About Us

Methodist Minister: Reverend Yemi Jaiyesimi
 

The Reverend Oluyemisi Adetounbo Jaiyesimi BSc (Hons) Political Science, University of Ibadan, Nigeria, PGDE, Ahnadu Bello University, Zania, Nigeria.
 

I commenced my teaching career in 1978 at Government College, Umuahia and then in 1979 returned to my alma mater, Methodist Boys High School, Lagos, Nigeria. I remained at the school until 1984, had a break until 1985, and continued there until 2001. During the years 1979 to 1996 I taught various subjects including Christian Religious Knowledge, Economics, Commerce and Government. Between 1996 and 2001 I was Deputy Head of the school and in 1999 was given the Merit Award of the Third Best Deputy Head in the Lagos state teaching service.
 

Having been commissioned as a minister of Christ in the Methodist Church in 1982 I served as school chaplain from 1982 until 2001. In 2002, I assumed the post of Head of Igbobi College, a secondary school in Lagos, owned jointly by the Methodist and Anglican Churches. From September 2003 until the end of 2005 I served as a Methodist minister in King’s Lynn during which I did some part-time chaplaincy work at the Park High School, Gaywood. I am married to Mojisola who is a solicitor of both the Nigerian and British Law Society. We have a son, John, who is in his final year at the University of Leeds studying Mathematics.

 

 NEW Youth Workers

Jared Morgan-Kavanaugh 

I am originally from Plymouth and I have moved to Bristol to be the youth worker at St Chad’s church and I want to see God moving within the community. My greatest passions in life are music and young people. I want to do my part to help young people to be the best that they can be as they are the future of your nation.

Jo Hawthorne

Jo and Jared will be out and about in the Patchway Community as well as visiting the local schools and taking God's word to the pupils.  Why not have a chat with them yourself and get to know them better?