I’m grateful for the opportunity to introduce myself as I come to take up the role of Superintendent Methodist Minister of the Peak Methodist Circuit. My patch stretches from Edale, to Youlgrave and everywhere “Methodist” in between!
It is a real privilege to be in the Hope Valley and to be able to live and work in a most beautiful place, with wonderful people, who care about God’s creation, are friends to all in need and who are passionate about sharing the love of Christ.
Originally from Hampshire, I’ve lived and ministered in Lancashire (Chorley), Yorkshire (Leeds), Derbyshire (Ashbourne) and Nottinghamshire (Bingham). During the whole of my ministry, I’ve been faithfully supported by my wife Alison. We also have two adult sons, Samuel and Jacob.
People and places are very important to me. As a minister, I’m privileged to be able to share in people’s stories – joining in their journey, supporting them in times of joy and sorrow. I also enjoy the history, space and memory of places – whether that be church, or chapel; market place, or village hall; hill, vale, moor, mountain, or the back garden!
Places hold special connections for us. I’m looking forward to sharing in people’s journey and being in those special places, though I need to get a bit more active before I tackle the hills and mountains part. It’s a bit flat in the Vale of Belvoir where we have just moved from!
As we journey over the next few years, I hope and pray that we will pull together, move forward in faith and commit ourselves to supporting, encouraging and working with one another for the sake of the Gospel of Christ. This is summed up for me in the words of a verse of one of Wesley’s hymns, All praise to our redeeming Lord:
He bids us build each other up; and gathered into one, to our high calling’s glorious hope, we hand in hand go on.
So it is good to be here among you, and I trust that our journey over the next few years with people and places will prove to be a fruitful and hope-filled time for all of us. May we know the love of God, the friendship of Christ and the equipping of the Spirit.
Rev Tim Morris Superintendent Minister The Peak Methodist Circuit
