OUR LEADERSHIP AND STAFF TEAM

PASTOR / ELDER

Joshua became the Pastor of Coldharbour Church in April of 2021. He and his wife, Ashley, have been married for 20 years and have three children, Evan, Audrey, and Daphne. They are originally from the state of Arkansas in the U.S. Joshua has served in pastoral ministry for over 20 years. He and his family moved to the U.K. in 2018. They love living here and are excited to see what God will do on the Coldharbour Estate.

ELDER

Phil first attended the church at the age of 2 months when his dad was appointed as pastor in 1961. He and his wife Jenny have 4 daughters, one son-in-law, 2 granddaughters and 2 trailer tents. Phil’s regular work is pastoral care in a group of nursing homes and he also assesses the competence of laboratories. He loves the bits of the Bible which describe Jesus, where you can sense that the writer can barely contain their amazement - Colossians 1v15-20 probably tops the chart at the moment. Phil also serves as our Church Secretary and oversees lots of practical stuff that goes on in the background of church life and also tinkers with the audio-visual equipment.

ELDER

Ken and Helen have both been following Jesus since their early to mid-teens. They share a birthday, so could be mistaken for twins (though Ken is a few hours older and they were born 365 miles apart!).  Both trained as physiotherapists and have worked for the National Health Service for over 30 years in a number of different roles. They have 3 grown-up children, who are serving the Lord with the gifts he has given them in local churches in different parts of the world and 3 very special grandchildren! They have been members at Coldharbour for more than 20 years and have a heart for both children and older people, leading “Special Branch” (the weekly kids club), as well as heading up 2 of the midweek bible study groups.

ELDER

David has been attending Coldharbour since the mid 70s, with a break of ten years during his studies and whilst living and working abroad. It was during this time that he met his wife, Nadège, who is from France, and the newly married couple returned to the UK and Coldharbour 30 years ago. They now have 3 adult daughters, Chloe, Melody, and Juliet. David is a part-time teacher of French and German in a secondary school in Orpington.  He leads a mid-week study group and heads up the Sunday children’s ministry team. Nadège was a French language assistant in a secondary school for many years. She is part of the team organising the ministry amongst the ladies of the church. When possible both David and Nadège also support the Parent and Toddler group.

DEACON

Geoff has been serving as a Deacon at Coldharbour for well over 50 years – as the Property Deacon for over 50 years and also as the church Treasurer for the past 10 years.  He and his wife, Julia, have 2 sons, James (living in the UK) and Graham (living in the US) plus 6 grandchildren aged from 11 to 25.  Geoff moved on to the newly built Coldharbour Estate in 1949 as a 2-year-old, before moving to Chislehurst in 1968 a few years before getting married in 1971.  He has been a member of the church for 57 years and Julia for 52 years.  During their time at Coldharbour, they have been leaders of both the Sunday School and YP, running the church camp for many years.  Geoff is the Treasury Manager for a European airline subsidiary and also Chairman of a group of Christian care homes in the London Boroughs of Bromley and Southwark.  In their spare time, they enjoy working on their allotment.

MINISTRY ASSISTANT

Terry is the newest addition to our Coldharbour Church family. He accepted the role of Ministry Assistant in the Spring of 2023. Terry serves in our Special Branch and YP clubs, teaches children’s Sunday School, uses his giftedness in our Evangelism and Outreach ministry, and whole assortment of other roles and responsibilities. He comes to us locally from Welling Church where he faithfully served in much the same capacity for the last 5 years. Terry is currently enrolled at London School of Theology where he studies biblical theology. We are very glad to have him with us.