Phil Drane Elder Phil is a Londoner who moved to Kendal in 2023 with his wife Lucy and two sons, Ethan and James. He became a Christian at age 11 through the faithful witness of his grandparents. A Town Planner by profession, Phil works to help improve and conserve places to benefit local communities. In his […]
Sam Hogarth Fell Church, Shap Sam is our Assistant Pastor and he also now leads our recent church plant – Fell Church in Shap, a few miles north of Kendal. Sam was born into a Christian family in the Preston area and, by God’s grace, began to follow Jesus as a child. God has faithfully
Mark Capstick Elder – Fell Church, Shap Born into a Christian farming family in Newbiggin-on-Lune, Mark went to school in Kirkby Stephen and is now a self-employed contractor in landscaping and building maintenance work. Mark is married to Helen and they have two grown-up daughters, Naomi and Lauren. Mark committed his life to Jesus at
Oliver Jackson Elder – Fell Church, Shap Born in a Christian home but saved by grace at around 22 years old, Oliver is a farmers’ son, and has been a dry-stone waller since leaving school. He now lives in Shap with his wife Charlotte and daughter Nora. Olie enjoys football, walking the dog, reading and
Gary Stoll Assistant Pastor & Youth Coordinator Gary is married to Ioana and has two children. He came to faith at the age of 17 through the youth work at Parr Street. He worked as a chartered Building Surveyor before serving as a missionary in Romania for 10 years. As of September 2024, he is
Andrey Donskyy Elder Andrey was born in Kiev, Ukraine (then part of USSR). He was brought up in an atheist family and by God’s grace accepted Christ as his saviour at the age of 15. Andrey came to Kendal as a student at the age of 17, was welcomed into the Parr Street Church family
Hannah Boadle Youth Worker Hannah is married to Jonathan. They have two children, Noah and Daisy, as well as a Labradoodle called Ted. Hannah is thankful for her upbringing in a Christian home and decided to follow Jesus at a young age. She studied Youth Work at both Nottingham Trent University and The University of
Jonny Willson Elder Jonny grew up in a church-going family, but only fully grasped the importance of the Cross for the forgiveness of his sins when he was at university. He moved to Kendal in 2022 with his wife Penny and his son Samuel. Together they love teaching the Bible, reaching out to internationals and
Lauren Cunningham Seniors’ and Women’s Worker Lauren feels privileged to have been brought up in a Christian family and began to follow Jesus at a young age. Lauren is a rural girl who was brought up in Burton in Lonsdale but now lives in Grayrigg with her husband, Elias. Lauren attended Newton Rigg College after
Paul Baxendale Pastor Paul is the Full-time Teaching Elder and devotes most of his time to teaching the Bible to the church family at Parr Street. He is married to Jane and they have two adult sons, Peter and Stephen. Paul trained for the ministry at Ridley Hall in Cambridge. After serving as an Assistant
