Church Leaders

Geoffrey Rumble

As Pastor at Olivet Baptist Church, Geoffrey holds the overall responsibility for the leadership of the Church. Having had a career in the engineering industry beforehand, he came into pastoral work within the church while living and serving in South Wales. Following twenty years of senior management work in engineering, Geoffrey joined the Baptist movement and then took over the pastorate in a church in Tredegar, Gwent, South Wales.

Needless to say, the spiritual work in Wales and here in London could not be realised if it were not for Geoff’s dear wife and soul-mate, Brenda. Her contribution to the church is inspirational, not only at home but also filling the pulpit. The family would not be complete without mention of their two lovely daughters and the grand-children.

Louise and her two sons and one daughter live in Vancouver, Canada, whilst Emma, their youngest daughter, lives in Friern Barnet, North London with her husband, Duke, and their two daughters.

Having served for 13 years in Tredegar, Geoffrey joined Olivet in 2003 to inspire (the Latin meaning “to breathe life into”) the congregation and drive the work of God. Pastor Geoffrey has a passion for seeing the church become an effective vehicle for transformation for both the individual and society at large and is keen to help grow spiritual leaders who are accountable, responsible and ambassadorial in their vision for realising the Kingdom of God and making a marked impact on the community.

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Planning your Visit

A Warm Hello

The following information is specifically for those planning a visit, so that you know, beforehand, what to expect on a Sunday morning.

Where and When

We meet at the Church Building (details here) for our Sunday Service starting at 11am. For your first visit, we recommend arriving 10-15 minutes early to ensure you get a parking space and find somewhere to sit before the service begins. When you arrive, you should be greeted by someone on our Welcome Team who will be wearing a Welcome lanyard.

We serve tea, coffee and biscuits a month, before the service begins. It is a great way to meet people, or simply take time to find your bearings. All refreshments are free.

Accessibility: The church is wheelchair accessible, but a member of the welcome team is always on standby to assist.

Our Service

The main service begins at 11am with a warm welcome from one of our team members. Then follows a time of sung worship, led by our choir. We typically have 2 or 3 hymn in the service and a choir session. We typically preach from a passage of text which is read to the congregation and projected for all to see. We then share news and notices, usually about what’s going on in the life of the church. One of our leaders will then give a sermon that is bible based and that we can apply to our everyday life. We then finish with a final worship song and prayer.

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What about my kids?

We have a programme lined up for kids of all ages:

Young people (15+ years) Stay in service.

Children stay with their parent or grown-up at the start of the service for the welcome, songs and notices. We really value worshipping God all together as a family. At the end of the notices someone will announce that it’s time for the younger members to go to their various groups. You will need to go with your children to their groups and register them as part of our child safety policy. Whilst you are dropping your kids off at their groups, we pause to take time to chat to someone sitting near or next to us, giving folk a chance to come back before the sermon begins.

The kids group activities vary depending on the age but usually there is a friendly welcome, bible stories, testimonies, praying, music, craft, drama, fun games and free play. Please pick your children up as soon as the service finishes.

Getting Connected

Serving and Volunteering

If you want to get involved in the life of the church and help us make Sundays run smoothly, you can sign up to serve on a team.

Other Ministries

We also run the following ministries:

Men's Ministries
Women's Ministries
Homeless Outreach
Prison Outreach

Get in touch with us to plan your visit

If you would like to come and visit the church beforehand you are more than welcome! Get in touch and we can arrange a time that suits you.

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Comments / Questions or anything you would like to say?

Next, we will contact you by email to say hello and help arrange anything necessary for your visit.

We hope that whoever you are, you will feel at home at our church.

Best Wishes

Olu