EditStaff
EditSenior Minister
Rev John S
Smith
Tel: 01934 510318
email: johnspeirssmith@o2.co.uk
John Smith grew up in Liverpool from where he went to Edinburgh University to study Ecological Science. He stayed in Scotland for 30 years. He was married to Margaret for 32 years until her sudden death. John has two adult children and two grandchildren.
He worked as a Town Planner for 11 years before becoming a minister in Scottish Baptist churches. As president of the Baptist Union of Scotland from 1997-8 he took as his emphasis the motto of Everton Football Club - Only the best is good enough! He was instrumental in the establishment of Evangelical Alliance Scotland and served for over 7 years as UK Director of Evangelical Alliance.
During their time in London John and Margaret were founder members of Royal Docks Community Church, and the associated Bridges Community Project.
In 2006 just six months after his marriage to Ruth, John and Ruth settled in Milton. John believes that when church members are equipped and released to be radical disciples of Jesus Christ 24 hours a day 7 days a week, in the home, the community and the workplace, then 'the local church is the hope of the world'.
His vision is to see church turned inside out to turn the world upside down.
John thinks of himself as a world Christian, having valued greatly overseas travel and fellowship with Christians from many nations.
A member of the board of Tearfund he is passionately committed to the concept of Integral Mission which is concerned with transformation at all levels.
EditYouth and Community Church Worker
Rev Emma
Smith
Tel: 07786 965594
email: emmaesmith@freenet.co.uk
Emma grew up in South Wales and attended a small family chapel from a very young age. Having had an amazing opportunity to travel to Israel and visit many of the places mentioned in the Bible she realised that she wanted to own her personal relationship with Jesus and was therefore baptised in September 1994. After leaving school she went to The University of Nottingham to study music and loved every minute of it, graduating in July 1998. In August 1998 she started to work as a volunteer at a small Baptist church in Nottingham with three areas of development - pastoral care, children's work and preaching. After a fantastic but tiring year Emma moved to London to pursue a career behind the scenes of the Baroque instrument orchestra OAE, vowing never to work for a church again! God had other ideas... In September 2001 she began the process of retraining, this time for a BA in Youth and Community Work and Applied Theology at Bristol Baptist College. In June 2003 she became JNC qualified and obtained her BA in June 2004.
As well as sharing the gospel with the young people at church Emma has links with a number of the primary schools in Weston and is a Chaplain at Worle Community School.
In her spare time she still loves listening to classical music, swimming, reading, cooking and spoiling her niece and nephew.
EditPastoral Worker
Shaggy Abdon
Shortley
Tel: 07788 972499
email: shaggy.abdon@shortley.net
Originally from the Philippines, Shaggy joined our ministry team as our pastoral worker in January 2007.
Shaggy was brought up in a Roman Catholic family and went to an all-girls school run by nuns. She was actively involved in school-organised visits to the local prisons, hospitals and shanty towns, and enjoyed friendship with a wide range of people.
At 17, a neighbour invited her to a summer youth camp. There, she discovered that it is by grace & faith in Jesus Christ that one can be in true relationship with God and have hope & meaning in life – not by just being a good person.
Shaggy completed a degree in Communications & Creative Writing and initially worked as a part-time TV presenter for the Philippine Children’s Television Foundation. Later on, she became a radio presenter for the Far East Broadcasting Company, which aimed to “bring Christ to the world by radio.” There, she met her husband, Martyn, an Englishman.
After some time of theological training at the London School of Theology and Kings’ College, London, she served as pastoral worker at Harrow Baptist Church in North-West London and was locally accredited by the London Baptist Association to serve as a hospital chaplain. Shaggy is passionate to see individuals transformed by the light & hope that Jesus brings and enable them to shine that light in their home, neighbourhood and workplace.
Shaggy also loves swimming, kayaking and also being lazy at home with a good story to read.
EditAdministration Manager
Pauline
Carr Woods
Tel:01934 641574
email: office@milton-baptist.org.uk
Pauline Carr Woods became a Christian in her first term at university and says life has never been the same since!
She has been a member of MBC since 1997 and served as a deacon for 8 years. After a career in social work in both the statutory and voluntary sectors, she felt a call from God to apply for the new post of Administration Manager where she started in January 2007.
When not involved in the life of the church, she enjoys Scottish Country Dancing, swimming, gardening and cycling. She occasionally cycles to work but admits to being a fair weather cyclist only!
She has lived in Weston since 1978 and appreciates the beauty and variety of the area.
EditDeacons
Miss Ann Cubitt
Mr Nick Down
Mr Martin Fowler
Mr Derek Germaney
Mrs Pam Lemon
Mrs Maureen Price
Mr Peter Price
Mr Paul Salmons ( Hon Church Treasurer)
Mr Jeremy Smith (Hon Church secretary)
Mr Ray Thomas
Mr Dave Toomer
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