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Rich Lomath

5/2/2019

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Rich Lomath, our new “Primary schools’, Families and Children’s Lead” (quite a mouthful!) introduces himself …
I am following in the 2,000 year old career path of changing from a tax collector to a church worker. Why have I made the change? I have always had a passion for sharing the bible with children and God has blessed me with the ability to communicate with children - possibly because I am still a child at heart!
Since my teenage years I have enjoyed being involved in a range of children’s ministries, including helping to lead Superstars, teaching in Sunday schools, leading midweek groups, and being a leader on residential camps. I also set up a pre-school class in the mission school in Nepal when we lived there. 
At university I studied to become a primary school teacher, but in my last year felt that this was not the direction that God wanted me to go in, so I ended up working for HMRC (the tax people). My first role was a debt collector.
My time with HMRC came to an end when the decision was made to close my office. I had always wanted to move back into working with children, in some form or another, and when the job at church came up, I felt that this was God’s timing and calling for me.
I am excited about the opportunities that working for the church will bring and being able to share God’s word with the three primary schools in our parish. I am also looking forward to helping St James’ by the Park to continue to develop into an intergenerational church community and be a place where people of all ages can come together and meet with God.
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“This was God’s timing and calling for me.” ​
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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Vision and Values
    • Where, when and who? >
      • Calendar
      • Staff
      • How to find us
      • Contact Us
      • Hall Hire
    • Stories
    • Blog
    • Prayer
    • Partnerships
  • In the Community
    • Ukraine
    • Families and children >
      • The Ark
    • Teenagers
    • Older people
    • Environment >
      • A Rocha
      • Andrew & Maria Leake
      • Repair Café
    • Mental Wellbeing
    • Inter-Cultural relations
    • Financial Hardship >
      • The Beacon
      • Scratch
    • Worldwide >
      • CMS
      • ​Busoga Uganda
  • Services
    • online services
    • Sundays in St James
    • Explore Together
    • Life events >
      • Baby baptisms and dedications
      • Weddings
      • Funerals
  • Connect
    • Get connected
    • Groups >
      • small groups
      • Sanctuary arts and crafts
      • Men's events
      • Women's events
    • Serving
    • Giving
  • Learn
    • SHAPE
    • Jesus
    • Talks and sermons
    • Alpha
    • Sermon discussion notes
  • APCM
  • ChurchSuite