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Caroline was baptised during the evening service at Gillingham Baptist Church on 11th November 2007 along with two other candidates. It was a lovely service and what a thrill it was for her to be baptised by church elder Dr Simon Collins and husband Tim. The message was given by Karen Collins. Many friends and family came to support her.

Retirement

This is a season we are coming to with mixed feelings. After nearly eight years at Highfield Road we retired at the end of June. This has been a time when we have seen progress in the life of the church in many ways and although the flesh has just a few hints of creaks and groans we feel both excited about retirement and sad as we shan't be as near to friends in Dartford as well as family.

We accepted a call to complete one more year in ministry at Highfield Road and, really for our welfare, the church extended this by an additional three months in order to help the housing requirements and complications that so often happen at retirement.

We have been rehoused by the Retired Baptist Ministers Housing Society and there is a testimony in this to God's gracious guidance, the wisdom of the leadership of Highfield Road and the care of RBMHS. Because the society wasn't able to follow it's usual practice of rehousing to an area of choice because of the housing market we initially accepted a very small bungalow at Wimborne Minster but due to the three month extension we were in a position to be offered a fine house at Seaford in Sussex which is all we could possibly desire. It's location is suitable for us in every way. We hope our friends will come to see and stay with us. If there are any relatives lurking in the woodwork now is the time to come out. We will have ample facilities to accomodate any who want to have a holiday with us.

Keith has moved from Hextable to Dartford and is living in Highfield Road. He moved on 16th January 2010.

He's arrived! William is here, Tim and Caroline's first child. Tim didn't feel a thing. 28th April 2010.