Churchwardens

Ian Brown

Ian has been a member of the congregation at Christ Church for over 30 years, since moving to Gravesend, with his wife Sheila (a Reader at Christ Church) while working as chief surveyor on the Thames Flood Barrier project.  After seeing the Barrier used for the first time, Ian started his own surveying company, but found he wasn’t cut out to be a businessman and decided to re-train as a teacher.  After obtaining his degree at Avery Hill he taught at Saint George’s School, as a Design Technology, Science and Maths teacher, ran a Dof E group, and later as head of year, before joining Ifield Special School as a Science teacher in 2005.  Ian has been Scout Leader, Group Scout Leader and Treasurer of Christ Church Scout Group (now 1st Windmill Hill Scout Group), as well as helping with the Church Youth Club and being editor of the Parish Magazine.

Ian has a son and daughter, and is a proud Grandpa to three granddaughters and one grandson.  Ian’s other passion in life is football, following Carlisle United football club and more locally, Ebbsfleet United.

Christine Sewell

Christine has been Churchwarden since 2005 and before that was editor of the parish magazine for many years. She is on the committee of the Christ Church branch of the Mothers' Union. She was a primary and nursery teacher and now uses those skills to entertain granddaughter, Freya and grandson, Benjamin. She is now retired and wonders how she ever found time to go to work. In her spare time she enjoys reading, travelling and the renovation of a French house which has so far taken over twenty years!