Who's Who
Wantage Community Church is a group of people who seek to live out church with one another. To help that work well, some people carry more specific leadership roles, and you're very likely to see them on Sunday mornings and at other various meetings that happen throughout the week. We're a friendly bunch so do stop and have a chat. Hopefully we can answer your questions ...
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Neil Townsend (Pastor)
Neil is married to D, and together they lead Wantage Community Church. They also bring support to a number of other churches in our network, and elsewhere. He was born in London, grew up in Brussels, and now loves living in the British countryside!
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Denise (D) Townsend
D is married to Neil, and together they lead Wantage Community Church. D is a member of the connect and pastoral care teams with a special interest in the church's prayer life. She hails from London, via Wales and Oxford.
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Paul Gander (Pastor)
Married to Fran. Joining the church in 2021, will be part of the Connect team and taking increasing responsibility for leadership over time. As part of that he will have specific responsibility for Community Development Work on Kingsgrove and in Wantage. -
Francesca Gander
Married to Paul. Francesca has a heart and passion for people, she will be part of the Connect team and will be involved in the Community Development work as well.
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Andy Bruce (Assistant Pastor and Elder)
Andy Bruce is an assistant pastor at Wantage Community Church and an Elder. Andy is part of the pastoral care team and, together with his wife Liz, is a member of the leadership team and oversees worship and small groups within the church.
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Dave Smith
Dave, together with his wife Jenny, is a member of the leadership team. They lead a monthly "kids praise" on a Sunday morning every month. Dave is a member of a regional team (ADG) which seeks to help support and equip the churches in the OpenGate network.
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Jenny Smith
Jenny, together with her husband Dave, is a member of the leadership team. They lead a monthly "kids praise" on a Sunday morning every month.