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ENGAGE
Edition 21 M A G A Z I N E February - April ‘18
BUILD COMMUNITY MOTTO TEXT 2018
Claire’s Crazy Parent & Toddler Faith Hope &
Marathon Group 2018 Love
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CREDITS
MINISTERS Mark Madavan
mark@lhfc.org.uk
Tim Hancock
tim@lhfc.org.uk
Jim Privett
jim@lhfc.org.uk
LHFC OFFICE admin@lhfc.org.uk
EDITORIAL TEAM Tina Grobler
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Peter Jeffs
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Pauline Griffiths
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CONTENTS
JOIN IN THE STORY PASTORS LETTER 4
FAITH HOPE AND LOVE MOTTO TEXT 6
BUILD UPDATE BUILD PROJECT 7
CLAIRE’S CRAZY MARATHON BUILD PROJECT 8
A TALE OF TWO WORKING PARTIES CHURCH 10
PARENT & TODDLER GROUP 2018 COMMUNITY 11
MONEY ADVICE COMMUNITY 12
THE GATHERING SMALL GROUPS 14
GRAND 5 AND OPEN DOORS MISSION 15
60 SECONDS WITH GRANT SHAW CONNECT 18
LOCKS-HEATH-FREE-CHURCH @LHFCHURCH www.lhfc.org.uk
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...join in the story...
I don’t often go to the Cinema, in the small balcony – were a challenge,
but the Gaumont in Bournemouth was a
but when I do I am reminded how treat. With an auditorium that seated almost
1,000 people, going to see Jaws, Towering
brilliant it is.
Inferno, Earthquake and many other 70’s
blockbusters was an experience I’m glad I
Armed with some free tickets I went along
didn’t miss.
to watch several films last year (which did
include the amazing Wonder Woman!) and
When the first Star Wars film was released
so far this year, Paddington 2 – when you’re
in February 1978, police had to help marshal
a Grandparent you have to keep up with
the queues that stretched down Westover
what you’re Grandchild is watching!
Road and up to Gervis Road. Everyone
wanted to go to the cinema.
In the 70’s it was all so different. The
cinemas were huge, the screens were even
Why? To escape, to laugh, to cry, to be
bigger, the seats more uncomfortable, and
frightened or to simply enjoy a story that
you had to endure the smoke and the sticky
resonates with our lives, to see something
floors. The Tivoli in Wimborne and the
that makes you think more deeply, that
Continental in Winton – with its lovers seats
makes us feel alive. The best films have
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something bigger going on than we might But this wasn’t simply about my personal
at first glance think, they have something salvation - my sins forgiven, the price
important to say that often we don’t want to paid for what I owed, Jesus taking the
feel. punishment that was rightfully mine to take
(for which I am eternally thankful) – this was
Take the Star Wars franchise. The latest film cosmic Good News!
– The Last Jedi – continues to wrestle with
some big issues. It heightens our thinking The cosmic victory on the cross continues
about, ‘Is there more going on than our to send ripples throughout the universe as
senses can understand? What is the nature people like you and me accept the freedom
of good and evil? Can we fight and overcome and forgiveness offered by Jesus and join
the propensity to move to the dark side?’ him in the ongoing challenge to help others
I don’t want to take away from the incredible discover this truth. After all, this is the Truth
cinematography, the great fight scenes and that sets us all free!
the cuddly, lovable characters, but the films
do compel us to dig a bit deeper than just the God says to me, ‘Tim, I am your Father!’ And
flickering images on a screen. he says the same to you and every other
person on the planet. That’s why ‘he gave his
It is the same in life. We can ignore the one and only Son, so that whoever believes
bigger questions, but not for ever. We can (and trusts) in him shall not perish but have
make life just about ourselves, but we’ll eternal life. (He) did not send his Son into the
always know that isn’t all there is. We can world to condemn the world, but to save the
try and find our own solutions, but we’ll world through him.’ (John 3:16-17)
soon realise that we cannot, and were never
meant to, live life without the need for help. And armed with the Holy Spirit, we join in the
story and help push back the darkness one
In the ultimate story of good and evil, Jesus decision, one choice, one life at a time. It’s
chose to fight it on our behalf. In the greatest the biggest of big screen stories.
story of all, Jesus stepped up and faced all
that the enemy could do to him; he accepted May the Lord be with you.
his cup of suffering and chose to take the
way of the cross. Grace and Peace
~ Tim Hancock
There was something much bigger going
on that we need to see, something that
we desperately need to know, to feel and
personally embrace.
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Motto Text 2018
“Faith, Hope, Love” 1 Corinthians 13:13
For the past ten or so years a regular feature But something deeper, powerful,
on our church’s agenda has been the need unstoppable, eternal has also been present
for a larger building. An eye-watering amount throughout. Evidence of this was not difficult
of time and resources have been invested to find – for whenever we stopped and
into possibilities and potential solutions. listened, God’s voice was heard. Promises
Forests of paper work have been ploughed from scripture, prophetic words and pictures
through to establish a new legal status as - words of faith, words of hope, words of love
a church, agreements with Councils and were heard. Sunday and weekly gatherings
banks, planners and consultants. Technical saw people encountering God for the first
legal decisions have been worked through time and in new ways. Those far from
and presented at Church Meetings, alongside God discovered they were welcomed, they
financial projections, requirements and mattered and they were loved.
requests for pledges.
As a church, our heart and hope has never
been in a bigger building, but in the life
transforming power of Jesus. A bigger
building will simply create more space for
more people to encounter Jesus, for us to
continue to be a community that shares
faith, hope and love.
The Elders chose these three words to be
our Motto Text this year as a clear reminder
of who God has called us to be. As our larger
building becomes a reality, as we look at a
possible new name for our church, as we
explore other changes as a church this year
– being a community of faith, hope and love,
with Jesus as our centre and source is who
we are called to be.
Together, let’s give our best to God’s BIG
Build and be a community of faith, hope and
love.
~ Mark Madavan
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The BUILD project
It is mid-January as I write this blog. For So… this is what should have/has
the past couple of months, as we have happened…
seen our church overflowing with people,
a number of contractors have been Tender prices were submitted on 24th
number crunching. They’ve been tasked January and our team got to work
to price our BUILD project so that we analysing the numbers; total costs,
can appoint one of them to actually start possible items to down-grade, items to
building in the Spring. cut or items to postpone. Once agreed,
a single contractor was then chosen, the
Unexpectedly, one of the constructors church encouraged to help bridge the
decided to withdraw from the process funding gap, mortgage signed, contracts
due to other projects they were working signed, materials ordered and a start date
on. Another requested a little more time agreed. Simple!
to ensure they could provide their best
price. Frustratingly, this slight delay The truth is that a load of things will
means prices will not be returned until happen between my writing and your
after I need to write this article – so I reading. But one thing I do know - our
can’t even write about that! amazing God is faithful, has guided,
provided and will continue to be with us.
As you read this, between February and
April, a load of details, decisions and Keep praying, loving, giving, serving,
steps forward will have unfolded. In fact I knowing, inviting, sharing, responding to
hope that if you are reading this article in God – and we will see more of God.
April you will be able to see building work
starting on the field.
~ Mark Madavan
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Claire’s Crazy Marathon
What if I ran the Great South Run (10 miles)
It all began summer 2013
and tried to raise £500 for the BUILD project?
- the day we got planning
This was a crazy idea because 9 years earlier
permission. I naively agreed to run 10km to raise money
for Roma kids in Serbia to go to a summer
From the safety of my sofa, whilst watching camp. My run was not pretty – I wanted to
the Great North Run on TV, I had a thought. pull out after a dozen paces into the run,
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generated much blood, sweat and tears, and all about running the London Marathon,
a long, long time later I fell across the finish but running to raise money to make a real
line in a spectacular last place. Then and difference. So I decided that if London came
there I declared, “Never, ever again!” back as a ‘no’ (which it did), then I would
definitely run the Southampton Marathon for
But this time would be different. Fitted with the BUILD project. (gulp!)
new running gear and a positive attitude I
set out confidently on my first training run. Interestingly, my first prompt to start running
A dozen paces in and it all flooded back - was when we got planning permission and
what was I thinking? But I persevered and 13 the date of the Southampton Marathon is
months later, exhausted and elated I crossed when we are expecting to begin building.
the Great South Run finish line in just Coincidence?
under 2 hours – raising over £500. A proud
achievement, job done. As I entered 2018 my marathon place
was booked and my 18 week training plan
Shockingly, 8 weeks later, at a weak moment underway and is going well so far.
