Deacons

Malcolm Cassam  Send email  

  ‘In Christ alone my hope is found, He is my light, my strength, my song’ is one of Malcolm’s favourite hymns.  Malcolm and his wife Gwen have thoroughly enjoyed more than four decades of church membership here at Forest Fold.  Their three children, now with families of their own in various parts of the south of England, grew up through the active and lively Sunday School and Youth Work here.   Six young grandsons now bring much enjoyment..…..and even more exhaustion!

Malcolm is now a Consultant to his previous Architectural Practice and, when not out on his electric bike, is involved with the management and maintenance of the church premises together with leading the Safeguarding Team, coordinating Health and Safety, and assisting with Mission support

Peter Turner  Send email

Peter is married to Sue and they have three children and four grandsons.Peter grew up in Crowborough but has lived in Rusthall for many years. He is a Chartered Surveyor and a partner in a firm based in Crawley.

His hobbies include country walks and photography.

He is responsible for coordinating the publicity of Church events and preparation of the weekly bulletin. Peter and Sue are members of The Gideon’s International and Peter especially enjoys speaking at school assemblies .

One of his favourite verses is Ephesians 2 v 8  “ For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing, it is the gift of God “

Steve Baldwin   Send email

I am married to Jenny, and have 4 grown up children, and 1 grandaughter.
As I am by trade a carpenter and kitchen fitter, the obvious responsibilies I have in our church is to do with the buildings and maintenance.
However I am thankful at Forest Fold we see the" church" as the group of people who meet together. The buildings are for the comfort and ease of that purpose. We believe that people are more important than things.
I am also concerned to help those in need. Especially the financial needs of those who meet with us. We pray most of all though for peoples spiritual needs to be met, and Jesus Christ to be first in their lives. This ultimately will bring glory to God!
Away from work and church I enjoy walking and gardening.

Alan Hare      Send email

“Without Me you can do nothing” (John 15.5) is a favourite verse of Alan’s and he and Jean are constantly amazed at God’s goodness to them and their family.   

With a career in banking, followed by running his own financial services company, and numerous charity financial responsibilities it is not surprising that the Church asked Alan to be the Treasurer some years ago.  He and Dave Bishop also have overall diaconate responsibility for the care of people and Alan is also directly involved in many of the charities and overseas churches which Forest Fold supports - with a particular passion for older people and prison work. 

In addition to having time with their large family, Jean and Alan enjoy walking and, for Jean especially, training guide dog puppies.

Roger Dickinson  Send email 

Roger and his wife Ruth moved to Crowborough in the mid 1990's. They are richly blessed with two married daughters and 7 grandchildren who all attend the Church.

As a retired Banker, Roger felt it a real privilege to be asked, in the early 2000's, to take on the responsibility for maintaining the Church financial records, including the HR element.

We enjoy long walks by the sea and gardening.

Roger is amazed at God’s everlasting love through His Son who is “interceding for us” as expressed Romans 8 v 31 to 39.

Rob Hook       Send email 

David Bishop         Send email 

David’s church responsibilities include caring for people, mission and Cyprus support as well as looking after anything with wires or batteries attached. David and his wife Anne have been blessed with 5 children and 9 grandchildren. He has now retired from being an engineer involved in the storage of fruit and vegetables which has given him the privilege of travelling around the world, often meeting with fellow Christians. He enjoys photography and in his retirement is learning how to be a gardener. One of David's favourite Bible verses is from Eph 2v 13...But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