New vicar announced for Mid- Torfaen

Bishop Cherry is delighted to announce that Rev Martyn Evans will be joining Mid Torfaen Ministry Area as vicar.

Martyn is currently serving as Ministry Area Leader in neighbouring Llandaff Diocese, but was ordained in Monmouth and spent several years in the diocese.

Bishop Cherry said: “It is good to be welcoming Martyn back to the Diocese of Monmouth. I look forward to licensing him and celebrating all that he will bring to the life of the churches in the Mid-Torfaen Ministry Area and wider diocese.”

Martyn is excited to be joining Fr Philip Godsell and the rest of the ministry area team.

He said: “Having served as the Ministry Area Leader of the Llynfi and Upper Afan Valleys over the last few years, I am looking forward to the opportunity to focus more on ‘discipleship and spiritual nurture’ and ‘mission and outreach’ in the churches and communities which the ministry area serves.

“I have a passion to move people from being simply ‘church attenders’ to become ‘Lifelong Disciples’ and ‘Ambassadors for Christ’, encouraging people to make connections between their church life and their life outside of the church.

“I am also delighted to be returning home to the Monmouth Diocese where I was ordained in 2012, serving my curacy in Tredegar and later in 2015 as Ministry Area Leader in Lower Islwyn.”

Prior to ordination, Martyn was the Finance Director for a division of a medical company, having qualified as a Fellow of the Chartered Certified Accountants. He has never really been able to escape totally from the world of finance, serving on the Diocesan Board of Finance for both the Diocese of Monmouth and Llandaff. He has also been a member of Governing Body.

In his spare time, Martyn enjoys spending time with his black Labrador ‘Maisie’ and trying to play the piano.

Rev Martyn Evans will be licensed on 4th August.