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Christ Church Balham

Loving God • Loving God's People • Loving God's World

Leadership Team

Ministers

Richard Perkins
Senior Minister
Richard is married to Rosslyn. She’s the best thing about him! Rosslyn works part time as a local GP, full time as a Mum. Somehow she also manages to use their home for hospitality and oversee the Women’s Bible Study. They have three primary school aged children; Rufus, Flora and Digby.

Richard was one of the first 9:38 Ministry Apprentices at Dundonald Church, Wimbledon and trained there for three years. He graduated from Oak Hill Theological College in June 2002 having studied Theology as an Anglican ordinand. Prior to full time ministry Richard was employed by the Royal Navy as an Air Engineer Officer and then as a schoolteacher in Henley on Thames. Richard is a Parent Governor at Telferscot School.

He loves the West Wing, listens to Coldplay and is rarely happier than when sat on the sofa with his family watching ‘Strictly’ or sport! He still manages to play rugby on a regular basis and is a member of Battersea Ironsides! His other interests include Harlequins RFC, Surrey County Cricket and Portsmouth FC.

Pete Matthew
Assistant Minister
Pete is a Cornishman married to Nicki. She’s very proud of her Fijian heritage though most of us think of her as originating from Ringwood. Nicki works as a teacher at a school nearby.

Pete graduated from Oak Hill Theological College in 2008 and has been working at CCB ever since. Prior to training as an Anglican Ordinand he was a 9:38 Ministry Apprentice based in Wimbledon and at the lunchtime ministry in Mayfair.

His employment history makes for an interesting CV and includes delivery driving, selling second hand cars, management consultancy and training companies in selling computing packages. He used to play rugby but now watches it instead. He loves foreign holidays, whisky and his wife, though not necessarily in that order!