Ange Whiles

Ange Whiles grew up in an evangelical Christian family, regularly went to Scripture Union camps and made a personal commitment to Christ in the summer camp of 1974 aged 13. She is now one of the two co-leaders of church4u in Pickering, a small market town in North Yorkshire.  church4u has a vision for being 'out there' in the community. ‘We are a small core group of Christians committed to praying for, and getting to know, our neighbours, friends, work colleagues,’ she says. In addition she lives and works at Rivendell, a Christian retreat on the edge of the North York Moors, and teaches one day a week in an inclusion unit for children not coping with mainstream education. Ange loves being outdoors and active, and running Rivendell ‘gives me plenty of scope to do that.’ Another passion is the work of Habitat for Humanity.  Every two years she volunteers with the charity to build a home somewhere in the world.

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