I found myself agreeing to run the first
Southampton Half Marathon (April 2015). I am writing a weekly blog on how my
Unbelievably I did that too! Definitely job training is going, I am also highlighting our
done. BUILD project along the way because this
is why I am running. My initial fundraising
Laziness then welcomed me back and my target is £2,620 (to match the 26.2 mile
sofa lovingly soaked me into its care. A friend marathon). Please follow my blog, spread the
however had different ideas. She nagged word, sponsor me and pray that I survive!
and nudged, pressured and pursued me into
joining Stubbington Green Runners. This ~ Claire Johnson
was such a good move. I made new friends,
was helped and coached to run better and I
actually developed a passion for running.
And then it happened. In February 2017
the Church Meeting made the courageous
decision to proceed with the BUILD project.
Despite not having all the money we decided
to step out in faith. As I sat in this meeting,
wondering how God was going to bridge
the financial gap, I felt God’s challenge to be Blog: clairescrazymarathon.wordpress.com
part of the solution. Courageously, fearfully,
crazily I decided to enter the ballot for the Donations: https://mydonate.bt.com/
2018 London Marathon and raise money for fundraisers/clairejohnson2018
the BUILD project.
Marathon date to cheer me on: 22 April ‘18
The chances of getting a place were not
high. I told myself I probably wouldn’t have
to run the 26.2 miles, but as I waited for
the ballot announcement God’s call to be
courageous continued. It wasn’t actually
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A TALE OF TWO WORKING PARTIES
On November 11th 1918 the guns fell silent Perhaps we should honour their legacy and
to end the First World War. On November protect and maintain this building and as we
11th 2017 the Working Party at Locks add the new building, build a legacy we can
Heath Free Church gathered to observe the leave to the generations to come. In another
2 minutes silence in front of the plaques 110 years’ time will there be a picture of
commemorating those from LHFC that another Working Party maintaining our
served in the First World War and those who current building and the new building or will
gave their lives to preserve freedom. the church have moved to an even bigger
building as we strive to grow the Kingdom?
The old photograph shows a large Working
Party from 1907 including Jean Newman’s We are always grateful for more volunteers
great-grandfather and grandfather (in the to maintain this building. There will be no
wheelbarrow). digging of foundations but there are always
things to fix and maintain whatever your
This got me wondering how many of the level of skill.
men and boys in this 1907 Working Party
then went to serve their country in the If you’re not sure where the plaques are, they
trenches after digging the trenches for the are on the wall as you go up the stairs by the
church foundations? These men and boys front door, take time to have a look at them.
served their church and their country leaving
a legacy that we enjoy to this day both as ~ Paul Warner
citizens of this country and members of Facilities Team Leader
this church. They preserved our country’s paulwarner434@btinternet.com
freedom and built the church that would,
by a number of moves, end up here today.
10PARENT &
TODDLER
GROUP 2018
“What I love about this group is that I know
my children (3 children under 3) are safe
and looked after when we come here” said
one parent to me this week in the P&T
session. The heart behind the P&T group is
to show Jesus’ love and care to the children,
parents, grandparents and carers that come
through Locks Heath Free Church’s doors
every Tuesday. Also, we seek to provide a
welcoming, supportive, friendly and fun place
for parents and their under 5’s to come and
play and make new friends. The team know
that there is a fantastic opportunity to share
faith, hope and love to the families attending
the group and to make our group different group with the help and support of the P&T
from other P&T groups in the area because team. We look forward to seeing more of
it is run in the Church, by volunteers who God working in and through the group.
have a living growing faith who belong to
the Church family. Sometimes families have Another change for P&T’s is that we decided
no other connection with Church and this is to close the afternoon group for a variety of
an introduction, a stepping stone maybe, to reasons. The afternoon parents were offered
other opportunities to find out more about priority places in the morning group, which
God and faith. Several Church families attend some have taken up and are now adjusting
the group and they have a ready-made and settling into the morning group.
opportunity to make friends with and chat to Sometimes pruning is needed to allow for
other parents about Church, faith and God. new growth, sometimes that can be a little
What a privilege and honour that is! painful and even scary, sometimes we have
to be patient and wait upon God. We are
At the end of last term we celebrated and excited to see what God has in store for us
thanked Lynda Grubb who for over 10 years in the future as we create new space for new
has led the morning and afternoon groups beginnings.
at LHFC along with Sharon Smith. Lynda’s
servant heart has been so appreciated by What I love about the group is... seeing the
many, many families, the team and the vibrancy of real family life with all its ups
Church, but she felt she needed to step down and downs, seeing friendships begin, seeing
from this role. She received many cards, one person being a listening ear to another
presents, beautiful cakes and a wonderful person, seeing children and parents move
memory book filled with photographs and one step closer to knowing more of God and
personal messages from families and team, seeing the fingerprints of Jesus all over the
past and present. We thank God for David place!
and Lynda and look forward to seeing what
God has in store for them in the next phase ~ Sarah Sawyers
of their lives. Family Life Team Leader
We are thankful to Sharon Smith who has
taken up the reins and will be leading the 11istockphoto | SIphotography
“Freedom from debt, hope for the their new skills into practice with real clients,
real stories and very real situations.
future.”
