hurt me and cut deeply.
I felt disguarded and abandonded, but God never gave up on me and still kept calling me into ordained ministry.
When I finally answered this calling with a “yes”, I suddenly felt free, protected, needed and loved and I knew where my life was going and that God had a plan for my life.
Inclusion is important to me and it’s what drives me forward in my ministry.
I firmly believe that we are all “fearfully and wonderfully made” (psalm 139:14), and I look to seek out and welcome all who have been or feel excluded from hearing God’s message and make the church an inclusive and safe place for everyone.
I have a passion for choral music, nature and God’s creation and following the highs and mainly lows of Sunderland Football Club.
Favourite Bible passage: Isaiah 43:1 “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.”
Favourite hymn: And can it be – Charles Wesley, when I answered God’s call, the release and clarity that I felt resonated with the words of the chorus:-
My chains fell off,
my heart was free,
I rose, went forth and followed thee.
On 19 January 2023, the bishops issued A response from the Bishops of the Church of England about identity, sexuality, relationships and marriage.
The Church of England's press release, Bishops propose prayers of thanksgiving, dedication and for God’s blessing for same-sex couples, can be seen here followed by a joint statement from Bishop Libby and Bishop Malcolm.
Bishops propose prayers of thanksgiving, dedication and for God’s blessing for same-sex couples
For the first time, under historic plans outlined today, same-sex couples will be able to come to church to give thanks for their civil marriage or civil partnership and receive God’s blessing.
The Bishops of the Church of England will be issuing an apology later this week to LGBTQI+ people for the “rejection, exclusion and hostility” they have faced in churches and the impact this has had on their lives.
And they will urge all congregations in their care to welcome same-sex couples “unreservedly and joyfully” as they reaffirm their commitment to a “radical new Christian inclusion founded in scripture, in reason, in tradition, in theology and the Christian faith as the Church of England has received it – based on good, healthy, flourishing relationships, and in a proper 21st Century understanding of being human and of being sexual”.
The proposals, which follow a six-year period of listening, learning and discernment known as Living in Love and Faith, will be outlined in a report to the Church’s General Synod, which meets in London next month.
It will offer the fullest possible pastoral provision without changing the Church’s doctrine of Holy Matrimony for same-sex couples through a range of draft prayers, known as Prayers of Love and Faith, which could be used voluntarily in churches for couples who have marked a significant stage of their relationship such as a civil marriage or civil partnership.
There will be a commitment to produce new pastoral guidance in relation to the discernment of vocation, replacing the 1991 statement “Issues in Human Sexuality”, to which all clergy currently are asked to assent.
Drawing from the feedback received through Living in Love and Faith, the bishops also identify a number of key areas for further reflection and work.
Under the proposals, same-sex couples would still not be able to get married in a Church of England church, but could have a service in which there would be prayers of dedication, thanksgiving or for God’s blessing on the couple in church following a civil marriage or partnership.
The formal teaching of the Church of England as set out in the canons and authorised liturgies – that Holy Matrimony is between one man and one woman for life – would not change.
The prayers would be voluntary for clergy to use and could be used in different combinations reflecting the theological diversity of the Church.
The proposals for the Church of England follow a discussion at the Lambeth Conference of Anglican bishops from around the world last year on topics including same-sex marriage and blessings.
During that discussion, the Archbishop of Canterbury made clear that the majority of the churches in the Anglican Communion continue to affirm traditional teaching on marriage, but that some have already come to a different view on sexuality “after long prayer, deep study and reflection on understandings of human nature” and now bless or celebrate same-sex unions.
Alongside the published report the bishops of the Church of England will be publishing a letter in which they apologise to LGBTQI+ people.
The letter will also speak honestly about their ongoing disagreements over the possibility of changing the Church’s teaching on marriage itself.
But they will emphasise a clear and strong desire to continue to “walk together” amid their differences.
The Bishop of London, Sarah Mullally, who chaired the group of bishops which led the process of discernment and decision making, said: “I want to offer my heartfelt thanks to all who have participated in the process which has brought us to this point.
“I know that this has been costly and painful for many on all sides of the debate and has touched on deeply personal matters and strongly held beliefs.
“We have been moved by what we have heard and seen. And what has come through very clearly, even though there continues to be disagreement among the bishops and among the wider church on these questions, is a strong desire to continue to share our life together in Christ with all our differences.”
The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, said: “Over the last six years, we have been confronted time and time again with examples of the rejection, exclusion, and hostility that many LGBTQI+ people have received in churches.
“Both personally and on behalf of my fellow bishops I would like to express our deep sorrow and grief at the way LGBTQI+ people and those they love have been treated by the Church which, most of all, ought to recognise everyone as precious and created in the image of God.
