Deacons
Deacons are church members elected to a leadership role by the whole church for a limited period.
They have a pastoral concern for all church members as well as discussing other church business matters. They don't take decisions, that can only be done by the Church Meeting, made up of all church members which is the ultimate authority in the church, but they sometimes present the Church Meeting with questions or recommendations that have arisen from their discussions.
Deacons play a vital role in helping to shape the vision of where the church is going, and offering advice and feedback. Many of our older church members have been Deacons in the past but they are keen that the church is now led by a new generation.
There are currently two deacons:
They have a pastoral concern for all church members as well as discussing other church business matters. They don't take decisions, that can only be done by the Church Meeting, made up of all church members which is the ultimate authority in the church, but they sometimes present the Church Meeting with questions or recommendations that have arisen from their discussions.
Deacons play a vital role in helping to shape the vision of where the church is going, and offering advice and feedback. Many of our older church members have been Deacons in the past but they are keen that the church is now led by a new generation.
There are currently two deacons:
Darryl Lomas
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Darryl is a lifelong member of the church and became Church Secretary in 2013. He leads services, ensures the safety of the building, arranges pulpit cover and looks after all posters and banners within the church. He is a voluntary worker with amongst other organisations- HARC a homeless charity and the city centre soup kitchen. His other interests include sport, pantomime and music.
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Sheila Lomas
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Sheila, a lifelong church member, runs the Soup and Roll club which takes place on the first Friday of each month. She makes sure that elderly church members, and soup and roll club members, are thriving and able to attend. She leads a jolly team of volunteers at Soup and Roll. Sheila has also been recognised for the many voluntary activities she is involved with in the community.
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