Basil is lecturer in Preaching and Pastoral Theology  at the London Theological Seminary. Previously he has held pastorates at Cheltenham, Clevedon, Wexham and until recently has been co-pastor at Carey Baptist Church in Reading.  A former president of the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical churches and now serves on their council.  Basil has been involved in 2 indigenous missions in India and has preached and taught in Africa and South America

There are 4 elders in the leadership team.  They are elected by church members to serve a 3-year term of office and they all preach regularly at our Sunday services

From left to right
David Janes
David retired from Local Government after 35 years service.  For 26 years he was part time pastor of a local village chapel.  For the past 13 years he has been giving ‘Christian talks at school assemblies’ in the local primary schools.
Ray Main
Ray became a Christian in his teenage years.  After working for ICI Paints he moved to the financial services industry as manager for the Maidenhead office of Sun Life of Canada.  He worked for Wycliffe Bible Translators offering financial advice to members for 5 years.
Chris Spackman
Chris was converted through the Crusader Bible Class movement.  He is a chemical engineer and worked in the technical and production departments of ICI Paints for 30 years.  After retiring he worked as a consultant in the manufacturing industry and as Health and Safety Officer for Wycliffe Bible Translators UK.
David Fisher
David became a Christian when he was 17 and has been involved in local churches in the Isle of Man, Liverpool and since 1996 in Maidenhead. He has a PhD in Physics and works for an international mining company.  David has responsibility for our Sunday School and the ‘Super Saturday’ outreach.

Pastor
At present there is no pastor; the church is looking forward to the day when one can be appointed.  However, we do currently have part time pastoral assistance from Basil Howlett

Style of Worship
Sunday morning is a traditionally led service that includes a Bible based children’s talk.  We use Praise!  Hymn book and other hymns and songs using a digital projector and an OHP.  Musical accompaniment is by keyboard.  Church Bibles and scripture readings are from the NIV; -members of the congregation bring their own favourite versions (NIV, ESV, NKJ,  etc.).  During the sermon there is a Sunday School for children.  If needed a crèche is provided for younger children

Church history
The church was started in a builder’s hut shortly after World War 2 by a group of students from ‘All Nations Missionary College’  (that was then located in the near-by village of Taplow).  As the work developed, land was allocated by Maidenhead Council for a permanent building.  The local Parkside Brethren Assembly encouraged members to support the growing work and provide the leadership.  The church continued in this persuasion for about 30 years until it was decided to become associated with the ‘Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches’.  More recently we have also joined  ‘Affinity’ (a church centred partnership for Bible centred Christianity).  We currently have 20 to 30 people people meeting regularly on a Sunday.
The church is located on a housing estate of about 1,000 homes (many now privately owned).  The church building is capable of holding 80 - 100 people.  There are excellent facilities for people with disabilities and our own car park is right next to the church.