Who we are
Churchmanship of St Paul's
How does
St Paul's stand?
In
all essentials firmly by the Christian faith as taught by
the Bible and proclaimed in the Creed, the practice of
prayer, the balance of Word and Sacrament, and seeking to
live in the power of the Holy Spirit.
As
a Church of England congregation we try to cover a broad
spectrum in our services with contemporary forms of Common
Worship at the main service on Sunday morning, the book of
Common Prayer at the 8.00 a.m., and a varied programme on
Sunday evenings ranging from the prayer book to free style
praise services.
There
is welcome and care for people, whether adults, young people
or children, and a vision to share the Good News of Jesus
with others.
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Meet
the Clergy
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Revd David
Witchell
Vicar
Originally a
teacher, he was ordained in 1975. Vicar of two country
parishes in Northamptonshire, followed by town ministry as
vicar of St Barnabas Wellingborough. Served as
Peterborough Diocesan Mothers' Union Chaplain and Rural Dean
of Wellingborough. Came to Paignton in 2000, and in
addition to responsibility for St Paul's is also vicar to
Christ Church Paignton and Rural Dean of Torbay. He is
also Church of England Chaplain at St Cuthbert Mayne School in
Torquay and Chaplain to the Torquay Air Training Corps.
David is married to Sue and has five children.
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Revd Paul
Bryce
Curate
Paul joined
the parish in the summer of 2006, having trained at Wycliffe
Hall Oxford. He
was born and grew up in Plymouth, before university and moving
to London when he and Rachel married.
Paul worked for the Immigration Service for two years
before a year at Roehampton Uni as student pastor and part
time lecturer in theology.
Paul and
Rachel have one daughter, and Paul’s spare time is taken up
with further academic study, music and walking their dog.
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Revd Tony
Pinches
Honorary
Curate
He was born and grew
up in Plymouth. For several years he taught English, but
then after training at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford he was ordained in
1967. He was curate in Aylesbury but has spent the rest of
his ministry in Devon working in Plymouth, Bridestowe and for
twenty years as vicar of Shiphay Torquay. He is married to
Valerie and they have a son and daughter. In retirement he
enjoys watercolour painting and amateur dramatics and performs
with S.A.D.S and T.O.A.D.S.
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Revd Canon
Ken Prior
Honorary
Curate
He was ordained in
1949 and, before moving to Torquay in December , 1999, has worked
in churches entirely in the South East of England. He has
had an extensive ministry among students, involving speaking at
student conferences and conducting evangelistic missions here and
in USA. Speaking at conventions has also taken him
overseas. He has had books published and contributed to
Christian magazines in this country and USA. For four years
he was President of the Evangelical Alliance, an
inter-denominational body. He and his wife Dorothy, have
three children and six grandchildren.
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