The Team
Pastor Jose & Carol Esquibel
Jose and Carol came to know the Lord Jesus Christ as their personal Savior through the bus ministry of Lanakila Baptist Church in Waipahu, Hawaii and the missionary ministry of Dr. & Mrs. Robert Knutson. They both graduated from Lanakila Baptist High School (1978 & 1980) and from Baptist Bible College in Springfield, Missouri (1982 & 1984). Jose also received a Master of Religious Education and Doctor of Ministry degree from Covington Theological Seminary, Rossville, Georgia. Carol received her nursing diploma (LPN) and completed her Bachelor degree at Baptist Bible College in 2006.
Jose and Carol were married December 19, 1980 at Cherry Street Baptist Church (their sending church) in Springfield, Missouri. They have three grown children: Joey, his wife Diana, and two granddaughters, Iliana (3) and Audrina (2 months); Michael and his wife Rachel; and Annie, all of Springfield, Missouri.
Before coming to England, Jose served as associate pastor at Fellowship Baptist Church in Portsmouth, Virginia and United Baptist Church in Springfield Missouri. He also pastored Bethany Baptist Church in Holton, Kansas (3 years) and Lifeway Baptist Church in Ellettsville, Indiana (7 years).
Jose and Carol serve as missionaries with the Baptist Bible Fellowship International. They were approved as missionaries in 1995 and arrived in England March 13, 1998. They spent their first year in England working with Pastor David Chapman and the Akeman Street Baptist Church in Tring, Hertfordshire before re-starting a closed church in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. They came to Alconbury Independent Baptist Church in January 2004.
Jose and Carol desire to develop Christ-like believers who will impact their world with the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Elders:
Vipya Simfukwe
Charles Luwaya
Marco Reale
Deacons:
Rory Masureik
Dave Hart
Administrative Team:
Judith Follon: Church Secretary
Jennifer Behr: Financial Secretary
Michael Lyles: Treasurer, IT & Audio Visual Support
Richard Scott-Wilson : Treasurer
Educational Team:
Marco Reale: Berean Class (Men's)
Jennifer Behr: Ladies Class
Michael Lyles: Youth Group (13-17)
Jillian Luyawa/Edith Simfukwe: Junior Class
Debbie Masureik & Mariella Reale: Primaries Class
Liz Hart: Nursery (Sunday School)
AWANA Team:
Mike Lyles - AWANA Commander
Bob Follon - AWANA Games Director
Debbie Masureik - Cubbies Director
Debbie Barker - Sparks Director
Judith Follon - T&T Director
Rick Storie - TREK (12 and up)
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