ELDERS

      I  have been a member at HHURC since the early 1980s and more recently appointed as Local Church Leader where my responsibilities include worship, pastoral care of members and friends as well as reaching out into our community. 

      As a family we receive great friendship, genuine encouragement and wonderful support  which we value very highly.

      Professionally I have been a teacher and headteacher at secondary level and now lead professional development in leadership and coaching.

      I was born into a HHURC family and have come up through Sunday School, Pilots and Junior Church. I have been a Church Member since I was 18yrs of age and an Elder since my early thirties. 

      I currently represent the Church as Synod Rep, and am now retired from full time employment, which - outside of Church life, gives me time to be heavily involved with Twickenham Branch of the Royal British Legion.

     I am a retired Police Office and have been an Elder at HHURC for five years having previously been a member at Shepherds Bush URC. My extended family has been warmly welcomed into the church and I currently run its regular quiz nights.

      I am a member at St John Ambulance at its Teddington Division and also run the Badgers and the Rainbows with my wife and daughter. In 2012 I was awarded the Silver Wolf award for long term service to the Scouts.  Don is taking a break from the Eldership during 2016, now a non-serving Elder but still doing so much in our community and beyond.

     I joined HHURC in 2008 when my daughter was only a couple of months old, and we were both welcomed with open arms. In a few short years I have become a member, and elder and more recently treasurer. Everyone is always so welcoming to us, and we love the fellowship that we get at church and enjoy various church activities including the annual quiz night.

     I am a qualified Accountant and together with my husband we run a project management firm for construction projects.

      I  have been a member at HHURC since 1990 and joined when 'The Foyer' was a vision of the then members. We now have a similar vision for the front of the church, Place to Go, and I'm helping to realise this. For six years I was leader of the Junor Church.

      My family has been warmly welcomed into the church and Eldership gives me the opportuity to ensure that other people benefit from the same welcome and that we have a fit church to respond to current and future needs.

      I run my own archtectural practice specialising in the science and research sector and when I'm not at the church I'm probably lighting local plays and rock concerts.

      I was married at Hampton Hill United Reformed Church and 25yrs later I'm still there. My background is in counselling and I particularly like the pastoral side of eldership. I also enjoy our membership of Churches Together in Hampton and I particularly enjoy meeting up with the members of other churches and denominations.

      At the moment we are making very exciting plans to put our church back in the centre of the community. The 'Place to Go' project has planning permission and we are now embarking on the fundraising to realise this project for the community.

Our two returning Elders include: 

Mrs Christine Evans who has been a member of the church for well over 30 years and with her husband John offer kindness, service and leadership in community activites and co-ordinates our Prayer Chain.  Chris with Rachel and Janet support children's worship every Sunday morning.

Mrs Rachel Latham returns to the active Eldership.  Rachel leads the Place to Play Tuesday family and toddler group, co-ordinates the tabletop sales on Saturday mornings, contributes to Junior Church and collects members for Sunday morning worship.

Mrs Lin Williams has been elected to the Eldership.  Lin has been a positve voice and given lots of practical help in worship, with the toddler group and at all the special and public events.  Lin has been a member at the church for five years now.