RICHARD BURFOOT is our Minister for Pastoral Care (Team Leader) and came to West Cliff Baptist Church in June 2008. He married Faith in 1985 and they have three children: Georgina, Hannah and Ryan. Richard has responsibility for pastoral care and discipleship and is a passionate and gifted worship leader.  Above all, he has a real heart to see people embrace their true identity and freedom as God's precious children. When he's not working, Richard enjoys reading, walking the family Whippet, loves family holidays in France and can sometimes be seen speeding across Bournemouth Bay on a jet ski!

CHRIS BROCKWAY is our Minister for Mission/Evangelism and came to West Cliff Baptist Church in September 2003 having graduated from Moorlands Bible College.  He married Meg in August 2003 and they have two children: Toby and Oscar.  Chris has responsibility for training, affirming and equipping the church for local mission, as well as various other leadership responsibilities.  Chris’ two great passions in ministry are seeing people come into a living relationship with God through Christ and enabling churches to engage effectively with their local communities.  He is a Trustee for Faithworks Wessex which is a Christian organisation enabling organisations and individuals to demonstrate faith in practical ways.  When he’s not working, Chris loves to spend time with his family, sharing meals with friends and enjoys running.

VAL DOWNHAM first came to West Cliff with her husband Mac when they relocated to Bournemouth in 1993. Between them they have 4 children and 10 grandchildren, none of whom live locally. Val's service at West Cliff began in November 2006, helping with cleaning (which is ongoing!) and then volunteering to maintain the files of large print sheets for services. Val became involved in the kitchen with our Friday Breakfast outreach to the homeless and marginalised, which she feels is a very practical way of serving the Lord's needy people.
Val's service on the Diaconate began in January 2008 and from there she joined the Sunday stewarding rota, took on responsibility for the weekly prayer sheet and joined in helping to lead our teenage Girls Group. Recently she have taken on the responsibilities of Church Administrator.
Val is a member of The Fitness League and enjoys both yoga for exercise and pilates. Her passion is country/coastal walking, which, regretfully she doesn't get as much time for as she would like. Having attended a church since childhood, Val didn't come to know the Lord as
her own personal Saviour until joining Kennet Valley Free Church in Reading in about 1985/6 where they were both nurtured to a personal faith by God's caring people.
"When Mac sadly died in October 2006, I knew the Lord had work for me to do when I was ready and each year He has faithfully led, guided, guarded, protected and provided, according to my needs. I serve a faithful God".

JIM GIRVAN is married to Sophia and they have been attending Westcliff Baptist Church since 2001 and have been members since 2003. Jim is currently responsible for the Safe to Grow policy for the church. Jim is also part of the team who minister to the young people both inside and out of the church fellowship. Outside of church life Jim is a qualified driving instructor delivering driving lessons throughout Bournemouth and Poole.


ROSEMARY ROGERS is married to Alan.  She was born is Bournemouth and started attending West Cliff Baptist Church in 1993 and has been very much involved in the life of ministry of the fellowship ever since.  Rosemary is currently part of the dedicated team who offer ministry to the homeless on a Friday morning and cares for a variety of other practical areas of church life.  Outside of local church life, Rosemary does sight checking for Wycliffe Associates who serve missionaries overseas by volunteering from home.  Her passion and longing is that every people group worldwide should have the Bible in their own language!  She loves to exercise her brain with Su Doku too!!


PETER COLEMAN has been married to Margaret for almost 45 years.  They have a son (Richard), a daughter (Karen) and 2 really grand children (Sam and Hannah). He has been a member of WCBC for 10 years and a deacon for 9 years. Peter has recently handed over the responsibilities of church Fabric Steward, which have occupied him for the past 10 years, and looks forward to another set of challenges in the near future.
Being retired from his 'day job', Peter's daily activities have ranged from child-minding grandchildren to dealing with maintenance issues of the church premises. His hobbies and interests include DIY (in various places), music concerts, visiting NT properties and generally driving around Dorset and the New Forest - it's a real privilege to live in this wonderful area of the UK.
Peter feels the really important aspects of church life, includes the stimulation of worship on a Sunday, together with the exposition of God's Word; the thrill of seeing new believers discover a new life in Christ and the opportunities for sharing one's faith and experiences in the more intimate setting of a home Fellowship Group.
"I came to faith and was baptised in 1953, having been raised within a loving christian family in Folkestone, Kent.  The experiences of two years National Service in the RAF provided a significant challenge and boost to my faith in God.  Before our move to Bournemouth, we spent 34 years in Tunbridge Wells and were members of a Baptist church there (and I spent several years as the Fabric Steward!)".

STELLA WINT is married to Les and has two daughters, Bethan and Zoe. She has lived in Poole since 2000 and have been worshipping at West Cliff for 9 years. She works for a charity and in her spare time enjoys long walks along our beautiful coastline, reading and listening to music.
"I experience a real joy in beign part of a community of people sharing and discussing God's Word and worshipping Him".


JAKE PAINE grew up in Guernsey, ("the best of the Channel Islands"), where most of his family still live. He came to faith when he was 15 and baptised a year later. Jake moved to England in 2002 to study at Moorlands College. Whilst on his course he began attending WCBC as part of his weekly placement. On his very first Sunday he knew it was where God was calling him to be, and in 2004 Jake went into membership.
Following his training at Moorlands College Jake went on to work for a local organisation with the homeless, it was here he met his wife-to-be, Hannah.
Jake is now works full-time for a Christian organisation as a homelessness outreach worker. When he he is not working, he enjoys kayaking, watching movies, and when the energy finds him - working out at the local gym.
"In January this year I became a part of the leadership team here at WCBC and have begun serving as a Deacon. Over the last few years it has been exciting to see the church grow and change and I now have the pleasure of helping with the youth work".