CBA Council

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The Association is a Charitable Company Limited by Guarantee and the governing body is Association Council whose members are elected by the member churches to serve as Trustees and Directors. The Council meets at least quarterly. There is an Annual Assembly incorporating the Annual General Meeting. The Central Baptist Association Council are the Trustees / Directors with legal responsibility for seeing that the association is run according to its charitable purposes.

Moderator of Council: Rev Maureen Hider: email - maureen.hider@centralba.org.uk

Association Treasurer: Roy Farrant: email - roy.farrant@centralba.org.uk

Other Council Members

Rev Lisa Kerry
Rev Simon Carver (Watford)
Rev Tim Haines (Pioneer - Bidwell West)
Bill Johnston (Haddenham-Cum-Dinton)
Sara O'Shea (Croxley Green) (Deputy Safeguarding Trustee)
Barbara Griffiths (Safeguarding Trustee)
Rev David Graham (Southcourt, Aylesbury)
Rev Adrian Wood (Potters Bar)
Hilary Taylor (Hemel Hempstead)
Rev Tim Edworthy (Buckingham)
Peter Walls (Long Buckby)

Other Regional Ministers will normally attend Council meetings in an advisory role.

Sue Garvin is the Council minute secretary.

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Planning your Visit

A Warm Hello

Welcome to the website of The Central Baptist Association. We look after about 150 Baptist churches across Northamptonshire, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire, including Milton Keynes. If you are looking to find a specific church near you then please click here.

Who we are

We have a team of four Regional Ministers, led by Lisa Kerry, alongside Mary Moody, Nathan Toseland and Andrew Openshaw. Andrew is also the association secretary. Our moderator is Maureen Hider and our treasurer is Roy Farrant. Jane Day is the course tutor for The Learning Collective.

What we do

We support ministers and churches by 'walking together in ministry and mission'. This includes providing pastoral care for ministers, advice to churches, guiding the settlement process, encouraging churches in their mission, providing training opportunities, encouraging networking, talking ecumenically, and offering small grants.