Monyhull Church leadership. Pastors of Monyhull Church Colin Tamplin, John Tindall and Paul Mallard
We are priviliged to have nine Elders, three of whom are employed by the church to serve on our Ministry Team. Together, the Elders are responsible for leading and teaching the church and equipping the church family to serve Jesus Christ in Monyhull, Birmingham and beyond.
MINISTRY TEAM
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Colin Tamplin
Colin Tamplin
Colin is married to Hayley, and they have two grown-up children, Dan and Bethan.
Colin was born in Bolivia, South America, where his parents were long term missionaries. He came to faith as a young child, largely through his parents' consistent example and faithful Bible teaching.
When he was 13 he returned with his parents to the UK, and settled in Birmingham which had been his mother's home city. After finishing secondary school, he was employed by British Leyland where he worked for several years in their computer department.
Colin trained for pastoral ministry at Bryntirion, South Wales (now WEST) from 1986-88 and then took up the ministry at Stroat Evangelical Church, just outside Chepstow in South Gloucestershire. After six years there he returned to Birmingham in 1995 to become the first pastor of the South Birmingham Evangelical Church, now Monyhull Church, which had been founded five years earlier.
In addition to the pastoral ministry, Colin is involved with the FIEC as Chairman of the Board of Trustees, helping to develop the role and ministry of FIEC.
His other interests include reading political thrillers, watching obscure documentaries, supporting Aston Villa, playing the guitar and messing around with the 'charango' (a Bolivian mandolin). His favourite possession in the whole world is his sat-nav, which has more than compensated for his complete lack of any sense of direction!
John Tindall
John Tindall
John is married to Pauline and they have three married children and ten grandchildren.
He joined the Boys Brigade when he was 15 to further his passion for playing football. During this period in the BB he went, when he was 17, to a BB weekend in Capernwray where he came under a sense of his personal sinfulness and trusted Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour.
At the age of 16, he left school to join a bank in central Manchester where he worked for five years. He entered theological training in 1964 at Wesley College, based in Leeds and then Bristol.
John served as a Methodist minister in South Wales (1968-70), Whitley Bay (1970-73) and Penn, Bucks (1973-79). In 1979, he moved back to the North East to help found a new church in Tynemouth.
In 1984 the whole family moved to Chessington in Surrey where John served as pastor in the Chessington Evangelical Church for nearly 22 years before moving on to Birmingham in 2006 to join Colin Tamplin on the Ministry Team at Monyhull.
His main hobbies are reading, photography, TV, supporting Man U and enjoying gadgets. He has played soccer in the Lancashire, Oldham, Welsh, High Wycombe and North East Amateur Football Leagues before reluctantly hanging up his boots at the age of 47.
Paul Mallard
Paul Mallard
Paul is married to Edrie and they have four grown-up children and two grandchildren.
He was born in Selly Oak and grew up in Kings Heath. Paul first came into contact with the Christian faith through a children's holiday club run by Kings Heath Evangelical Church when he was 7 years old. He subsequently joined their youth group and became a Christian on the first night of a Boy Covenanter Camp when he was 11. He sensed God's call to enter full-time ministry from the moment he was converted.
Paul and Edrie both went to Colmore Road Junior School and met at Kings Heath Evangelical Church. They started courting following a beach mission with UBM, just before Paul went to study theology at Cambridge University.
Whilst still keen to pursue full-time ministry, Paul followed the advice of an older Christian to do a real job first! He worked as a teacher in Wiltshire for five years after he graduated. After that, he became the pastor of Ladyfield Evangelical Church in Chippenham, where he served for 13 years.
Paul then spent 15 years as the Senior Pastor of Woodgreen Evangelical Church in Worcester before returning to Birmingham in 2010. He now splits his time between two roles. As part of the Ministry Team at Monyhull, Paul is particularly responsible for training and development.
He is also the 'Director of Training and Development' for the Midlands Gospel Partnership, a network of churches across the Midlands - East and West. In addition to running the MGP's training programme, the 'Midlands Ministry Training Course', Paul's work with the MGP sees him spend a lot of time encouraging other pastors and churches and speaking at various events and conferences.
His other interests include reading, walking and following the ups and downs of the mighty West Bromwich Albion!
ELDERS
Stephen Browne
Stephen has been a member at Monyhull since 2004 and an Elder since 2007. In addition to being a member of the Pastoral Support Team, Stephen teaches the senior Sunday School class and is regularly involved in the music group. Stephen has been a GP since 1977 and is married to Pat. In his spare time, Stephen enjoys playing and listening to music, spending time with his grandchildren and reading Christian biographies, Puritan classics and more recent publications.
Gareth Condy
Gaz settled at Monyhull in 1997 and met his wife, Debs, through Teknos (now 116) which they co-led. Gaz has been interested in the church worldwide since he was 14 and has spent time in DR Congo and Kenya. Since Gaz became an Elder in 2010, Gaz and Debs have led Monyhull’s Global Partners ministry, in addition to leading a Home Group. When he’s not working as a surveyor in the city centre, Gaz loves to spend time with Debs and their two children, Phoebe and Joshua, as well as being a West Bromwich Albion fan and playing his Fender Stratocaster!
James Midwinter
James and his wife, Hannah, joined Monyhull when they moved to Birmingham in 2005 and have been involved in various youth groups since then. From September 2009, James spent a year working as a Ministry Assistant at Monyhull. Since becoming an Elder in 2010, James has been responsible for the music and media at Monyhull. During the week, James works as a solicitor in the city centre. Whenever he isn’t spending time with Hannah and their daughter, Keryn, James enjoys every sport he can get involved in and playing as many instruments as possible!
Don Morrison
Don was one of the founding members of Monyhull and has been an Elder since the Church was formed in 1989. Don and his wife, Jenny, are responsible for the Pastoral Support Team and Monyhull's Home Groups. Having spent over 40 years in insurance, Don has just retired and is looking forward to having more time to read, study, visit, preach, travel, garden and cook! His other hobbies include playing the guitar, keeping fit and drinking coffee!
John Mountford
John and his wife, Ruth, were founding members of the Church and John was appointed an Elder in 1989. Having retired from a career as a technical representative which included sales, business development and training, John is now involved in a number of different ministries across the Church. In addition to being a Home Group leader, John is a member of the Global Partners team and Premises committee. His main interests, apart from the Church, are his family, reading, gardening and photography.
Vince White
Vince joined Monyhull in 1990 and became an Elder in 2010. Now a self-employed commercial finance banker, Vince is responsible for the Church’s finance and administration as well as being a member of the Pastoral Support Team. Vince and his wife, Lis, have three grown-up children. When he’s not in the garden, Vince is a sofa supporter of West Bromwich Albion and both Chairman and touchline supporter of Monyhull Church FC!
