ELDERS
Stuart “Shacky” Shackleton has been the pastor of this church for the past 12 years. Pastor Shacky is a gifted preacher and teacher. He has a desire to see our church grow in reaching and supporting families, children and youth in the ways of Jesus. Our pastor is approachable, fun-loving and hospitable.
Martin has been in local church leadership for over 20 years and, having left a banking career in 2001, has for the last 17 years been leading the gospel ministry known as Kerygma180.
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Patrick Manson is a retired chemical engineer and science teacher and longstanding member of the church. He and wife, Ros, have a heart for Internationals and regularly open up their home for meals and fellowship. Patrick oversees and organises some of the pastoral care of the church and is currently an elder.
Jeremy has attended South Hanwell Church for many years and started following Jesus in his teens, after experiencing clear assurance from God that, as a follower of Jesus, he was part of God’s family. Over the years he has led or helped run various initiatives at church in-cluding youth work and more recently, stuff for men.
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DEACONS
Rachel has been a part of the family at South Hanwell for many years and has been involved in many areas of church life. She is currently on the Lighthouse (Sunday school) leadership team. Rachel teaches and works in a local pre school nursery.
Augustine is a 'big city' guy who has fallen in love with the grace of God. The media enthusiast and former track athlete believes that he has seen 'God's Fingerprints' all over his life, but knows that Jesus Christ saved him and impacted his life in his late teens. SHBC has been his home for 11 years and has given him a family in more ways than one.
Latoya has been a member of South Hanwell Baptist Church for 10 years. She works locally, enjoys spending time with her family and loves to bake. She trusts in and loves the Lord Jesus and believes that right (bible) teaching leads to right living.
Sarah is a lifetime member of this church and has served with children and young people since she was one herself. She currently runs W7kids for primary school-aged children. An Assistant Head Teacher at a local Infant school, Sarah has responsibility for safe-guarding as well as overseeing the audio/ visual set up.
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Andrew is our lead deacon and a Chartered Surveyor who lives locally, in Hanwell. Andrew leads worship and helps with the management of the premises. He is also a trustee of K180, an evangelistic charity with a vision of Europe ablaze with the Gospel.
Gareth is passionate about enabling others to worship Jesus and sharing the gospel with those who don’t yet know Christ. He serves both the church and works full-time with local ministry, K180, in music and evangelism.
Justice has served with children and young people since he was 16 and currently helps with the youth and young adults ministries. Justice is a marketing and communications professional and has responsibility for multi-media as a Deacon. Justice is an outgoing, enthusiastic man with a deep love for Jesus and a desire to see His kingdom grow.
Amir grew up in a Muslim religious family. While at University in Iran he committed his life to Jesus. He is the founder and CEO of Hamsayeh International, an organisation that serves Iranians and Afghan communities in the UK and beyond.
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TREASURER
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Rick has been at South Hanwell since he decided to follow Jesus as a teenager. As treasurer he oversees South Hanwell’s financial affairs and accounting practices. He co-leads a midweek life group and occasionally helps on the sound desk.
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