Get to know a little bit about our pastors and elders - as you will be able tell from the photo’s there is quite arrange of ages represented! The leadership team gives overall direction and vision to the church community of St Saviours. For a fuller explanation of the qualities and functions of an elder please click here. Pastors Billy Fenning Senior Pastor   Elders     George Dunn Elder   Tayo Joseph Elder   Rod Wood Elder   Click here to see past leaders.

Billy Fenning
Billy has been the Senior Pastor at St Saviours since 1985, moving to Reading with his wife Amelia from Northern Ireland. They have three grown up sons - Mark, Andrew and Neil.

Billy has a vision to see the kingdom of God extended locally and globally. He has been instrumental in setting up schools of education and helping churches in different nations of the world. His heart is to see people come to know Christ and to enjoy life now.

Billy is a keen golfer with a handicap of 5.

His favourite food is Chinese.

George Dunn
George was born in Belfast in 1967 and came to Reading in 1988 to study for a Masters Degree at the University of Reading having completed his first degree at the University of Nottingham. He has held a number of positions in the church including church Treasurer and home group leader and he now leads the Music for Worship Team as well as being on the Leadership Team. His musical instrument is the guitar and he has also written one or two songs that the church uses for worship. He is married to Sharon and has three children (all girls - pray for him!). He became a Christian at the age of 13 and says he still has a lot to learn.

Outside of church George is Chief Executive of the Tenant Farmers Association, which has its national headquarters in Reading. He has eclectic musical tastes including Chris Tomlin, Iona, Tim Hughes, Hillsongs, Cliff Richard, Van Morrison and Sting. His favourite books include anything by Thomas Hardy and "The Heavenly Man" by Brother Yun. His favourite film is "A Room with a View" and he enjoys dramas on TV on rare nights in with his wife!

Tayo Joseph
Tayo has been with St Saviours since May 2001. He is married to Temi with three daughters. Until recently, Tayo has been working as a technical consultant in Switzerland where he successfully started a prayer group that has grown steadily over the years. He is currently self employed and provides wealth management tools and expertise to various clients.

Tayo's passion is to see all believers operate and walk in the light of revelation of who they are in Christ through the ministry of prayer and the powerful exposition of the word. He is currently responsible for coordinating all the prayer activities of the church.

Favourite:
Books: All the works written by the following authors David Oyedepo, E.W.Kenyon, A.W.Tozer, A. Murray, C. H. Spurgeon, Watchman Nee, F. B. Meyer, T. D. Jakes
Music : Worship songs from the likes of Maranatha, Vineyard, Hosanna Integrity and Hillsong, CCM, Classical and of course Jazz
Food: Most of the scrumptious delicacies from the south eastern part of Nigeria and Italian
TV: Documentaries(Engineering, Science, History, Geography), DIY and gardening
Sports: Lawn Tennis, Football, Squash, Table Tennis

Likes: Gadgets (I'm a gadget freak), fast cars (reasonably priced ones)
Dislikes: Injustice and wickedness
Hope for the future: Actively engage in preparing the bride of Christ to meet her Groom

Rod Wood
Rod has been working as a Pastoral Church Worker for about 18 years, having formally worked in the Printing industry.

During his ministry Rod has been involved in counselling, prayer ministry, teaching and discipleship mentoring. Rod recently felt God was leading him into self employment in the areas already mentioned. It is his intention to continue in his current role within the church while he builds up a sufficient client base to support himself.

For those who do not attend St Saviours Christian Centre and wish to take advantage of Rod's many years experience and training in the field of pastoral care and counselling, you can make a private appointment by ringing (0118) 957 6893.

Those who attend St Saviours, Rod's time for counselling appointments remains to be paid for by the church so there will be no direct cost incurred to you.

Rod is currently trained as a level 2 counsellor and it is his intention to start studying for the Diploma in counselling.