Mr Tony Bennewith

What do I do from Monday to Friday

I have my own accountancy practice in Guildford and have worked in accountancy all my life so far.  We specialise in Charities and are often able to help charity clients out with meeting the costs of the work we do for them.  I go abroad with charity clients to Cairo, Dubai, Cyprus, Georgia and Israel.

Likes and dislikes

I enjoy skiing, walking, opera and holidays in the UK.  I dislike flying but have to do it.

Family

I have been married to Babs for 55 years and we have 5 children and 17 grandchildren.  We also had a Downs Syndrome foster daughter for 8 years.  We currently have one dog and one cat.

Testimony

I was brought up in a Christian home and never in my life did I not believe in God.  When young it was more God fearing than God loving but at the age of 14 I realised that there was something missing in my life and gave my life to Christ kneeling in our pastor’s study at the little Baptist Chapel I attended in South East London.

My role

I was  a youth leader in London and also youth leader at Godalming Baptist Church from 1975 until 1995.  I had 9 years as a deacon so this is my second stint.  Babs and I led a Bible camp for young people from 1970 until 1995 called Camp Challenge.  I led and Babs cooked!  We had up to 135 young people come each year and many came to know Jesus through the years.  I am not very practical and can add nothing to discussions about the fabric of the church!  I just want to be in God’s will.