They have all taken on new clients, whether
It’s been a busy year at LHFC Debt Advice
that’s for full debt advice involving the
and now it’s time to reflect as well as look to
negotiation with creditors, or practical
the future.
support with budgeting to prevent going into
debt arrears.
Last year we had 6 new advisors creating a
new team and they have worked hard to put
12It’s not easy being an advisor, clients come 9.45 million households have ZERO
to discuss their finances so money is savings.
the subject however much of our work is 277 people are declared bankrupt,1756
pastoral. County Court Judgements are applied,
and 21 properties are repossessed every
We do a lot of listening, there’s tears as day.
well as joy as we lift them to a new place of Citizen’s Advice Bureau saw 4563 new
freedom from anxiety, fear and worry. We debt clients every day in November.
write letters, negotiate payment plans and
it makes a real difference, helping clients to We have 2 new enquiries already this year. If
regain motivation to plan and budget coming your heart and passion is in this area we are
from darkness to light. always looking for more people to join our
team, admin, advising or as pastoral support.
During meetings with clients at LHFC we I would love to hear from you. We are looking
have shared testimonies, conversations to change the way we meet our clients so
about the PYT decoration and wording, not all of us need to be a fully accredited
talked about the band and the wonderful debt advisor. I encourage you to give it some
music that is being sung as they practice. prayer. If this has touched your heart please
They see life happening at LHFC and they come and have a chat with Tim Hancock or
see a difference in us as we serve them with Emma Boorn.
Jesus’s love.
~ Emma Boorn
Two of us went to the annual Community debtadvice@lhfc.org.uk
Money Advice conference, who we are
affiliated to, in November and who have
celebrated 20 years as a charity. It was great
to praise God together with other centres for
the great work and freedom that debt advice
brings. We heard some amazing stories
from desperation, to hope, to new life. We
came back excited with new ideas as we
were inspired by other centres. We learnt
about new tools and changes that have been
implemented nationally across the debt
advice sector. We felt part of a bigger family
that is supported by CMA with Jesus at the
heart of all our work.
Some Statistics for you from The Money
Charity produced in January for the UK:
543 credit card transactions are made
every second with a value of £1.92 billion.
55% of credit card balances bear interest.
The average credit card debt is £2574 and
would take 26 years 3 months to pay off if
only paying the minimum payment.
13WHAT IS YOUR DEFINITION OF A
SMALL GROUP?
Here at LHFC we have 20 small groups and As well as regularly meeting the leaders of
all are different; different age groups, life small groups, one of the new initiatives is the
experiences, stages of life, backgrounds, ‘Gathering’. We want to invest in small groups
Christian experience, Bible knowledge. There and provide a place where groups can grow
is not one group that looks like another. But and flourish. We are not prescribing what
we believe that what lies at the heart of each small groups do but we want to fertilise the
group really matters. roots so that every group can grow healthy
disciples (think of a tree and the roots,
Our Motto for 2018 is ‘Faith, Hope, Love’ and branches and leaves). We will be encouraging
we want every small group to reflect that in all groups to attend the ‘Gathering’ which will
how they function, giving everyone a place to be a twice a term opportunity for all groups to
know God more, to build one another up and come together.
to serve people close to us and far away.
Everyone is free to go at 9.00pm but we
will use the next 30 minutes as a ‘next
steps’ forum for leaders and others who
are interested. This will be an opportunity to
identify topics for future ‘gatherings’ and/or
additional areas of development/investment,
e.g. leadership development, preaching/
speaking skills, mentoring, workplace
resources, small group study resources….
As you may be able to tell(!) this is a work-
in-progress, scaffolding that will help us
support and encourage everyone to grow as
disciples and make a difference to our world.
The ‘Gathering’ will give space to worship
together, learn together, discuss together,
We do hope that you will get involved. If you
pray together and work out next steps
are not in a small group but want to be part
together, to explore new things and see what
of the adventure do e-mail
God wants to do next.
smallgroups@lhfc.org.uk and we can get
you started. But don’t forget, get along to
We will also be inviting anyone who is not
‘The Gathering’ on Wednesday 21st March
part of a group at the moment so that they
at 7.30pm and meet others who have
can meet leaders and hopefully join a group.
already started this journey.
