Who's who at Prestwood
Prestwood Methodist Church is served by two full-time Ministers, several Lay Preachers, Church Stewards and other supporting roles. As part of the Amersham Circuit, the Ministers and Lay Preachers work across the six churches of the Circuit.
Our Ministers
Revd James Patterson is the Minister with responsibility for Prestwood Methodist Church.
James hails from Guisborough in North Yorkshire. He studied car design at Northumbria University before becoming a self-employed graphic designer for ten years.
He answered the call to ordained ministry in 2018, entering ministerial training in 2019 at the Queen’s Foundation in Birmingham. It was there he met his wife Angela, who is a Church of England priest.
James was ordained as a Presbyter in June 2024 at a ceremony in Bradford Cathedral.
James is passionate about sharing the love of God in the world, and encouraging people in their relationships to God in Christ Jesus, enabling a reawakening of their passion for God.
James enjoys walking, baking (mainly because of his sweet tooth), and loves cars, especially classic cars and in particular, Ford Anglias!
Revd Adam Wells is the Superintendent Minister for the Amersham Circuit.
Adam was born in Kenya, where his parents were teachers. When he was four his family returned to the UK.
He received his call to Ministry while reading Religious Studies at Lancaster University, where he also met his wife Ann. Adam was accredited as a Local Preacher in 1986 in the London North East District. From 1987 Adam spent three years at Wesley House in Cambridge training to be a Methodist Minister.
Adam has served in the following Circuits; Barrhead near Glasgow, Durham & Deerness Valley, Loughborough and Borders Mission in the Notts and Derby District before arriving in the Amersham Circuit in 2019.
Adam is passionate about encouraging people to grow in their own relationship with Christ and develop a spirituality that sustains them. Adam is a Tertiary of the Order of the Holy Paraclete, an Anglican religious order based in Whitby.
Church Stewards
Bridget Appleby is the church’s Safeguarding Officer. She also produces the weekly church notices, and the quarterly magazine “The Open Door”
Sandie Wheatley is a Church Steward, a communion steward and pastoral friend. She is also the PMC rep on the Amersham Methodist Circuit meeting.