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Staff and Leadership

Please find below an introduction to our church leaders and staff members.
Pastor Lee PresleyPastor Lee Presley

Pastor Lee Presley


Hi I'm Pastor Lee I am a father of seven and a husband to Michelle. We long for broken people, burdened by their many failures (or banking on their many successes)
to understand that Christianity is not for good people who try hard. Rather, it’s for bad people who have finally given up and throw themselves on the forgiving mercy of Jesus. Our conviction from experience and witness is this: No-one is ever too far gone, no-one is ever too far away, and no-one is ever beyond the reach of God's unfailing and redeeming love, in the suffering, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. 
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Wendy John (Deacon)


Wendy has been attending St Julian’s for over 35 years. Her background was as a Nursery Nurse for an even longer length of time. She was baptised in 1971 and has deep Christian beliefs, which has helped her through many life experiences. Since she retired she has enjoyed helping with the Lilypads Mother & Toddler Group as well as with the Junior Church and Holiday Club. She promotes the Raven House Food Bank project within the church.  
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Sian Taylor (Deacon)


Sian has served a number of times on the leadership of the Church and is gifted loving and a blessing.  Sian is a mum and grandma loves leading worship and gives us a good balance  as a family Church.

 
Simon

Simon Mullock (Deacon)


Simon is married to his wife Elise and they share a specific call from Christ to strengthen and encourage people.
Our desire is to hear Christ in the scriptures and see Him at work in those we meet.
Simon also graduated from Swansea bible college in 2020.
 
Martin

Martin Flynn (Deacon)


After a powerful encounter with Jesus in 2013, Martin's life was radically transformed. 
Martin has a deep desire to see the lost and broken restored and come to know our Lord Jesus Christ.
Both Martin and his wife Elizabeth have a passion for youth ministry and love sharing God's word with the youth of today, who are the future of tomorrow.
Martin believes the bible to be the literal word of God and believes it brings hope to those who are hopeless.
 
Peter Basnks

Peter Banks (Deacon) 


Peter became a Christian at university before moving to Wales in 1996. He works as a freelance musician and music teacher, also regularly contributing to our church worship. Pete's main passion is for teaching and encouraging the children; he currently helps to lead youth church and our summer holiday bible club. Pete also serves as a church leader and preaches from time to time.
 
Paul

Paul Laughlin (Treasurer) 

Paul looks after all things financial for the church. A father of four children & now grandfather of four more, Paul became a Christian when 15. Since then he’s experienced God’s faithfulness during both family & business life. He worked for many years in leadership roles for Lloyds Bank before leaving to set-up his own training & coaching company. Now retired, he also serves as treasurer for a local charity, The Gap Wales, which helps refugees and asylum seekers in our community. In between chasing after grandkids & counting the money, Paul can also sometimes be found preaching (but not all at the same time).


 
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Lynn Turner (Deacon)
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Ole Black (Church Secretary)

Ole leads on organisational issues and is the first main point of contact for them. He is a recently retired government statistician with interest in disability who enjoys speaking, working with children, holidays, days out,  running and long term suffering from being a Newcastle United supporter.
Mark Greveson

Mark Greveson (Deacon)


Mark became a Christian in 1987 after serving in the British Army. He is married to Natalie, is a father of six and is a carer for his adult son "Jadon" who has special needs. He has a passion for classical studies and enjoys travelling to ancient sites, especially when these have links to the biblical text. Mark also enjoys patristics (the study of the early Christian writers). His first love is "God the Word" and he enjoys teaching from the scriptures, always seeking the Spirits inspiration in order to edify and build up the body of Christ . 
 

 

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Planning your Visit

New to Church?


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It's important for us to tell you that "the Church" is not a building. The building is the place where "the Church" also called "the family of God" meet to be together as often as we can. 

So welcome! Whether you've just moved to the area, or have lived here all your life, we hope our website helps you to find out everything you want to know about our Church Family that meets in St Julians and across the City of Newport.

Key information about the church...

   

Where & when does the church meet?

We believe that when we meet each other, in homes or in any other location we are the Church gathered. Our regular and largest gathering of the Church Family meets every Sunday at 10.30am for our Sunday Service. Aim to arrive 15 minutes early to ensure you get a parking spot and seat in time for the service to start. Its also good to meet and greet others before the service starts. We want to get to know you and introduce ourselves to you.

We meet at:

33 Beaufort Road
St. Julians
Newport
NP19 7PZ


You can see a map on our contact us page. 

Get Connnected

What should I expect when I visit the church?

You will receive a very warm welcome particularly from our Welcome Team who will be able to answer your questions and ensure you feel comfortable. We don't want you to disappear in the crowd so don't be surprised if people introduce themselves to you and please make yourself known to others. There will be a time of singing with opportunity for church members to minister to each other, to pray or read a passage from the bible. After some notices there will be a message from one of the church members with a chance to respond at the end of the service. We encourage church members to participate during the meeting but everyone is able to relax and enjoy our time together.

Tea, coffee and biscuits are served after the service where there is plenty of time to meet new people and ask more questions.

What happens to the kids at church?

We have a fantastic programme for the kids at the Church for:

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Junior Church - Primary School Age 
Youth Church - Secondary School Age     

Our Junior and Youth Church caters for those with "Special Educational Needs" and this means a child may be more suited to a group based on ability / understanding, rather than age. 

Children stay with their parents at the start of the service as we worship (sing songs!) together for the first part of the morning. Someone will announce when the children need to go to their groups.

For more information about what happens in the children's groups please visit the relevant age groups for you under church life.   

Is there a dress code?

We don't have a dress code. Just come dressed in what makes you feel comfortable.

Will I have to join in?

Not at all! You are free to simply observe or participate as much as feels comfortable for you. 

Disability Special Needs

Our church has members who bring beauty and love to the church family out of their disability and they are highly valued in our family. We've found that God loves to use us when we least expect it and especially when we are not so strong in areas of our lives. We also have children and young people with special needs that bring a completely different dynamic to our gatherings. We understand that they can sometimes be noisy, say things that don't seem to fit and now and again have a melt down. More importantly we know through experience that we gain abundant grace, love and growth in our walk with Jesus by having our "special" family members with us. ...........        A special message to carers - We know that you may not have been to church for some time because of the challenges of the caring role. We want you to know, that we will do all we can, to make you welcome along with those you care for. If you are concerned about visiting and would like to talk to one of our members then please give "Mark" a call on 07841376410. Mark and his wife Natalie are carers for their son Jadon who is 19 years old and has autism (low spectrum) and learning difficulties. Jadon displays some challenging behaviours so they are in a good place to encourage you to spend time with us on Sundays and through the week. 
 

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If you want to know who works in the church office, check out our Staff and Leadership page.