Meet Helen Geddes
Helen is a teacher by training and she is married to Trevor (one of our team leaders). Helen leads a pastoral care team for women in the church and heads up the fundraising team for the new building. She co-leads DCBC's children's ministries with Kyra Jones: Crèche, Little Rockets (2-3 year olds), Little Orbit (4-5 year olds), Orbit (6 to 10 year olds) and Intermediates (Intermediate Age) which all run on Sunday mornings. This year Helen is directly involved with leading the Intermediates.
With many young families in DCBC the children's area is growing rapidly and keeping pace with this is a flourishing ministry to children that Helen and her large team of volunteer leaders are developing to tailor church for kids. They love it and so does she! Helen is passionate about ministry to children and when she' not involved in the Sunday service, you'll most often find her engaged in teaching, conversations and activities with the Intermediates.
What about family life?
Helen and Trevor have five children, all grown up, three are married and they are also grandparents. All live in Dunedin and are actively involved at DCBC. Their youngest child has Down Syndrome and Autism and as a result of his disability Trevor and Helen have developed software for teaching language to children with learning delay.
What are your spare time interests?
Helen enjoys walking, swimming, crafts, reading and knitting. She tries to keep up with all the babies coming into the DCBC family but has trouble at times!
What did you do before becoming part of the DCBC leadership team?
In the early years Helen trained as a Primary School teacher which she sees is an invaluable background for ministry within the Church. Both her and Trevor have taken youth groups at various stages and have had extensive involvement with University aged students.
Helen is a teacher by training and she is married to Trevor (one of our team leaders). Helen leads a pastoral care team for women in the church and heads up the fundraising team for the new building. She co-leads DCBC's children's ministries with Kyra Jones: Crèche, Little Rockets (2-3 year olds), Little Orbit (4-5 year olds), Orbit (6 to 10 year olds) and Intermediates (Intermediate Age) which all run on Sunday mornings. This year Helen is directly involved with leading the Intermediates.
With many young families in DCBC the children's area is growing rapidly and keeping pace with this is a flourishing ministry to children that Helen and her large team of volunteer leaders are developing to tailor church for kids. They love it and so does she! Helen is passionate about ministry to children and when she' not involved in the Sunday service, you'll most often find her engaged in teaching, conversations and activities with the Intermediates.
What about family life?
Helen and Trevor have five children, all grown up, three are married and they are also grandparents. All live in Dunedin and are actively involved at DCBC. Their youngest child has Down Syndrome and Autism and as a result of his disability Trevor and Helen have developed software for teaching language to children with learning delay.
What are your spare time interests?
Helen enjoys walking, swimming, crafts, reading and knitting. She tries to keep up with all the babies coming into the DCBC family but has trouble at times!
What did you do before becoming part of the DCBC leadership team?
In the early years Helen trained as a Primary School teacher which she sees is an invaluable background for ministry within the Church. Both her and Trevor have taken youth groups at various stages and have had extensive involvement with University aged students.