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Rev David Lockwood
Senior Pastor
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Karline Botha
Family Worker
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David began full-time ministry as an Assistant Pastor in Hertford Baptist in September 2009 having finished Theological training at Moorlands College, prior to this training David worked in the City of London in the printing industry over a period of five years.
David had been serving at Beulah Baptist Church as Associate Pastor from 2014 to 2018 alongside the Senior Pastor Graham Holliday who retired in 2018. David then became the Senior Minister in 2018 and since this time he has established several initiatives, (both inside & outside the church) with the outcome of a fruitful and meaningful relationship.
David is married to Caroline who also worked in the City of London. Caroline has been working for Bexhill Foodbank as their administrator since September 2024, and is involved in the life of the church. She recently stepped down from leading our very popular Toddlers group after 10 wonderful years. |
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Karline began her ministry as the Beulah Family Worker in April 2020, after being a teacher for twenty years. She graduated from Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education in 2000 and has taught in London, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, and Bexhill.
Karline passionately believes that God was preparing her all along for this current position. God led her family to Bexhill and more specifically to Beulah to be an active part of this church family and be willing vessels for God’s love in their spiritual home. She feels it is her honour and privilege to serve God through Beulah and the wider community.
Karline has been married since 2004 to Braam, who is part of the worship team. He joins her in being an active part of our church family. They have 3 sons, Chris, Braam, and Harry and they enjoy taking long walks, swimming in the sea, and having BBQs. |
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Jonathan Mfula
Caretaker
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Ronette Fourie
Church Administrator
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Prior to taking up the position of Caretaker in February 2024, Jonathan worked part-time as a Cleaner/Caretaker at Beulah, starting from November 2023.
Before he came to UK he worked in Zambia in the printing industry as a printer/Mechanical Technician for 22 years.
Jonathan got married to Cecilia on 12 February 2005 and they have two sons: Lubuto and Lipalo. Jonathan and Cecilia joined Beulah Baptist in September and July 2023 respectively.
In his free time, he loves playing online Chess. |
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Ronette joined the team in January 2023. She comes from a construction background having graduated from the University of Pretoria in South Africa in 2002 as a Quantity Surveyor. Since the birth of her eldest in 2008 she has left the construction industry to focus on family life, while keeping busy and supporting their income by starting up and running a small home-based business for the last 12 years. She has been attending Beulah as a regular attendee since 2020 and has been volunteering in a number of ways for the church.
Ronette has been married since 2005 to André, who serves in the worship team. Together they have 3 children: Andries, Peter and little Anna. She enjoys exercise, knitting and is a big fanatic when it comes to houseplants! |
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Joanna Legg-Bagg
Pastoral Coordinator
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Debi Krishnapillai
Youth Discipleship Worker
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Joanna joined the staff team in July 2025, with over 20 years experience in various Christian ministry, global mission, and retreat centre contexts. She loves seeing God at work in and through people, and considers it a joy and privilege to journey alongside people in their spiritual formation/growth, including offering support, love and compassion through difficult life experiences. She has been part of the Beulah family since moving to Bexhill in 2019.
Joanna also works for a Christian development charity supporting a variety of overseas projects – showing the love of Jesus is shown in action, supporting local communities to alleviate basic causes of poverty regardless of their religious, ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
Having grown up near the coast but then lived inland for over two decades, Joanna loves living back by the sea and enjoys the outdoors as much as possible – including lots of beach/coastal walks, all-year sea swimming, and ‘Groove’ silent disco exercise classes on the seafront. |
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Debi took up the role of Youth Discipleship Worker at Beulah in July 2025. She moved to the UK from Sri Lanka in 2013 to study dentistry in Belfast. Her training and work took her on a tour of the UK and finally brought her to Bexhill in 2021. After a couple of years volunteering with the youth at Beulah, she felt called to a committed and active role in shaping the developing faith of our young people. She is also a part of the worship team at church and is passionate about the role of worship in spiritual growth and discipleship.
In her spare time she enjoys reading, long walks, listening to podcasts and music. |