Rev Bryan Tolhurst, bryan.tolhurst@methodist.org.uk 01702 483827
I am a man of Kent having
been born east of the river Medway in Gillingham and I
have spent most of my
life in that county. The exception has been the ten years from 2000
- 2010 when I was minister in Nantwich Cheshire. The Methodist
stationing committee sent me there as a probationer minister
and now they have sent me here as superintendent minister.
Both Credwyn and I are
thrilled to be here and feel very much at home.
At least most people
will understand my 'Estuary English' dialect.
I would describe myself
as an ordinary person who is privileged to have
experienced God's
call into the ordained ministry. When I finally accepted that I was
being called for who I am I felt a great sense of peace. There
is no longer any reason for me to have to prove myself to
others - but that does not mean that I don't do my best,
or worry about things.
I want everyone else to
experience the sense of peace that comes with knowing
that they are loved
by God, through the grace of Jesus Christ, and are in the place
that God wants them
to be
