About us

St Paul’s is a vibrant mix of people and groups from the local community, who are loving God and seeking transformation.

By showing welcome and hospitality to all and by working with organisations like Ability Bow and IntoUniversity,  St Paul’s is a place where people, young and old, can find healing and hope.

Our prayer is that St Paul’s will continue to grow and flourish to become a beacon of hope and transformation far beyond Old Ford.

Where we are

You can find us on St Stephen’s Road, just up from Roman Road market, on the way to Victoria Park. The church is in a great location at the heart of our community, close to shops, cafes, pubs and bus stops.

Feel free to pop in any time we’re open, which is usually between 9am and 5pm on weekdays, and around the service on Sunday mornings.

Our cafe – St Paul’s Kitchen – is open Wednesday to Friday, from 11am to 4pm.

The building can also be open for events and other hires outside of these times, including evenings.

For more information about what’s on, see the calendar on the homepage.

We would love for you to join us any time, but especially at our Sunday service.

 

Meet our team

Rev Darius Weithers Vicar

Rev Darius Weithers

Rev. Darius Weithers is the vicar of St Paul Old Ford.

Darius can be contacted on darius@stpauloldford.com or 020 8981 4655

Divya Beeharry Venue manager

Divya Beeharry

Divya supervises the operations of the building and is responsible for our buildings and venue hire team. She ensures that we are a welcoming and safe place for visitors, building users and worshippers throughout the week.

Divya can be contacted on divya@stpauloldford.com  or 020 8981 4655

Grace Weithers Welcome and hospitality coordinator

Grace Weithers

Grace is our welcome and hospitality co-ordinator. She works with Divya, our building manager to keep the building running smoothly. You can often see her in our reception.

Melanie O'Reilly Church warden

Melanie O'Reilly

Melanie, along with Tim, works with the vicar and PCC to further the mission and ministry of St Paul’s in the Old Ford area and beyond. They have particular responsibilities around the building and leadership. The churchwardens are elected every year at our annual general meeting.

Tim Murray Church warden

Tim Murray

Tim, along with Melanie, works with the vicar and PCC to further the mission and ministry of St Paul’s in the Old Ford area and beyond. They have particular responsibilities around the building and leadership. The churchwardens are elected every year at our annual general meeting.

Anne Zakiewicz Pastoral assistant

Anne Zakiewicz

Anne provides support to the church through pastoral care, and she leads our welcome team ministry. If you’re new to St Paul’s, you can get in contact with Anne and find out when our next welcome lunch is. It’s a great way to get to know people and to find out more about who we are at St Paul’s.

Anne can be contacted on 020 8981 4655.

Ann also sits on the PCC.

Mark Hutin Music director

Mark Hutin

Mark oversees our music ministry, including our choir and musicians.

Rev Billy O'Reilly Self-supporting minister

Rev Billy O'Reilly

Billy was ordained as a self-supporting minister in 2016. He continues to work full-time for a local charity and regularly helps to lead worship and preach at St Paul’s.

Christina Ganasegaram Cleaner

Christina Ganasegaram

Christina ensures that our building is beautiful, clean and tidy so that it can be a welcoming and safe place for everyone who visits and uses it. She makes St Paul’s a pleasant place to be.

Kay Norman PA to the vicar

Kay Norman

Kay provides invaluable support to the vicar by undertaking a variety of communication, organisation and administrative tasks.

Kay usually works Mondays and Tuesdays. She can be contacted on kay@stpauloldford.com or 020 8981 4655

Chris Watson Pastoral visitor

Chris Watson

Chris supports the pastoral ministry at St Paul’s.

Chris can usually be found in the church café each Tuesday.

Debbie Mack Youth worker

Debbie Mack

Debbie is our youth worker. She works part time and runs our youth activities, including our Monday youth club Rise, and the activities for young people on Sundays.

Jean Robinson Safeguarding officer

Jean Robinson

Jean leads our work on safeguarding, to make sure that St Paul’s is a safe place for everybody, particularly children and vulnerable adults.

Jeanette Macleod Cafe manager

Jeanette Macleod

Jeanette is our cook and cafe manager, cooking and preparing lots of delicious, good value lunches and snacks every Wednesday to Friday.

Iryna Radzivon Office and finance administrator

Iryna Radzivon

Andrew Walters Licensed lay minister

Andrew Walters

Andrew leads our men’s ministry, including the regular men’s breakfasts.

Meet our PCC (church council) members

Rob Lowther-Adamson PCC treasurer

Rob Lowther-Adamson

Tracey Yewman Deanery synod representative

Tracey Yewman

Emma Andrews

Emma Andrews

Victor Cummings

Victor Cummings

Janet Andrews

Janet Andrews

Matthew McKay

Matthew McKay

Shola Ogunlade

Shola Ogunlade

St Paul's Kitchen

Our cafe – St Paul’s Kitchen – is open every Monday to Wednesday, between 11am and 4pm.

We serve hearty and affordable lunches, cakes, drinks and snacks. Check out our social media for regular updates about what’s on the menu at St Paul’s Kitchen.