Elder

As an Elder, Rob is committed to serving the church and encouraging the fellowship in their walk with the Lord Jesus Christ. 

Rob grew up in Doncaster but has lived with his wife, Anita, in the Derbyshire countryside for almost 30 years. He specialises in media and public relations and has worked in the NHS, financial services and local government. 

Rob met Anita in 1990 while working for Sheffield Newspapers, and you could say it was love at first sight - they were engaged after just a week! In what proved to be a momentous year, Rob gave his heart and life to the Lord Jesus Christ in October 1990. "I realised that despite being a hopeless sinner, Jesus had gone to the cross for me personally and died in my place. He loved me and gave Himself so that I might have a personal relationship with God. I have known peace and joy ever since. I know that whatever I go through Jesus is always with me" says Rob. 

Anita became a Christian soon after, and the couple have served the Lord in a number of churches in South Yorkshire and the East Midlands over the last 36 years. They were called to Duffield Baptist Church in May 2024 and have been greatly blessed by the ministry and the love of the fellowship.