Rev Andrew Openshaw    

Andrew is married to Kate, and they have three adult children.

Andrew grew up in the northwest of England and is still a keen fan of his hometown Bolton Wanderers. Born into a Christian family Andrew made a personal commitment of faith shortly before leaving for university.

After studying chemistry at The Queen’s College, Oxford, Andrew had a twenty-year career in the chemical industry in a variety of roles. Much of this time was spent living in Germany and in France.

Andrew and his family returned to the UK in 2011 when Andrew began ministerial formation at Regent’s Park College in Oxford whilst ministering at New Mill Baptist Church in Tring. In 2018 Andrew was called to be the minister of Homelands Free Church in Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex.

Andrew has been active in the life of the wider Baptist denomination, including serving both the Central and Eastern Baptist Associations as a trustee and on the respective finance and admin committees. Andrew also represents the Baptist Union as a trustee of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland.

Away from church life, Andrew enjoys cooking (and eating!) and spending time on the golf course. He has recently taken up parkrun, though very slowly!!