Jenny Brailsford
“Hello. I’m Jenny, the Servant-leader of CWG. I was living in Derby and working as a primary school teacher when the Lord called me to the Community.
After meetings with John Pearce and several visits to Hackney, I joined the Community in May 1974, coming to be part of the shared life and prayer, to be a homemaker and to be involved in the ministry of the local church.
It was exciting to be a member of a household with an open door of welcome and to worship among people who knew and loved Jesus and longed to make Him known. After a number of years John stepped down from being Servant-leader of CWG and I was elected to take his place. I also trained as a Lay Reader. Looking back, I praise God for the rich ministry He has given me.”
Veronica Sharpe
"Hello, I'm Veronica and I came to join the Community in 1991, having previously been a Companion Member. After being made redundant, I came to stay for a month – and never went away again!
I originally trained as a secondary school music teacher, and was a semi-professional orchestral player in Dorset for several years before working for various charities in public relations & fundraising.
I brought to CWG various general computer, desktop publishing and admin skills as well as musical ones, and have a particular love for liturgy and choral music.
Following recent changes in the local parish, I resigned my post as Parish Treasurer & Administrator after completing 30 years' service - voluntary & employed -and I remain a Licenced Lay Minister."
Annette Perkins
“Hello, Annette here. I joined the community at John Pearce’s invitation in 1985 from Chester, where I’d been living and working first with maps as a cartographic tracer and then, after training in Oxford, as an Occupational Therapist.
When John said “Come and join us,” I knew that the Lord was speaking to me through him, so I resigned my post and came. After a back injury at work some years ago, I had to move into ‘Housing with Care’ in November 2021, and now live out my membership of CWG by joining prayers by Zoom most mornings and continuing in my role as Companions’ Secretary.”