Matthew Johnson

Matthew is the new Development worker based at St Andrew’s.

Matthew is excited about joining the team at St Andrew's and is  beginning to get to know some of the people who attend the church and  who use the building.

Like Kay, who was our previous development worker, Matthew will be working will those who use the building and looking at ways to expand its use by the local community both socially and spiritually.

Matthew will be in St Andrew's on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in term-time  between 10am and 2pm and would love to meet anyone who would like to come in and introduce themselves.

Matthew writes:

" As a child in Northampton town where I attended Doddridge URC I used to dream of spending more time by the seaside, so at age 20 I moved to Heachem in north Norfolk. Eventually I made my way down to Norwich where I became an active member of Prince's street URC and began the journey of following my sense of Calling.

So here I am in Cheltenham. A full-time student at the University of Gloucestershire, a youth worker and now Church Development Worker. Which is all a real change as I spent most of last decade cooking and managing busy kitchens.

I love to travel, enjoy living a spiritually principled way of life and hope to start playing golf again next year."

To contact Matthew either telephone on 01242 222005 or email