Staff and Leadership

Revd Mike Shrubsole, Minister

Mike has been the Minister of Trinity United Church for over seven years. He has gained experience ministering in other churches around the country, but is now pleased to be back in the New Forest area, a part of the country he considers home, and much loves and enjoys.
Mike is married to Louise, who is also active in ministry with Mike, (see her entry for further information).
Mike and Louise have two grown up sons.
Mike is a United Reformed Church minister but enjoys working in an ecumenical setting with shared Methodist and URC concerns.
Mike has pastoral charge of four different churches and uses half of his time to support Trinity United Church.
Mike's personal passion in church life is to encourage church concern for environmental issues in general and climate change in particular.
He serves the wider United Reformed Church as a Green Apostle (or 'Environmental Encourager') for the Wessex Synod, and as convener of the national group of all the Green Apostles.


 

Alan Ball, Manager of the Centres.

A former full time professional youth worker for over 30 years.

A large portion of his time as a youth worker was spent managing buildings,
staff and budgets so he is well experienced for his role at Trinity United Church.

Alan is a keen church worship and folk musician. He sings, plays guitar, blues harmonica and various percussion instruments.

Alan has 3 grown up children and has been married to his wife, Angela, for 30 years.
His home church is United Church Ferndown where he is a Deacon and a member of the worship team.

In 2021 he became a grandfather for the first time. Something he is still thrilled about.
He is passionate about building the community of faith and social action projects like the foodbank.
He is always on the lookout to develop links between the church and the local community. 
So, if you have an idea how you would like to help do that please contact Alan to discuss it with him.