Thornbury Parish
Chris Verey -
My journey to ministry began in my late teens and I read Theology at Durham in the 1960s. But my journey diverted and I spent four years post-
There followed a move to Government service for almost 30 years, mostly in and around Whitehall, to a rich variety of posts, from nuclear arms control to establishing the future of the Royal Naval College at Greenwich and of the Royal Yacht Britannia. It also enabled me to travel to the far corners of the world. In parallel, as time allowed, I continued working on the early manuscripts
Divorce in the late 90s brought me to a fresh beginning in Bristol and a move to Thornbury. More importantly it brought me back to church, and to meeting and marrying Val in December 1999. The sense of calling came back with a vengeance and much as I wanted to dismiss it, I left it to the church to determine the outcome.
The Ministry of Defence was glad to let me go at 55 and this enabled me to train full-
Val and I have four children and six grandchildren between us (ranging from 18 down to 4). Our interests are many and varied and include a shared love of art and music – and I continue to take an interest in the history of the early church in Britain.