Ministers and Staff
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Rev. Michael Williams

Amblecote Wordsley
Kingswinford

Michael is our superintendent from September 2008.   He has pastoral responsibility for Amblecote Wordsley and Kingswinford churches.
He began his ministry in The Salvation Army entering the William Booth Memorial College, London SE5 in 1973.  He served as an officer until 1987. He was Commanding Officer in order of appointment to the Salvation Army Corps at Dorking, South Croydon, Jarrow, Leadgate, Portadown N.I., and Burnley Citadel. He was received as a probationer minister by transfer to The Methodist Church in 1987 and was ordained at the Cardiff conference in 1990. Michael is married to Moira, (42 years +) they have five grown up children and 6 grandchildren. He is determined to lead the church forward, interested in > fly fishing,<
  (Favourite venue Fewston ) motorcycles Honda + Yamaha and Information Technology.

(Mike is also the webmaster for this web site)

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Rev. Stuart Davis

Stourbridge, Gig Mill and Wollaston

Stuart has pastoral responsibility for Stourbridge, Gig Mill
and Wollaston churches. He has been a member of the Methodist Council, Ministerial Candidates Selection Committee and Ecumenical Committee.

Rev. David Clark

Kinver

David is an active supernumerary minister.
That's Methodist jargon for ' officially retired but still working ' and he
has pastoral responsibility for Kinver

Rev. Dr. Paul Nzacahayo

Dudley Wood,
Bromley and Brierley Hill

'Paul has pastoral responsibility for Dudley Wood, Bromley and Brierley Hill Churches. Paul's experience in world church and racial justice issues constitutes a big part of what he has to offer to the circuit ministry.

Paul's personal interests include reading and gardening.'

Rev. Robert Readshaw

United Church - Lye
Lawrence Lane
Providence

Robert has pastoral responsibility for United Church Lye, Lawrence Lane, and Providence churches. He writes ..

I'm Robert. I was born in Wisbech in Cambridgeshire and I have been a Circuit Minister in the Methodist Church since 1976.

My first Circuit was in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, and when I moved to the Sale Circuit on the outskirts of Manchester I married Sue, who was from Birmingham. My first experience of team ministry was in the Loughborough Circuit in Leicestershire and then I moved to the Birstall and Spen Circuit on the outskirts of Bradford, in West Yorkshire. I came to the Stour Valley Circuit in September 2005 from the Telford Circuit in Shropshire. There I was part of the team ministry in the Central Telford Ecumenical Partnership, which was Methodists and Anglicans working together. From my experience there, I was appointed an Ecumenical Officer for the Black Country Churches Engaged, by the Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury District Synod.

I enjoy working with others in the service of the Lord. I have seen that churches working together can do things together they cannot do alone. I hope to encourage this as, I explore the resources and traditions of the United Reformed Church as The United Church at Lye is a Methodist/URC Local Ecumenical Partnership. I look forward to growing in Christ alongside those I share ministry with in the Vale of Stour Circuit and in the wider church.

David Alford

Overend Mission, Birch Coppice, Mount Pleasant and Cradley Forge

David has pastoral responsibility for Overend Mission, Birch Coppice, Mount Pleasant and Cradley Forge churches. He is in his first appointment as a minister and was ordained at the Wolverhampton Conference July 2009.

David has lived on the Walsall / West Bromwich border, Dudley and Wednesbury so he is no stranger to the Black Country being Black Country born and bred. David is married to Diane and they have a daughter, Elizabeth. Hobbies include music, reading and watching sport. As for the vision of church, David believes in a church where all are welcome and enjoy its life.

Methodist ministers are itinerant and in July 2012 David will be leaving us for a new appointment.

Rev. Rachel Wood
Rachel will be joining our team from Sept. 1st 2012

Rev. Rachel Wood

Hello, my move to the Vale of Stour circuit will be my second appointment as a minister.
I entered the ministry in 2007 and was ordained in the Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury District at the 2009 conference.
Although I was born in Yorkshire (Halifax to be precise) home for me is Boston in Lincolnshire, to where I moved when I was two. My parents and two brothers still live there and I have a sister that lives in Rugby.
I met Andrew in Bristol, where I was a student at Wesley College for a year; Andrew was a member of the church I worked alongside on placement. We got married in October 2008 and Andrew has a son called James, who is currently working as an Apprentice for GKN. Andrew and I enjoy going to the theatre and concerts, as well as spending time together and being with family and friends. I am also keen to develop a fairly new interest in photography. We look forward to moving to Stourbridge in the summer, getting to know you all and working alongside you as we worship and serve God together.

Sue Cartwright

Sue Cartwright is our circuit administrator.