“We are deeply sorry and ashamed and want to take this opportunity to begin again in the spirit of repentance which our faith teaches us.
“This is not the end of that journey but we have reached a milestone and I hope that these prayers of love and faith can provide a way for us all to celebrate and affirm same-sex relationships.”
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, said: “I would like to thank all those across the Church of England who have participated in this deeply prayerful and theologically grounded process of discernment over the last six years.
“This response reflects the diversity of views in the Church of England on questions of sexuality, relationships and marriage – I rejoice in that diversity and I welcome this way of reflecting it in the life of our church.
“I am under no illusions that what we are proposing today will appear to go too far for some and not nearly far enough for others, but it is my hope that what we have agreed will be received in a spirit of generosity, seeking the common good.
“Most of all I hope it can offer a way for the Church of England, publicly and unequivocally, to say to all Christians and especially LGBTQI+ people that you are welcome and a valued and precious part of the body of Christ.”
Once the proposals have been debated by Synod, the House of Bishops will refine the prayers and then commend them for use.
Meanwhile a new group would be set up to produce new pastoral guidance to explain the practical implications of the bishops’ proposals and replace previous guidance and statements including Issues in Human Sexuality.
Synod will be asked to discuss the proposals in detail during its meeting from February 6 to 9, with the main debate on the proposals due to take place on February 8.
Joint statement from Bishop Libby and Bishop Malcolm
We wholeheartedly endorse the Response from the Bishops of the Church of England about identity, sexuality, relationships and marriage, and encourage you to read all the resources and material it offers.
We join our voices to the pastoral letter, we commend consideration of the Prayers of Love and Faith, we will support the work of the Pastoral Consultative Group, and we commit ourselves to continuing engagement.
We are grateful to all those who have contributed to the Living in Love and Faith over the past five years.
Bishop Libby and the Diocesan General Synod representatives, who reflect the breadth of the Church of England in their conviction about these matters, will engage fully February’s General Synod.
We will continue to listen, and bring to our Diocese further consideration as appropriate.
We trust that, as a diocese, we will continue to journey across our diversity, as we have done thus far, with generous faith, courageous hope and life-giving love.
As is said in the Pastoral Letter included in the Response: ‘Our conversations, learning and prayer continue. We have reached one milestone, but there is further to go as we seek God’s coming kingdom together’.
Be assured of our continuing prayers.
+Libby Derby +Malcolm Repton
>> Draft prayers of thanksgiving, dedication and for God’s blessing for same-sex couples published
More about LLF
Living in Love and Faith (LLF) explores Christian teaching and learning about human identity, sexuality, relationships and marriage.
The Church of England's extensive LLF resources draw together the bible, theology, science and history with real-life stories.
They were commissioned by the House of Bishops and include a book, a series of films and podcasts and a course following three years’ work by a group of more than 40 people from across the Church.
They are intended to initiate a process of whole Church learning and engagement in 2021, within a clear timeframe, that will contribute to the Bishops’ discernment of a way forward in relation to questions of human identity, sexuality, relationships and marriage.
The Living in Love and Faith resources include a 480-page book, a series of films and podcasts and an online library of other publications.
I gave my life to Christ after my 12th birthday
Julius Anozie: ordained deacon in June 2021 - to be ordained priest in July 2022
My name is Onyekachi Julius Anozie.
I was born and raised in Nigeria. I studied law at the University of Nigeria and graduated in 2012 and was called to the Nigeria Bar in 2013.
I have a Master’s degree in International Human Rights and Humanitarian law from Germany (2017). I most recently completed a BA in Theology, Ministry and Mission at Cranmer Hall Durham.
Prior to ordination training, I was a Pastoral Assistant at the Trinity Anglican Church, Lyon.
I have been an Anglican all my life. I gave my life to Christ after my 12th birthday and since then my love for God has grown so much. I confirmed my call to ordination when I was 18 years old.
Believing that I was meant to serve in Nigeria, I was preparing to go back after my studies in Germany, but God had other plans for me. I then began my discernment process in Germany, which was not expected at all, but God moves in mysterious ways!
Growing up, I was a member of the Boys’ Brigade, an organisation I am still part of till date.
I also participated in various religious organisations like the Scripture Union, Anglican Students’ Fellowship and most currently was part of St Johns College Christian Union Durham.
I am very passionate about the youth and young adults’ ministries. I love choral music and also hymns, Anglican chants, and Iam a Handel's Messiah enthusiast.
I love singing, dancing, and acting.
My favourite canticle: the Magnificat and the Tedeum Laudamus
My favourite books of the bible: Psalms and Ecclesiastes.
