Rev. Derek Grimshaw is our Minister and is also the Superintendent of the Ipswich Methodist Circuit.
Derek was born in the village of Calverley, West Yorkshire. The village lies mid-way between Leeds and Bradford and both his parents worked in the mill in the village. The family attended the local Methodist Church with both mum and dad holding office in the Church.
After leaving school Derek worked most of his life in warehouse and transport management while having an active involvement in the local Church.
In 1985 Karen and Derek were married and both attended St Andrews Methodist Church in Undercliffe, an area of Bradford.
Their eldest daughter Laura was born in 1987, but sadly died when she was sixteen hours old.
They subsequently had two more girls, Amy and Emma
They lived in Undercliffe, with their two daughters, until Derek became a Circuit Minister in 2005 when they moved to Hethersett, a village south west of Norwich.
He served as minister in the Norwich Circuit,with pastoral oversight of five Churches spread across a wide area of South Norfolk.
In 2013 Derek and Karen moved to Ipswich where Derek took up the role of Superintendent to the Ipswich Circuit.
From September 2022, Derek will have oversight of Alan Road, Bramford, Bramford Road, Chantry, Elmsett, Museum Street and Landseet Road Methodist Churches.
You can send a message to Derek using the form below :