1 Corinthians 12:12  "The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are many, they form one body."

 
Rochford Community Church

Our Leaders


       Rochford Community Church is led by a Leadership Team comprising:

                            Tony & Helen Thomas  and David & Gail Clayton and Will & Esther Taylor:

Tony is the church's full time minister. He's led the church here since its inception in 1987. He used to be a Chartered Building Surveyor and then moved into teaching in Further Education for a number of years. He's been leading the church full-time since 1995.

Tony sometimes travels abroad with his teaching ministry. He writes the Resources material for this site, and the Meditations and Bible Studies found on www.ReadBibleAlive.com

He also is available as a life coach.

        

Helen is Tony's wife and they have been married for thirty three years and have three married children.

Helen is head of Religious Studies in a local grammar school, and in the church she is part of the Leadership Team and a trustee of Rochford Community Church Trust, and leads the worship team.

In recent years she's travelled with Tony and served in Europe and North America. 

  

          

David is an executive within a Government department working with industry in research and development. He's a part of the Leadership Team, and Chairman of Rochford Community Church Trust.   

 

He is married to Gail and in recent years he and Gail have had opportunities to travel and teach and serve in India, and at home and abroad they exercise a mentoring ministry.

  

Gail is David's wife and they have been married over thirty years and they have four adult children.

 

Gail is an executive working to help people with drug problems.

 

She is part of the Leadership Team and travels and mentors with David at home and abroad.

 

   

Will is the church's full-time Youth and Community Worker and is married to Esther. He oversees the youth activities of the church and develops the church's role in the community.

 

Within the church he is also part of the Leadership Team and he also leads worship, and a youth House Group with Esther.

         

Esther is Will's wife and they have a baby daughter. Esther has worked in teaching and in project management but is currently working in a leading role in Rochford Community Projects, the arm of the church that serves the community.

Esther is part of the Leadership Team and initiated and leads 'Hands Free', 'From Bumps to Babes', and 'Tots & Toys', three community activities.

 

                   To contact the Leadership Team use either of the following:

                                                                      Tony.Thomas@rochfordcc.co.uk

                                                                      Will.Taylor@rochfordcc.co.uk