Our Ministers
For over 100 years many Ministers have had oversight of Trinity. The Methodist practice is one of 'itinerant ministry', where ministers move at frequent intervals to bring different skills and perspectives to a range of congregations. This list, based on church records) includes all those ministers since the opening of the current building. It's worth noting that many of the listed ministers had oversight of more than one church within the circuit. Others where short term appointments to cover vacancies.
1900-1904 Rev. James Cooper
1900-1907 Rev. T Barron Renton
1907-1910 Rev. G W Appleby
1910-1912 Rev. Isaac Newton
1912-1916 Rev. Robert Coutts
1916-1921 Rev. H W Edwards
1921-1925 Rev. J D Coutts
1925-1928 Rev. Arthur F Wolton
1928-1934 Rev. T Owen Beswarick
1934-1939 Rev. F Rowley
1939-1947 Rev. E C Elliott
1947-1953 Rev. Robert R Clements
1953-1961 Rev. J Leslie Robinson
1961-1968 Rev. Laurence A Ashman
1968-1976 Rev. H Seymour Tonkin
1976-1981 Rev. S John Dain
1981-1983 Rev. David Catterson
1983-1988 Rev. J Bernard Allinson
1988-1995 Rev. David W le Poidevin
1995-1996 Rev. Peter Hutchings
1996-1997 Rev. Alan Grist
1997-2004 Rev. David Ray
2004-2009 Rev. Andrew Pantland
2009-2014 Rev. Janice Morgan
2014-2021 Rev. John Mills (From April 2018 Minister of Portsmouth Methodist Church)
Updated 15/09/21