Staff and Leadership
"The church is like a body – it has one identity, but many parts; all different and yet all dependent upon each other, interconnected and yet intimate."
(To find out more about this, check out: 1 Corinthians 12:12-27).
And like a body, the church is at it’s healthiest when all parts are doing their job well. The Bible teaches that the Holy Spirit gives different gifts to different people in order for the church to grow and to thrive in its mission.
Staff
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Jonathan Vaughan-Davies - Minister |
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Tim Barker - Youth Leader and Schools Worker |
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Jon is our Minister here at Bethel, he can be found leading our Sunday services or some of the many activities and Bible studies taking place throughout the week here at Bethel. Jon Lives in North Cardiff with his wife Aimee, and three children, Isaac, Josh and Lois. He enjoys walking his dog Georgie, blogging and movies. |
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Tim is our Youth Leader and Schools Worker, working mainly with our teens and youth groups and providing support for schools and Christian Unions in the area. Coming from West Wales originally he now lives in North Cardiff with his wife Yael, and two children, Heulwen and Elijah. He enjoys playing video games, listening to music, riding his bikes and generally being creative. |
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Lorraine Vernon - Church Support Worker |
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Janet Baker - Church Cleaner |
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Lorraine is our Church Support Worker, running the day to day aspects of the church and providing support to the teams and groups that take place here at Bethel. Lorraine lives in North Cardiff with her husband Rob, and two girls, Olivia and Erin. Lorraine is an avid singer and musician and can be found singing in concerts or enjoying some show tunes. |
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Janet is our Cleaner here at Bethel, providing a great service to the church ensuring it is clean and functional for all the groups that take place. Janet is an active church member also providing support for some of our older members here at Bethel. Janet Lives in North Cardiff with her husband Simeon. |
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Leadership
Overseeing all of this, God has given the gift of leadership (Romans 12:8). At Bethel we prayerfully seek to appoint Elders and Deacons to recognise this important and precious calling. Part of this role means to oversee, support and encourage the work of the five Mission and Ministry Teams. Please do pray for them in this – thank God for them, for their willingness to serve in this way and the time and love they pour into the work of the Kingdom through the church!
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Rosie Roberts - Church Secretary and Elder |
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Tim Pickles - Church Treasurer |
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I have been a member of Bethel for over 20 years, after moving to Whitchurch and starting a family we were looking for a local church and from our first visit we were made to feel welcome. The warmth and care of the Church family living out the call to love one another is something that I feel is an essential part of the mission and ministry of the Church and over the years I have had the privilege of helping to support this work as a small group leader, deacon. and elder. I am married to Aled and our 2 sons are now in their 20's. Both Aled and I work as nurses specialising in cancer care and in our time off you are most likely to find us in the hills, either including hillwalking or ski-ing. |
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I grew up in the Army and have lived around the world. At the age of 17 I went on a gap year to Romania as a missionary, and returned as a Christian, having found faith in Christ while I was away. I am married to Catherine and we currently have two daughters Elsie and Miriam and a son James. I have been involved in helping with the children and youth work at the church and have been to Spree and Soul Survivor. Along with Catherine, I also lead one of the small groups at Bethel.
treasurer@bethelcardiff.org.uk |
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Richard Hodges - Elder |
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Richard Lawson - Elder |
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Though a Yorkshireman by birth, I was raised in Lower Cwmtwrch and moved to Cardiff when I married Sarah and we are now parents to the wonderful Hannah. I often teach youth on Sunday mornings and help out as a lay preacher for a small number of nearby churches. I hold to the five solas because, frankly, I’m the worst sinner I’ve ever met, thankful that though my sin is great, my Saviour is greater and it’s only by Jesus dying for me do I stand justified and righteous before God.
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Richard was born and grew up in Cardiff and became a Christian shortly before leaving home to attend university, where he was baptised in his first year. He started attending Bethel 20 years ago and while at Bethel, Richard met his wife, Claire. Richard and Claire now have three children, Lydia, Ava and Reuben. Richard is a Physics teacher in a local high school and enjoys making and creating in his spare time. |
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Andy Gibbs-Elder |
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Cathy Stroemer |
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Andy’s faith journey began in the late 80’s when he met his future wife at a birthday party (although they didn’t know it at the time). This led to his first meaningful encounter with church and his first encounter with Christ. Since then, he’s been involved in most aspects of church life and is passionate about how the Christian faith connects with life to make a difference in the world around us. He works for the NHS as a hospital Chaplain and supports various churches across South Wales. This includes supporting leadership teams, preaching and pastoral care with the aim of seeing churches grow as disciples. To relax Andy enjoys computer gaming, swimming and body boarding when he gets the chance! He’s an ordained Baptist Minister and married to Jan with three grown up children.
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I was baptised at University Baptist Church in Champaign, Illinois where I met my husband Paul.
We’ve lived in the UK since 1994 – first in Manchester, then South East London before settling in North Cardiff. I work full time as a civil servant and have been learning Welsh since I moved to Cardiff.
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Juraj Urinchat - Deacon |
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Daniel Farewell-Deacon |
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My journey as a Christian began when I was 19 years old in Slovakia, my country. I moved to Cardiff in 2008. Bethel is for me a special place where I found my wife Debbie and also a great fellowship! We have been blessed with two children – Samuel and Lucy. I am one of the members of the Mission MMT.
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My wife and I joined Bethel when we moved from Lancaster to Cardiff in 2005. For as long as I can remember, I have been passionate about Jesus, mathematics and baseball. We have two daughters who, happily, also love God, fractals, and the Toronto Blue Jays.
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Paul Rock-Deacon |
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Stuart Oldrey-Deacon |
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I have been a member of Bethel since moving to Llandaff North with my wife Sue in 1997. We have two grown-up children - Sam and Megan.
Things that make me happy include trains, Dutch bicycles, comic songs, old computers, and finding out about followers of Jesus who are making the world a better place.
My ideal weekend would involve taking a good long walk with friends, exploring a cave, eating a curry and enjoying some live music. |
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Stuart is a father of two teenage children and is married to Jo. He is a lawyer and enjoys his motorbiking. |
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Luther Vaughan-Deacon
I grew up in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire in a Christian family worshipping under my dad's ministry's in a Pentecostal church.
I met my wife Nadia who came to live in the UK from Italy and we were married some years later and now have 3 lovely children Elliott 17, Madison 15 and Caleb 12.
We moved to Cardiff together where I studied Opera at the RWCMD and have now been worshipping in Bethel for 18 great years!
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