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Billericay & Little Burstead Team Ministry

Meet The Clergy

Rev. Chris Arnold

Team Rector

Chris Arnold


Chris came to Billericay from Kenya where he was the senior Pastor and founder of Renewal Church in Nairobi. He has also been a School Chaplain in Turi, Kenya and a Pastor at Karen Vineyard Church, Nairobi.


Chris is married to Abigail, a teacher, and they have three children under ten.

Rev Margaret Fowler

Rev. Margaret Fowler

Associate Priest

Christ Church

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Margaret Fowler


Margaret was born in Germany where her father was in the British Army. After a number of moves the family settled in Romford and she grew up there. Soon after her marriage she moved to Billericay where she has lived since 1970. Margaret was married to her late husband Malcolm, and she has four adult children.


After the birth of her twin girls Margaret set up the Billericay Twins Club  in 1977 to support parents of twins and multiple births. The Twins Club Nursery Group meets in the Christ Church halls on a Monday morning where Margaret helps out when she can. She retired in April this year after 14 yrs with a City Law firm where she was a Team Co-ordinator and  Secretary.

Margaret has been involved with Christ Church, Billericay for almost 40 years and was licensed as a Reader in 2008. She has visited Kenya a number of times as the Christ Church representative in the Diocesan schools link programme.


She has co-led a “Lost for Words” course, led a Lent course on workplace ministry, and been a Home Group leader since 1989. She will serve as Assistant Curate at Christ Church Billericay.