Phil Hemsley – Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and Author
Phil Hemsley grew up in a secular family, and dismissed God as a teenager preferring to pursue science and cricketing interests. Launched into engineering with a First from Cambridge Phil retired last year and remains a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. However, his life changed with the new millennium. Having his open-mindedness challenged led Phil on a voyage of discovery about the evidence for Christianity (see https://www.is-there-a-god.info/life/phemsley/) leading to him being baptised in Easter 2000.
His enriched life since has included trips to a centre for street kids in Mozambique (founding a charity to support them), working for Christian Vision for Men, preaching in his local prison, helping run a church youth group, leading a series of Science and Faith evenings, writing two books on Christianity and science, and maintaining a blog “Thoughts from a Minimalist Christian”.
https://philhemsley.wordpress.com/ .
His strong social conscience has led him to stand for election as a Borough Councillor and to take a leading role in his local Labour party. And he is about to embark on training to become a Lay Reader. Come and hear more about his life, and how his examination of science and Christianity has strengthened and broadened his understanding of both.
What are the breakfasts all about?
They are open to all men, irrespective of faith or none, who would like to join us for fellowship, an excellent breakfast and an interesting and inspiring speaker.
Feel free to invite your family or neighbours. We meet at 8.30am on Saturday (doors open at 8am) on the dates below at The Barn (Harvester), Barnfield Drive, Chichester, PO19 7AG. Free parking on site.
The cost is £8 – includes the ‘Harvester recommends’ or other set cooked breakfast (there are several) or waffles & egg plus unlimited coffee/tea, unlimited serials, toast, pancakes, etc from the breakfast bar (for an extra £2 you are welcome to order the unlimited breakfast! which means you can have as many cooked items as you wish). If you don’t want a full English, vegetarian and smaller breakfasts are available too.
Click here to check out the full programme of breakfast events.
Contact Peter Sutton to book or discuss further:
T: 07813024585
E: peter@ppsutton.co.uk