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Malcolm first opened his tiny eyes to Liverpool's sights and sounds in 1950. Later he taught PE and was a Head of Year in the North-East before starting full time church work in 1984 in Bracknell. Married to Pam with two married daughters, his interests include most sports, music, and reading. Malcolm has been leading The Coign Church since 1991, and oversees the ministry and mission of the church, as well as travelling to serve churches across the UK and overseas.
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John has been a full-time member of staff of The Coign Church since September 1994. He oversees pastoral care, Neighbourhood Groups, training, and debt counselling and special needs ministries. Previously, he worked for 25 years in personnel, latterly as Head of Personnel with Surrey County Council. John is married to Ann, with three married children and eight grandchildren.
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Tim Brown – Elder & Administrator
Tim is the church administrator. He is also a member of Newfrontiers teams working into many other local churches and countries such as Oman, India and Mongolia. Tim's passion is to see ministries released and the church built. In previous jobs, he has driven warships, sold bricks and run his own IT consultancy. Tim is married to Liz and they have three great children.
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Alan is married to Beryl with two adult daughters. He has worked in education and careers guidance in a variety of roles and currently works part time as a Careers Adviser in a school. As an Elder he organises the baptisms and membership courses, and helps with other courses for church members.
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Adrian Birks – Elder, Music & Teaching
Adrian came to the Coign Church in 2005 after leading a church in Fleet for 10 years. He is married to Jenny and they have three school-aged children called Joel, Chloe and Isaac. His responsibilities include overseeing the music in the church as well as having a wider teaching and training role with Newfrontiers which involves travelling to Russia, the Ukraine and various places in the UK. Adrian enjoys reading and music, and supports Norwich City Football Club.
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David oversees the church prayer counselling ministry to help people overcome difficulties in their lives and grow into all God has for them. He provides oversight for Lifeshapers, Way In, the Bereavement Support Group, Options for the over-60s, and the Cheer Group for lone parents. Before joining the full time staff in 2001, David was Head of Water Engineering for an international civil engineering consultancy. David is married to Tina, with two daughters at secondary school. He also enjoys mountain biking, fly fishing, and playing the guitar.
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Nathan started working for the Coign in September 2008, heading up the Youth Team. After college, he spent a year in Clarens, South Africa, serving a church in youth work and several other areas of ministry. He then returned to the UK to work as a financial administrator. He is passionate about seeing young men and women running for Jesus in their lives and is eager to see Christ's Bride, the Church, built up and taking hold of God's promises. Nathan also loves sport and is a keen and hopeful Tottenham Hotspur fan.
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Cassie is on maternity leave for the rest of 2010.
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Mark became a member of the Coign at the end of 2004. He joined the staff part time in 2010 and heads up the Sunday children’s work. He has a passion for children and to see them reach their full potential. Mark is married to Angela and they have 3 beautiful children. Previous jobs have included motor mechanic, builder, teaching assistant, managing a sports centre, fitness instructor and managing a climbing wall. Mark is a lifelong supporter/sufferer of Tottenham Hotspurs.
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Graham dramatically encountered Jesus Christ in his life in April 2000 whilst working in the sound & audio industry, and has been at the Coign Church since then. He joined the Staff as Evangelist in 2010. Graham is married to Kimberley. He has a passion for the local church, for seeing people grow in their relationship with God, and helping them share with others the life changing news that Jesus Christ has for all people.
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Prior to joining the staff I worked in Supply Chain Management/Logistics environments, working for large FMCG organisations. I have always been involved with serving at the Coign and am currently a Key Club leader, I head up the Coign Operations team, responsible for setting up HGW’s on Sunday mornings and for the past 3 years I have been the camp administrator for Carroty Wood, a regional camp we run for 8 to 12 year old, last year we had the privilege of taking 208 children away. Away from church I love going on holiday to warm countries and have visited Australia, Bali and Jordan, going out with friends or taking my nephew and niece out, so can often be seen bowling, swimming, at Legoland or just being with them.
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Gill has enjoyed being involved with the Coign’s finance operation since early 2002. She and her husband, John, have three grown up children who are now scattered throughout the UK. Gill is very grateful to John for introducing her to the beautiful Isles of Scilly, the perfect location to escape briefly from the bustle of life to an idyllic setting. They are also planning a dream holiday to Africa where Gill is hoping to get as close as possible to lions in their natural habitat.
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