Chris Hawthorne

Pastor, Abbey Baptist Church

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Chris has been serving as the pastor at Abbey Baptist Church in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, since January 2023 and is part of the FIEC intercultural ministry team. Prior to that, he was the principal of Proclamation Institute, Zambia.

Through his 26 years of ministry Chris has especially enjoyed seeing people from many different backgrounds coming to faith in Christ and worshipping him together.

Chris is married to Helen, and they have three (mainly grown-up) children. They have served in three churches within the M25, including 13 years as pastor in St John's Wood, in a church revitalisation.

To relax, he plays golf, keeps ants, and plays tabletop role-playing games.

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