Elders
Chandi Chirwa
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The Lord Saved me in November 2003 just before my 19th birthday, I was a troubled alcohol and drug dependent teenager, whose life was spiralling downwards.
The Lord didn’t just rescue me from the pit of hell but from a lifestyle that was very problematic. From the moment the Lord saved me, I have had a burning desire to Preach Christ and see the lost saved. That desire led myself and my wife Milena to Birmingham, where we led a church plant for four years. Then we moved back to Southend and eventually joined Providence. After six years of serving at Providence and completing my first year at “Cornhill Bible College”, I took on the fulltime eldership role, and my vision to see Christ preached and the lost saved, remains the same. Myself, my wife and our three children are highly honoured and blessed to be part of the Providence Story. |
Deacons
Nelson Kachoka
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John 3 v 16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, so that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” NIV
------------------------------------------------------ I grew up in the Seventh-day Adventist church. I was in my late teens, whilst living in Zambia when I became a Christian having heard the gospel according to John at a youth camp. Having accepted Christ into my life, I was later baptised. When I moved to the UK as a young Christian to further my studies, I struggled to find a church having visited several. In God's providential leading, I met Harriet who introduced me to the Metropolitan Tabernacle Church and immediately, I knew in my heart that this where the Lord wanted me. Over the years and under sound, reformed biblical teaching, the Lord was gradually moulding and maturing my faith. For years I served the Lord by helping out with the Sunday school and various other duties in the Church. Harriet and I married in 2007 and that year moved to Southend where we bought our first home, the Lord has blessed our marriage with four beautiful children . For some time we continued to commute to the Metropolitan Tabernacle, but a year later joined Providence Baptist Church. Here we have felt at home since, taking up membership in the church. We continue to serve the Lord here in many ways as He leads and I am currently serving as a deacon looking after the Health and safety of the church family. |
Jason Henry
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I was involved in drink and drugs as a teenager and after a divorce became an alcoholic for many years. Through the grace of God, I got help through an organisation called Teen Challenge and after completing the programme I carried on working there, helping the ministry save others from addiction through the good news of the gospel. It has been a joy to serve in ministry and the church. My wife, Liz, and I have been blessed with five children and have been a part of Providence since 2016.
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