Christ Church Derby is led by a team of elders who together have responsibility for leading and caring for the church. We also have a team of deacons who look after the practical needs of the church.
All our leaders are approved by the congregation. Our elders are also examined by and remain accountable to our denomination, the International Presbyterian Church.
Elders
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Joel Kendall
MINISTER / ELDER
Joel joined Christ Church in September 2016. Before coming to Derby he spent four years as Assistant Minister at Christ Church Westbourne in Bournemouth, and prior to that did his theological training at Union School of Theology (formerly known as WEST) in South Wales. Joel is married to Kathryn and they have three children.
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Matt Newboult
ELDER
Matt currently works as a Software Developer in Derby. In 2002 Matt studied for a year at Moore Theological College in Sydney, Australia and then worked for Trinity Baptist Church in Derby where he later served as an elder. Matt is married to Helen and they have three children.
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Tim Houghton
ELDER
Tim is a trained Surveyor, has served as an Associate Minister at St Giles’ Normanton, and has also worked for Crosslinks helping connect missionaries with partner churches in the UK. He is now retired but keeps busy serving Crosslinks and Christ Church. Tim studied at Oak Hill College in London, is married to Janice and has two grown up children.
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John McCartney
ELDER
Prior to retirement John worked in Purchasing, Quality Management and Business Improvement. He subsequently studied at Union School of Theology (formerly known as WEST) in South Wales and serves at Christ Church. He is married to Janet and has two grown up children.
Deacons
At Christ Church we also currently have five deacons serving in various roles:
Tim Bryant looks after our children’s work, Claire Lee is our Treasurer and we also have three other deacons (Helen Newboult, Kathryn Kendall and Jeanette Street) looking after practical care in the church.