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Phil Platt is our Full-time Elder/Pastor. He and his wife Liz have three sons, a daughter, two daughters-in-law, a son-in-law and three grandchildren.
He loves walking, messing around on a computer, being with family, listening and talking with people. He supports Liverpool FC and Brentford as they are the only teams he has ever seen play. He enjoys watching the F1 Grand Prix on TV. He enjoys a curry. On the subject of music, he likes Beethoven, Beetles, Abba, Simon and Garfunkel among many others. He is fascinated by maps new and old.
Phil was born in Perivale and grew up in Greenford. At 8 years old, convinced of the need of a personal Saviour, he knelt and asked Jesus to be his Saviour and Lord. He was baptised when 14 and attended Greenford Gospel Church until going to University.
He met Liz, and obtained a degree in Mathematics at Manchester University, and after a years teacher training in Liverpool, he got a job in Eltham, SE London.
Phil & Liz married in 1973 and moved into a flat and then a house in Chislehurst. They both taught in Eltham. Phil was involved in early examinations in Computer Studies. In this time they were involved in running a Scripture Union Beach Mission at Walton-on-Naze in Essex and were leaders for some years. They also ran a youth group and were very involved with Court Farm Evangelical Church, Mottingham.
In 1984 they moved to South Ruislip and Phil took up a Head of Department post in Hillingdon. He joined Deane Avenue Evangelical Church and later became an elder. In 2004, he and Liz believed God was calling them to Full-time service at the same time as Brian Taylor was called to serve in Carpenders Park. Phil became pastor/Elder on 1st January 2005.
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