The Leaders

Darren Chandler

Darren is a web developer and works part-time for a local company in Staunton. The remainder of the week is spent studying on the 'Cornhill Training Course', run by the Proclamation Trust. He is married to Juliet and they have two young children. Darren is the latest addition to the eldership, joining in August 2007.

Roger Chilvers

Roger works with the organisation ‘Counties’ as an Evangelist and Bible Teacher. He is also Director of Church Planting Initiative, which encourages and leads in Church planting in many areas of the UK. His wife is Hazel and they have three grown children

Peter Godfrey

Peter is a retired consultant in the Petro-Chemical Industry but is now using his energies as church leader and in other Christian service. He and his wife Pat have forgotten all about retirement and use most of their time in Christian service. Their family of three have now grown.

Phil Ricketts

Phil took early retirement from the electricity industry to take up a role as Church Administrator at Hillview and the daughter church, Abbey (planted by Hillview in nearby Abbeymead). Anne and Phil have two sons who are now grown up.

David Whitaker

David is a Senior Legal Adviser working with Her Majesty’s Courts' Service in Gloucestershire. His role is to advise lay magistrates on the law, practice and procedures in the Magistrates’ Court. He sits as an adviser in adult criminal courts, specialises in Family Law and is the Senior Legal Adviser responsible for the Appeals Panel. His wife is Glynis and they have two adult children.

Contact us:

You can get in touch with any of these church leaders through the church office. If the office is closed, please ring 01452 612634 for further information.

Some of the activities are organised in conjunction with Hillview Church, Hucclecote, our partner Church which also has a full-time youth leader Chris Saunders who, with his wife Natasha co-ordinate and lead the youth work. You can contact Chris on 07986 099522