Leadership Team
Matthew Jones, Pastor
I became Pastor at Wall Heath Evangelical Free Church in 2013. Previously I had spent 15 years in commercial photography, 4 years in construction and 2 years training at London Theological seminary. I was born in Bristol, lived for 3 years in East Manchester, but eventually made the Black Country my home where I met and married Helen. We have 4 children, the middle 2 being twins, and they now live in Wombourne. I am a suffering supporter of Bristol City Football Club, big fan of coffee, history, growing trees, keeping poultry, construction projects and the yearly visit to the drag racing.
Martyn Orton, Elder and Church Secretary
Alison and I moved to Wall Heath in 1991 and soon settled at WHEFC. I grew up in Birmingham and Alison grew up in Preston, Lancashire. We met at Chester College in 1981. We have three children and three grandchildren. I am a retired Modern Foreign Languages teacher. I love music, gardening and DIY. I’m an armchair Wolves supporter and my favourite TV programme currently is The Repair Shop.
Jonathan Cram, Elder and Church Treasurer
I have been part of the church for about 50 years, serving on the eldership for the last 30 years as the church treasurer. I work in Banking and Finance and enjoy watching most sports. I am married to Kay (see below!). We have a son who is married and lives in London.
Martin Tromans, Elder
I have been a member of WHEFC since 2010. I am married to Sharon, and we have three children, all now grown up and serving the Lord, and two grandchildren. I have worked as a trainer for Openreach since 1989. I am a Wolves fan and guitarist (of sorts).
Matt Tromans, Elder
I’ve been at Wall Heath for 12 years. My wife Jess and I met here and got married here 11 years ago. We have 2 children, Oscar and Cassidy. I’ve served on the leadership here for the last 5 years. Outside of church life I’m a driving instructor and support the most magnificent local team, the mighty Wolves.
Martin Yates, Elder
I have been part of the Wall Heath church family since the early 1990s. I was an elder during the mid-90s until 2001 when I moved to become an assistant manager and education and activities co-ordinator at Quinta Christian Centre. I returned to Wall Heath in 2008 and after a short time became an elder once more. I am married to Ro and have two sons and a daughter who have all flown the nest. I am an English teacher at secondary and sixth form levels, and my two big passions are art and poetry. I love to delve into the rich language of the Bible and other Christian literature and, perhaps unsurprisingly, my favourite book of the Bible is the Psalms.
Kay Cram, Deacon and Church Administrator
I have been at the church since I was 7 years old. I worked at BT and in education before I started working for the church 4 years ago. I enjoy reading and gardening.
Simon Evans, Deacon
I'm a service engineer for a fire protection company and have been attending WHEFC, along with my lovely family, since 2002.
I'm a consistently disappointed fan of West Bromwich Albion and the England Cricket Team and enjoy foreign travel, walking and the summer!
Likes: Seafood, Springsteen, BBC Four, Steinbeck, fruit cake, beaches, Philip Yancey, Radiohead.
Pet hates : drizzle, doughnuts, winter, game shows, Coldplay, parsnips.
Julian Day, Deacon
I’ve been attending WHEFC since I moved to the village with my wife, Anne-Marie in 1999. I work from my office in the village for an international software company, specialising in safety and security, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that I’m also busy with the management of the church tech, such as the PA/Sound, networking and so on. If I have a free evening, you might find that I’ve gone to Wolf Mountain for some indoor climbing, probably with one or both of my older 2 (of 3) sons.