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Address:
St Philip & St James Church
35 Frome Road, Odd Down
Bath.
BA2 2QF
Telephone/Fax: 01225 835228
Email: office stphilipstjames.org |
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 Rev Alan Bain has been the Vicar of St Philip and St James Bath for the last 28 years. He trained and practiced in Civil Engineering before training for the Anglican ministry.
He describes St Philip's as “lay led” and encourages active participation of all its members. As a result, the church has developed a wide community ministry in its own area. Alan works closely with St Philip’s Primary Church of England School next door to the church.
Alan has also established links with many different countries regularly taking teams to visit them. Alan regularly travels in the Middle East and has recently taken groups to South Africa, India, Egypt, Jordan, Palestine, Israel and China.
Alan describes his own drive as “mission orientated” and passionately believes in the value of linking up with churches around the world. His drive is to communicate the unique message of Christianity wherever he is and by whatever means possible.
Alan also has wide media skills and presented BBC Radio Bristol’s ‘Sunday Starts’ programme for three years and Trans World Radio's “Good Morning UK” for two years. He has written for many national publications and is also Vice Chair of the Chrisitian HIV/AIDS Alliance.
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Rev Margaret Joyce - Associate Minister |
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Margaret Joyce is the Associate Minister at St Philip’s and deals with Pastoral and Community work in the church. She has developed a thriving Parent and Toddler Group, a lively holiday club for local children and excels in community events such as the Crib Service at Christmas.
Margaret also works as a part-time Chaplain to St Martin’s Hospital and the Royal United Hospital in Bath. She has developed a team from the church to lead regular services for patients at St Martin’s and thoroughly enjoys her dual role in hospital and church.
Margaret has taken children’s holiday club teams to work with British Army families based in Germany and has travelled with the church to Prague.
Margaret regularly leads services and preaches at St Philip’s and our second church in the Somerset Village of Combe Hay. |
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Gill Skuse - Lay Minister |
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Gill Skuse is the only member of the team to grow up in St Philip’s Church being a part of many groups over the years. Over the past 18 years she has worked in various co-ordinating roles and now works half time for the church combining this with her other job at the Children’s Society. Gill is also qualified to teach English as a foreign language and has taught in the Czech republic and continues to do so with foreign students in Bath. She excels in journalistic skills and and is responsible for visual displays in the church, photography at events and communications to the Press.
Gill works from the church office assisting with planning, facilitating teams, co-ordinating meetings and organising events. Gill is a Church of England Reader and regularly preaches and leads services. She is also an active member of the Worship Group and has travelled with the church to India, Palestine, Israel, South Africa, the Czech Republic, Egypt and Jordan. |
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Tim Conroy Church Administrator |
Tim Conroy has been the Church Administrator for 18 years. He trained in sport and recreation management and was previously an administrator for a Bath nightclub. Tim has lived in Bath most of his life.
His main role is to run the busy church office, deal with bookings, general organisation and facilitate the many volunteers. He also runs the church community transport initiative through the church minibus involving over 30 different community groups in its use.
Since the war in Bosnia in the early 1990’s, Tim has developed links with Split in Croatia through his charity ABC “Aid from Britain to Croatia” and still has links with the country. He is an active member of the Church Drama Group on stage and as producer and choreographer.
Tim has travelled with the church to South Africa where he taught some of his administrative skills to our link church there. Tim’s skills lie in careful analysis of systems and strategies and the ability to get the team to stick to them! He also has considerable IT design and multi media skills which facilitates the rest of the team. |
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