Our Minister – Rev Richard Sherlock
Richard is married to Larrie and they share their house with a cat called Pip.
Richard lived most of his life in Devon and became a Christian in 1990, soon after meeting Larrie. For 21 years he worked within the semiconductor industry as an engineer and through his professional career has worked in Plymouth, East Germany, California, Northumberland and Wales.
It was whilst in Wales that Richard felt God was asking him to become a minister, and after much searching, left his secular career and started training at the Baptist College in Cardiff. After spending two years as the associate student minister in a church in Neath, South Wales, he came to KBC as our minister in September 2008.
The Family of the Church
Knaphill Baptist Church can be described as a small, but growing church and our membership comes from all walks of life, and all ages. We share one common bond, the fact that together we make our church.
We know how hard that first visit to a new place can be, for the seasoned Christian looking for somewhere new to worship it’s not easy, but for the first time visitor taking those early steps it can seem monumental. Our prayer is that you will find us open and accepting, no matter who you are or where you have come from.
As a Baptist church we are part of the local association of Baptist Churches, the South Eastern Baptist Association, a member of the Baptist Union of Great Britain and we work closely with the Anglican, Methodist and Catholic churches in the village.
Deacons
Along with the minister, deacons take the primary responsibility for day to day management of the church, spiritually, financially and practically. In Knaphill, they’re closer to the role introduced in Acts 6 where “Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit; also Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch” were selected to look after the practical matters of the fledgling church. They are elected from the members of the church to serve for three years, two are further elected to serve in the key roles of Secretary / administrator and of Treasurer.
 Secretary: Craig, who has been part of the church since about 2000 along with his wife Sue (and latterly Khloe, Luke, Rebekah and Keziah), became secretary in 2010.
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 Treasurer: Eric has been treasurer for more years than he cares to remember, and has been in the church since moving to Knaphill in 1989 with his wife, Ruth; his son Stephen is rapidly taking after his Dad with piano, computers and money. |
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 Sohan has responsiblity for communications, and relishes the challenges that come from trying to run his own business on Christian Principles. |
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