Meet Our Pastor
Pastor Deniz Carey
Deniz became a Christian during her post graduate studies. She completed the Radical Network course with Ichthus Christian Fellowship in 1993. She has worshipped, served and worked in non-denominational, Baptist and Methodist churches.
More recently she worked as a Ministry leader in a city centre church in London. She is passionate about Jesus and His call on people's lives.
Deniz was appointed as Pastor to Cleerway Community Church in December 2021.
Her video blogs can be viewed here.
A Message from our Pastor
19th December, 2024
Most religious Christmas cards display a cosy nativity scene, which leave us with a mental picture of a swaddled baby Jesus lying in a manger with his mum and dad and a heartwarming array of farm animals around Him, and the sky lit up by a dazzling star and angels.
In reality a shelter and feeding place for animals would have been a cold and unwelcoming place with an unpleasant smell. Imagining the Son of God, the Saviour of the world coming into this world as a vulnerable child, in such a place with no luxuries and not even his own bed, makes me realise how much Jesus endured for us throughout his life so that he could identify with every suffering, every rejection and every hardship we go through.
His birth, his short life, his death and resurrection all reveal a humble and servant God, who stood against the values of this world and suffered so that we might have life. The birth of Jesus marks the beginning of God’s amazing salvation plan for our lives through His Son, who had all authority and power but chose to live sacrificially and die sacrificially so that we might all have access to Him and to the eternal life offered to us through Him.
What a gift! May the birth of Christ bring light into the darkness of every heart and home at this time of the year. Happy Christmas.
Deniz