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Treasurer and Steward

Wed, 06 Feb 2019 18:12:00 +0000

Emma Bowyer has lived in Capel since 1979. She loves sport; especially football, cricket and rugby. Other interests are gardening and her three Cavalier King Charles Spaniels. Her church passions are worship and encouraging people to develop and use their gifts. She is teacher by training but now does a lot of different things including working for the Circuit as Administrator.

Treasurer and Steward

Wed, 06 Feb 2019 18:12:00 +0000

Alyson Ellis has lived and worshiped in the village since 1972. She is a worship leader and a local preacher, and as a family loves to practice hospitality. Fun fact: She judges cookery at village shows and has the occasional pop up bistros to raise charitable funds.

Wed, 06 Feb 2019 18:12:00 +0000

Jon Sharp came to Capel in 1991 and has been a member at Capel Methodist Church since around 2005. He is married to Jill and has a grown up son, Nathan. He is a keen musician and is a regular in the church worship band - usually playing bass, as well as other secular bands and projects. This is his second term as a steward and he has also been treasurer in the past. He is a part of the church climate action team. His background in is IT and worked for BT for many years before moving into schools administration and finance. He enjoys running, swimming, motorcycling, music, reading and classic cars.

Wed, 06 Feb 2019 18:12:00 +0000

Stephen Durrant retired to Capel 15 years ago following a career as a high school teacher. He helps with Messy Church and the Open the Bible team and is one of our worship leaders.

His interests include watching Ipswich Town as well as travelling, the theatre, walking in the Suffolk countryside and enjoying the company of his family, including grandchildren and grandogs!

Minister

Fri, 24 Aug 2018 12:20:53 +0100

Steve Mann has been in the Ipswich circuit since September 2023 and has pastoral responsibilities for 5 churches in the South of the circuit, including Capel St Mary.

He has a wife, Karen, and two sons – Euan (who is presently studying at university) and Tim, who is married and lives in Chelmsford.

He grew up in Sidcup (which is either Kent or South London depending on your perspective) and his life journey to this point has taken him to Oxford, the East End of London, Dartmoor, the Black Country, Northamptonshire, Tunbridge Wells and Bicester. He has been a lay worker (East End and Dartmoor); a chartered accountant (working at the top of Birmingham’s iconic and circular Rotunda building) and, since 1996, a Methodist minister.

Steve says: "I love bringing God’s good news to people particularly through preaching and teaching and would summarise that good news from three Biblical passages:
‘For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.’ (John 3: 16-17)’There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus’ and ‘nothing is able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.’ (Romans 8: 1 and 39)
Therefore:Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited. Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. (Romans 12: 2 and 14-18)

I seek to live as authentic a life as possible and hope you will find that ‘what you see is what you get’. "

He also loves football (a West Ham United supporter but will happily accompany anyone to Portman Road); travel and quizzing – among many other things.