Towards the end of 2024, our former Pastor Richard Miles, accepted a call to a new church. We are currently seeking the Lord's guidance for the future of our church. In the meantime, the Leadership Team is made up of our Elder and Deacons.
The Deacons care for Upper Trosnant’s administration. They meet together once a month to pray for the Church, followed by the business meeting where they discuss and organise events and services, finance, building maintenance, health and safety, and pastoral matters.
Keith Says: I was born in the East End of London, but have lived in Pontypool since 1992. My wife Barbara and I first came to Upper Trosnant because we wanted to get married in Church. We were baptised and became member of Upper Trosnant in August 2009, and I was elected a Deacon and Church Treasurer in September 2011.
Deacon:
Keith Fordham
Deacon/Treasurer: Lorraine Breese
Lorraine says: I was born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa. I've been married to Dave since 1984. I come from a large family of nine children. Sunday school was where I first learnt about God. I was particularly ‘taken’ as a young child with the miracles that Jesus performed and imagined myself being right there and feeling the awe and excitement of the miracles He performed.
He sought me out much later in life though, at the age of 27 while married to Dave. I soon found out that living with God in my life brought positive real-life changes in all aspects of life. Having come through difficult teenage to young adult years with many challenges – I never knew then, that life could be so exhilarating and that walking in a relationship with God could be so personal, so close. Living in England since 2005 has also shown me that God’s family is one family – worldwide – needless to say my ‘family’ has grown some over these past years.
Upper Trosnant is a wonderful family to be part of, and I’m excited to see what God is going to do in this small part of His bigger church. It is God's grace that has changed my life and it is a joy to be part of His church here in Pontypool. Serving as a deacon is a huge privilege for me; and it’s great to be part of a wonderful leadership team who are eager to seek God and His will for the church and the local community.