from Rev Clive Fowle

 And then there were three: - that is ministers!

 Sadly the Methodist Church has been unable to find a replacement

for Revd Hugh Cade so I as the Superintendent minister will be

assuming pastoral responsibility immediately. As well as having

overall responsibility for the whole circuit, I also have responsibility

for Rugby Methodist Church Centre (RMCC).

For those of you who do not know me, I was born and brought up

in Kingston upon Thames Surrey, where I became a Christian at

the age of 19 years and also developed my life long passion for

buses, trams and trolleybuses !! So if you have any old bus

memorabilia, I shall be pleased to hear from you ! I am married to

Ann, who works at Brooke special needs school in Rugby as a

Teaching Assistant. We have three grown up sons who are all

connected with university life either through study and/or work. I

was ordained in 1983 and have served as a minister in Milton

Keynes, Birmingham and Leamington Spa. I was also a Lay

worker in London and Chelmsford.

‘Healing and Reconciliation’ are important words for me in my

Ministry. In the past I have sought to develop church links between

East and West, particularly with the former East Germany. It was

through that work that I became involved with the former Yugoslavia and I am now responsible for TOUCH OF HOPE, a peace

project based in Eastern Croatia. I hope that you will be able to

meet my fellow workers in Croatia who from time to time come to

the UK for planning and advocacy work. I run workshops in

‘HeaIing the hurts of war’ in Croatia with people who are badly

wounded emotionally and in other ways. Our project seeks to

rebuild shattered communities.

As welt as working in Croatia, I am deeply involved with MEDIA-

TION AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT (MACS) which offers mediation for neighbourhood disputes, parent-teenager problems and

workplace disputes. We shall be running a training course in Rugby

in mediation skills starting in the Autumn. Please contact me if you

are interested.

So that in a nutshell is me! Please contact me if there is a pastoral

need. Invite me to your groups and just keep me informed of

anything that you feel is of interest especially anything to do with

buses !

Clive Fowle