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Clergy
The clergy are both the spiritual and organisational leaders of the church. It is the clergy’s role to guide you through life along a path the meets with the teaching of Jesus. At key times in your life, they will help you reconfirm your faith in God in a more personal way by assisting you perform the rituals of baptism, confirmation, and marriage, amongst others.
In the Parish of Aston and Nechells, our four clergy service the needs of parishioners from all three churches. They are very happy to speak to you individually between and after Sunday services, or you can contact any of them via their e-mails given below.
VICAR: Revd Dr Andy Jolley
Andy was born in Nottingham and raised within a non-conformist family before falling amongst Anglicans. Before ordination, Andy qualified as a Chartered Mechanical Engineer, working in the motor industry for Ford and then as a management consultant for Coopers & Lybrand. He trained for ordination at St John’s Nottingham and served a curacy in Sparkhill, Birmingham before becoming vicar of Aston Parish Church in September 2002. In 2005 he was also given responsibility for St James’ and St Matthew’s Churches. Andy enjoys training leaders and helping people develop the gifts that God has given them. He is especially interested in helping people relate their Christian faith to their everyday work. Andy is married to Ricky, who works locally as a GP, and they have two lively children: Beth and Matty. He enjoys good food, wine, cycling, swimming, skiing and watching football (even at Villa Park!). He also enjoys spending time with his family (who wrote this with him!)
Email Andy
Tel: 0121 327 5856 (home)
CURATE: Revd Beverly Watson
Beverly was ordained in London in the summer of 2008 and then joined the team in November 2008 when she moved with her family to Birmingham. Before ordination Beverly was on the staff of St Stephen’s Church in Twickenham, and prior to that spent many years teaching music – both French horn and piano. Beverly was born in Stourbridge in the West Midlands, and brought up in a loving and committed Christian family. She studied theology in Cambridge as an undergraduate, and much later trained for ordination at STETS in Salisbury. Beverly is married to Andrew, who is also ordained, and they have four children – Hannah, Sam, Joseph and Lydia.
Email Beverly
Tel: 07547 416721 (mobile)
Mike Harmon
Mike will be joining the team in July 2012. He was born in the Black Country where he lived until moving to south Birmingham in the 1990s. Mike worked as a teacher for a number of years teaching English in schools around the West Midlands. He changed career direction and worked as a tax technical specialist for a number of years based in London and Birmingham. Before moving to Aston and Nechells Mike is living for two years in Oxford while undertaking ordination training at Wycliffe Hall.
Mike is married to Lynne who is a counsellor-therapist currently working for the NHS. They have two sons, Alex and Russ, who live in Western Australia and Iceland respectively.
In his spare time Mike enjoys golf, skiing, cycling and baltis though not all at the same time. (Picture to be added)
