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Wardens
The post of church warden was probably the first elected position in England, and so it carries with it some very ancient privileges. The role of a church warden may be quite varied, but they are most well known as those responsible for managing the church’s property (remember that a church is a community, not merely a place). They are elected every year by the parish and work with the clergy to support the church’s physical needs. These part-time positions are voluntary and the post holders are responsible directly to the Bishop of Birmingham.
Below are the church wardens for the three churches.
St James
St Matthew’s
Ss Peter & Paul (Aston Parish Church)
Cephas France (St James)
Cephas was born in Nevis in the Caribbean. He is married to Maureen.
Ruel Bryan (St James)
Ruel was born in Jamaica in the Caribbean. Ruel is married to Kay and has been the Church Warden at St James since 2010.
Bill Perry (St Matthew's)
Bill was born in Birmingham at a very early age. He attended Golden Hillock School and remembers much of the wartime bombing in the area. He joined the army (Army Apprentice College) in 1952 at the age of 15 and on his release 7 years later he attended Handsworth Technical College where he studied engineering to HND level.
As well as being Church Warden of St Matthew’s, Bill handles most of the day to day administration for St Matthew’s. He is the person to contact for room bookings at St Matthews.
Dave Babb (St Matthew's)
Dave has been Church Warden of St Matthew’s since 2004. Dave lives locally in Nechells and is also the Verger. He likes reading and listening to the radio and spends time walking his Alsatian ‘Daisy’.
Joe Lewis (Aston Parish Church)
Joe was born in Jamaica. He has been Church Warden at Aston Parish Church since 2006. When he is not busy being Church Warden, he works at City Hospital. He is married to Herma and they have a grown up son, Stephen.
Gloria Powell (Aston Parish Church)
Gloria was born in Jamaica and has been Church Warden of Aston Parish Church since 2000. She owns several businesses based in the neighbouring district of Lozells, including a launderette and hair salon.
