Rev. Dr. John Guest
Senior Pastor

John is our Senior Pastor, guide and shepherd. He was called to lead Christ Church when it was founded fifteen years ago. John was 18 when he came to faith at Billy Graham’s first London crusade. He moved to the United States as part of a Christian rock duo during the “British Invasion” of the sixties and met his wife Kathie when they were both youth workers. They are the parents of four daughters, one of whom has reversed John’s footsteps by moving to the UK and marrying an Englishman. 

John receives his news via radio and TV, and the occasional newspaper. His hobbies of collecting stamps and classic car models, and playing golf may seem well-suited to his position at Senior Pastor, but he has retained his love of cricket and English football (soccer). He still follows the advice of his English mother who told him “Handsome is as handsome does” and that he should strive to have good manners, be honest and work hard.

John is the author of ten books, and he has conducted evangelistic campaigns in 14 nations reaching over 1,500,000 people.  His desire now is to inspire and cultivate leadership at Christ Church.

John and Kathie read the bible and pray every morning over a cup of tea, and the verses John lives by are:

Joshua 1:9 - Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.

Ecclesiastics 9:10 - Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the grave, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom.