leadership

Elders

Elders are church officers who are called to spiritually lead and care for the church, by the Word of God.

Pastor Pooyan Mehrshahi has been the main preaching elder and pastor of the church since August 2007. He is a native of Iran. Outside of his pastoral responsibilites, Pastor Mehrshahi serves as…

The chairman of Parsa Trust
A trustee of the Bible League Trust, Salisbury Reformed Seminary
A council member of Protestant Truth Society
The contributor of the notes on the book of Proverbs for the KJV Reformation Heritage Study Bible.

Harvey Jeffreys has been a member at Providence Baptist Chapel since 2021 and was called to be an elder in 2024. He is married to Rachel and they have 6 homeschooled children.

Deacons

Deacons are church officers called by the church to meet the practical needs.

Tim Ilott has been a faithful deacon from the beginning of the formation of the current fellowship at Providence Baptist Chapel.

Richard Jeffers is married to Carla, and they are blessed with 4 children. He is our lead safe-guarding officer.