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Eric Cousins

Job Titles:
  • Accountant
  • Trustee
  • Chief Executive, Grace Baptist Trust Corporation
Eric is a qualified accountant, initially working in commerce before going into ‘full time' Christian service: firstly as Accountant and General Manager of Christian Witness to Israel and latterly as Chief Executive of the Grace Baptist Trust Corporation. He is a deacon of Pantiles Baptist Church, Tunbridge Wells.

Gareth Jones

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • Pastor, Pantiles Baptist Church
Gareth became a Christian in his last year at school and after three years in commercial underwriting, he began pastoral training whilst serving at Mitcham Baptist Church. Since 2013 he has served as Pastor at Pantiles Baptist Church, Tunbridge Wells.

Graham Trice

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • Chairman, Particular Baptist Fund
Graham has worked in Nigeria as a missionary, has served as pastor of Tollington Park Baptist (Islington) and College Park Baptist Church (Lewisham). He is currently an elder at Enon Baptist Church (Chatham). He was first appointed as a Church Representative with the PBF in 1986.

John Edwards

Job Titles:
  • Secretary, Particular Baptist Fund

Margaret O'Mara

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • Director, Grace Baptist Charities Ltd
Margaret is a retired civil servant, who is a member of College Park Baptist Church (Lewisham), where she serves as Treasurer. She is also on the Executive of the Association of Grace Baptist Churches (South East) and a Director of Grace Baptist Charities Ltd.

Paul Barton

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • Pastor, Hyde Heath Baptist Church
I was born and raised in Liverpool. By God's grace I was raised in a Christian home where I was taught the Christian faith. I was converted at the age 11. I was baptised, became a member and served in my local church in Liverpool until early 2017. In April of that year I began to lead a church revitalisation project of a small Grace Baptist Church - Hyde Heath Baptist Church, in a village in Bucks. In late December 2021 I was appointed their first ever Pastor, by God's grace. I have a great desire for the advancement of the Christian gospel across our land. I understand the difficulties, trials and joys of church planting and revitalisation as I have experienced them in my Christian life. Show less