Our Elders

Stephen Baly with his wife Helen

Stephen and Helen are our Ministry Team Leaders, heading up a large team who meet regularly to pray with each other.  The team also provide prayer ministry for people during, and following, our services.  Stephen joined our Elders in March 2004.

According to Stephen, he has an adorable wife, a scatty daughter and a bored son! (Sorry Jane).  His earliest childhood memory is being split up from his twin brother when they went to school (ahhww!)  I’m not sure if this started his naughty streak?  But he was later told by the teacher to confess for something he didn’t do and that “Jesus knew he had done it”.  Sounds like your typical school troublemaker to me!

Myles is an elder and pastor at Russell Park Baptist Church.  Click here to read more about him.

David is an elder and pastor at Russell Park Baptist Church.  Click here to read more about him.

Steven Murphy

Steve is described by others as “gentle”, “thoughtful”, “zealous for God” and it being “evident that he seeks to glorify Jesus in everything he does”.

Steve came to Bedford in 1999 after being brought up in Scotland.  His heroes are Daniel (from the Bible) and Obi-Wan Kenobi.  His best memory is being baptised by the Holy Spirit.

Nick and Karen joined us at Russell Park when Karen was our Youth Worker.  She stepped down after giving birth to baby Abigail.

Nick became a Christian when he was 20 and going to Lancaster University Christian Union taught him that you get more out of your faith the more you put in.

Nick uses seismic exploratory tools in order to review offshore geological structures for their petroleum retention potential?? Geek!

His best achievement is staying a virgin until he was married.  He loves sport and food but dislikes the song “Undignified” by Matt Redman unless the context is explained beforehand.  The funniest moment in his life was a stag-do on a farm.  The groom was stripped to his underpants and tied up, covered in molasses and placed in a cows’ feeding trough.  The cows licked him down!  (Although he also thinks the GOD Channel is hilarious).