Catherine Hunter M.M: Tell me briefly about your background?
C.H: I’ve been a Christian since I was 12. I trained as a primary teacher and meet Steve (my husband), though mutual Christian friends. We moved to near Dorchester just after we married and joined NF church there. Then we moved to Weymouth in 2002 to help plant the church there. We have 4 children, Hannah who is 11, Jemimah 9, Ben 7 and Abigail 5.
M.M: How best would you describe your family life?
C.H: Busy! All the children are now at school full time, so I have started to do some supply teaching. Hannah has started secondary school, so we are always busy with their social lives and homework etc.
M.M: Were there any significant changes in your life when Steve started leading Weymouth Family Church?
C.H: Yes, Steve had a lot more people to see and meetings to go to, and we had added responsibility to oversee other leaders. Obviously Steve had to carry more weight and that had a knock on impact on all of us.
M.M: What have been some of the highlights in ministry?
C.H: I love seeing people becoming Christians and then growing in their faith. I love encouraging leaders in what they are doing and seeing their gifts develop. Meeting people from overseas churches has also been a privilege and a great opportunity to learn and grow. We have started a women’s ministry group that I’ve enjoyed helping to run.
M.M: Great! Any challenges you’d like to share?
C.H: It is always hard to see friends face struggles. Also I find conflict amongst fellow Christians a sad thing to deal with. It’s a challenge as well to see non-christian friends walking away from God.
M.M: What is your favourite quote?
C.H: Difficult to answer, I read lots of books and tend to only remember the last one! Also have lots of the parts of the bible which are favourites. Steve used the message translation of Romans 12 v 8 to the end which was inspirational and found a prayer from Blaise Pascal in Where is God When it Hurts? By Phillip Yancey, but it s a bit long to type out!
M.M: Who is your favourite Bible character and why?
C.H: David, partly because I love the Psalms. I also like God’s description of David being a man after His own heart. The other reason is that David messed up on so many levels and yet God still loved and used him in His plans.
M.M: If you were to encourage ladies out there, what would you say?
C.H Never believe that God has given up on you. Keep learning about Him and believing in His promises. Also the grass is rarely greener on the other side, we have all we need in Jesus.
M.M: Thanks so much Catherine.
C.H: I’ve been a Christian since I was 12. I trained as a primary teacher and meet Steve (my husband), though mutual Christian friends. We moved to near Dorchester just after we married and joined NF church there. Then we moved to Weymouth in 2002 to help plant the church there. We have 4 children, Hannah who is 11, Jemimah 9, Ben 7 and Abigail 5.
M.M: How best would you describe your family life?
C.H: Busy! All the children are now at school full time, so I have started to do some supply teaching. Hannah has started secondary school, so we are always busy with their social lives and homework etc.
M.M: Were there any significant changes in your life when Steve started leading Weymouth Family Church?
C.H: Yes, Steve had a lot more people to see and meetings to go to, and we had added responsibility to oversee other leaders. Obviously Steve had to carry more weight and that had a knock on impact on all of us.
M.M: What have been some of the highlights in ministry?
C.H: I love seeing people becoming Christians and then growing in their faith. I love encouraging leaders in what they are doing and seeing their gifts develop. Meeting people from overseas churches has also been a privilege and a great opportunity to learn and grow. We have started a women’s ministry group that I’ve enjoyed helping to run.
M.M: Great! Any challenges you’d like to share?
C.H: It is always hard to see friends face struggles. Also I find conflict amongst fellow Christians a sad thing to deal with. It’s a challenge as well to see non-christian friends walking away from God.
M.M: What is your favourite quote?
C.H: Difficult to answer, I read lots of books and tend to only remember the last one! Also have lots of the parts of the bible which are favourites. Steve used the message translation of Romans 12 v 8 to the end which was inspirational and found a prayer from Blaise Pascal in Where is God When it Hurts? By Phillip Yancey, but it s a bit long to type out!
M.M: Who is your favourite Bible character and why?
C.H: David, partly because I love the Psalms. I also like God’s description of David being a man after His own heart. The other reason is that David messed up on so many levels and yet God still loved and used him in His plans.
M.M: If you were to encourage ladies out there, what would you say?
C.H Never believe that God has given up on you. Keep learning about Him and believing in His promises. Also the grass is rarely greener on the other side, we have all we need in Jesus.
M.M: Thanks so much Catherine.
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