Who's Who

Kev and his wife Melanie moved to Bexhill in July 2019 to take up his ministry here at St Stephen’s. Kev has been a Priest since 2010 and has a BA in Theology from Chichester University. Kev has served in two previous parishes in West Sussex: Southbourne with West Thorney and The Valley Parish of Singleton, East Dean and West Dean, and has also been a hospital Chaplain at St Richard’s Hospital in Chichester, a Chaplain to Chichester College, and helped as a Chaplain to the Army on Thorney Island as part of his work with Southbourne parish.

Kev and Melanie have two grown-up children. Sam and Josey. Sam is married to Kat and lives in Portsmouth, working in cybersecurity. Josey graduated from university, and now is building her own bakery business, living in Kent with her fiancé Anthony. 

Melanie has her own ministry, and a Bishop’s Certificate in Theology, which will hopefully benefit the parish here, she is currently supporting Kev as his full-time personal assistant and our hall hire bookings secretary. She is a member of Deanery Synod, and helps to run various church activities and events.