We will meet at LHFC at 7.30pm for drinks
~ Mark, Tim & Jim
and some eats; 7.45pm onwards; worship,
some teaching, discussion, prayer etc.
14What could you do to get involved?
February will see the Grand Launch of our Grand 5!
What is God nudging you to do differently this year?
How can you respond with action?
There will be opportunities to go out on Team trips, to hear and understand more
about other people’s lives and situations and just as importantly for prayer.
Maybe your Small Group could support one of the projects?
Maybe your family could adopt one of the Grand 5?
Maybe God has a much bigger adventure for you than you yet know!?
~ Peter McNulty
Mission Team Leader
15MISSION
mission@lhfc.org.uk
Open Doors works in over 50 countries, PSALM 142 (NIV)
supplying Bibles, training church leaders, “David cried aloud to the Lord, he poured out
providing practical support and emergency his complaint before Him.”
relief and supporting Christians who suffer The book of Psalms is a Bible in itself. In
for their faith. this book we find all kinds of Psalms that
express emotions, feelings that represent all
A REFUGEE’S PSALM situations of life. You will find people asking
This reflection was preached by a Syrian God to intervene in what they are going
pastor to a church full of displaced through.
Christians.
16Psalm 142 is written in a crisis situation. Living with Jesus is living on another level.
“Is not everyone against us?” David asks. I Uniting you with God, surrendering to Him,
see in this Psalm a cry of deep pain. David is means that you are stronger than the
saying that no one is concerned about him. pain you are going through. When no one
Many times you see words about pain in understands you, go to God. Send Him your
this Psalm, a pain that is killing from inside. deepest cries, He will come and you will feel
When the writer is crying, he says what he is the glory of His presence.
feeling about God. He speaks about God as
someone from a distance feeling as if God is A prayer from the persecuted church, from
far away; he speaks of ‘Him’, not of ‘You’. Pastor Douglas in Iraq
Without Your grace we cannot survive, Lord
God wants to hear your voice, He wants to God, even if there is enough food and there
hear what your feelings are, not just nice are good medicines. Come with Your grace
words. When we are honest in our feelings, into our lives. Thanks to Your grace we
God meets us, God comes to us. David is can see that You are really here, that Your
confused: in all the pain, where is God? When strength is still present here and that the
he becomes honest in his prayers, ‘Him’ Holy Spirit is working in our lives. We are
becomes ‘You’. God comes close. weak, but belong to You, to You alone. We
will follow You for all time.
You also see the suffering of a lonely man, Amen.
a complaint about the situation he is in.
Maybe he thought, ‘When I defeated Goliath Pray for people affected by conflict and
everyone thought me to be a hero. Now I persecution
have nowhere to run, no one asking for me, • Healing and hope for the bereaved and
no one concerned about me. I am displaced, traumatised
I don’t have a place to live.’ • Relief and employment for displaced
families with no income
Then you see in verses 5 and 6 David • Opportunities for learning, friendship and
speaking about the portion of a believer. fun for children and young people
“You are my refuge, my portion.” When David
felt God near, he was able to see that God Pray for pastors
was his only portion. In the presence of the • Vision, energy, strength and peace for
Lord, you are not alone; you can come from church leaders who have stayed to serve
complaining to praising. Just come as you • Faithfulness to Jesus and unity in the
are. Spirit for the displaced church
“Then the righteous will gather about me Pray for politicians
because of your goodness to me.” He • Wisdom and integrity for presidents,
expresses that at the end God will be good prime ministers and parliamentarians
to him. That is sure for every believer that • Constructive relationships for world
the presence of the Lord doesn’t depend on leaders, negotiators and peacemakers
circumstances. He doesn’t always remove
the pain. Sometimes we have to go through ~ Peter McNulty
it and we have to overcome situations. Mission Team Leader60 SECONDS WITH:
GRANT SHAW
Grant was born in Birkenhead and brought
up on the Wirral with a younger brother and
sister and has fond memories of Sea Scout
adventures enjoying the beautiful coast and
countryside nearby and in North Wales. He
was educated at the Calday Grange Grammar
School in nearby West Kirby before gaining a
degree in medicine in 1984 at Southampton
University Medical School.
