Rev. Bernard Thompson (Pastor, Ridgeway Community Church)

Bernard was converted to Christ in 1961 and trained in Birmingham from 1964-1967. He first took up pastoral ministry in Stoke-on Trent followed by fifteen years in Bridgnorth Baptist Church, Shropshire. He came to Ridgeway in 1987 to lead the work here.

Bernard has been involved in wider ministry in Germany, America, Canada, Kenya and Zanzibar since the late 70's. He was a founder member of 'Life in the Spirit' Leaders Conference and now heads up the Life In The Spirit Network. He is a director of Schools Outreach and an adviser of Willowdene Farm Drug Rehab Centre. Bernard is Executive director of Teamwork Support Ministries which supports pastors and churches in Kenya, and gives input into churches and leaders in this country.

Bernard is married to Chris, they have three children Andrew, Kathy and Martin, and seven grandchildren.

Ted Ripley (Wallingford)

Ted was born in Huddersfield in 1929. He studied at Huddersfield School of Art and after National Service in the RAF he worked in a design studio in Leicester. He attended Melbourne Hall where he was converted under the ministry of Leslie Land. Ted married Ruth and they had two children, Mark and Sarah, and now has five grandchildren.

Ted moved to Reading in 1960 to establish a Graphic Design course at Berkshire College of Art and Design and remained as senior lecturer there until 1980. Ruth died in 1970.

Ted was one of the founder members of Ridgeway in 1973. That year he married Vi and with her set up the Fountain Christian bookshop as part of the outreach ministry of Ridgeway Community Church while maintaining his freelance graphic design practice. He was widowed again in 1997.

Ted is now semi-retired, but still produces paintings for galleries and commissions. His present involvement with Ridgeway includes pastoral work, teaching, The Fountain, Prayer for Israel and the Benson House Group.

Martin Shreeve (Wallingford)

Martin was born and brought up in Oxford. He moved to Wallingford in 1996 and started going to Ridgeway Community Church a couple of years later. He is married to Katie and they have a young son.

Martin's faith in Christ began in 1994 when he committed his life and asked Jesus into his heart. Life has been a wonderful adventure ever since with much more in store!

Martin works as a finance and management accountant for a charity in Oxford and enjoys reading, walking, and spending time with his family.

Quillon Harpham (Wallingford)

Quillon was born in 1970 and grew up in the South West. He has been a Christian since 1979 and is married to Sandy. They have three children and have lived in Wallingford since 1993. Quillon works in the Informatics Department at HR Wallingford, specialising in analsysis and design, web based mapping and GIS. He studied Mathematics at Brunel and Bath Universities.

Quillon plays the guitar, likes board games, history and archaeology and is responsible for the cartoons on this Website.

Sandy is a Higher Level Teaching Assistant, having also been a Staff Nurse at the Churchill Hospital in Oxford specialising in home dialysis. She plays the piano, guitar and saxophone.

Ridgeway in Didcot

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Brightwell Free Church

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