After initially gaining experience as a Junior Zealand – somewhere he had always
House Officer at Portsmouth and Salisbury wanted to go. Grant worked as a surgeon
Hospitals, Grant moved overseas to work initially in neurosurgery and then general
in a Mission Hospital in Zimbabwe for six surgery, whilst Fliss worked as a GP.
months as a locum for the local doctor. On his return to the UK, Grant took his
The hospital was on the remote border with first permanent job in 1992 at the Queen
Mozambique. He was effectively running Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth. For the
a 120-bed hospital dealing with malaria, last 25 years he has been working full-time
TB, typhoid, snake bites and delivering lots as a joint replacement surgeon and has
of babies. His main legacy was keeping repaired hips and knees on several church
the baby vaccination programme going by members. His interest in computing has
injecting 1000 babies. There were also quite been put to good use building departmental
a lot of painful rotten teeth so he learnt to information systems and the invention of
carry out some basic dentistry from a book a program for planning joint replacements
as this subject was not included in the which is now used around the world.
normal UK medical curriculum.
Grant likes practical problem-solving
On his return to the UK, Grant took particularly if a slightly quirky innovative
up surgical roles as a junior doctor in solution can be used. He has always been
Winchester in Accident and Emergency, interested in structures and architecture. At
general surgery and orthopaedics for a home he carried out his own loft conversion
couple of years before gaining further and designed his kitchen extension with a
experience at Alton’s Lord Mayor Treloar basement.
Orthopaedic Hospital and Salisbury
Hospital’s Odstock Plastic Surgery Unit. At Grant and Fliss were in the same year at
the former he gained valuable experience in medical school at Southampton in 1979
hip and knee replacement surgery. and according to Grant they “met over a
dissecting table in their first year”. They both
In 1990 Grant with his wife Fliss had a qualified in 1984 with Fliss initially taking
fantastic year working in Auckland, New jobs in Winchester and Dorchester and
18subsequently undergoing her GP training designing, modifying and thinking through
in Portsmouth and Titchfield. They were the plans and systems for the new building.
married in 1986 at North Walsham in Norfolk He is looking forward to seeing the detailed
where Fliss was brought up and where her plans turn into a real living building full of
father was the Vicar. church activities.
Grant had no Christian upbringing as His wife Fliss is a GP in Wickham and an
a child and confesses to being a non- Elder at LHFC. Vicky their daughter obtained
believer until he met Fliss at University who a degree in Physics from Cambridge
introduced him to her circle of Christian University and is now studying medicine at
student friends. This led him to accompany Birmingham University. Peter their son is
them to Lordswood Evangelical Church in married and 2 years through a 4 year PhD in
Southampton where the dynamic leadership, Physics at Southampton University.
early teaching and home group were major
influences in his Christian journey. Favourite holiday destination
Ullswater in the Lake District – where I
On their return from New Zealand they enjoyed camping holidays as a child, and
settled in Titchfield, Grant and Fliss attended now where we go to a cottage in the same
Titchfield Evangelical Church for three week each year to walk, canoe and dam
years. Subsequently in the absence of any streams.
children’s facilities there for their young
children Vicky (3) and Peter (1) they were Favourite music
recommended to LHFC by Martin and Gilly Classical – Vaughan Williams’ ‘The Lark
Wise. Ascending’, Beethoven and Brahms
symphonies, Mozart’s Requiem.
Grant leads the multi-media team at LHFC
which initially involved setting up the control Favourite sports
desk, projectors and its software and he I cycle to work twice per week whilst
maintains the equipment and co-ordinates listening to BBC podcasts like ‘Inside
the rota. The TVs, cameras and lighting Science’, ‘Inside Medicine’, ‘More or Less’
have recently extended the number of ‘toys’ and ‘Costing the Earth’.
to play with. On the IT side he has built
and maintains the church office computer When I have time I enjoy sailing my 18 foot
systems and databases. Unicorn Catamaran from Hill Head Sailing
Club, either racing or just enjoying the thrill of
Grant has been an active member of the sailing fast across the Solent.
Build Project Team. At times over the
last year this has felt like a full-time job. Favourite TV shows
Early in the project he made a significant Grand Designs.
contribution by building a 1 to 25 scale
model of the proposed new building which Favourite radio show
enabled church members to understand, Radio 4 ‘I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue’.
enthuse and buy-in to the project, whilst
also enabling church staff to agree the Favourite food
exact specifications for their own individual I enjoy cooking including roast dinners, but
offices/rooms in the new building. Although steak from our local butchers with a nice
hard work at times it has also been great fun glass of red is my speciality.
19LHFC Motto Text 2018
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