Rev. Janice Bowker
Rev Janice Bowker is a qualified Intentional Interim Specialist with Metropolitan Community Church; she previously worked as a Network Leader within the Western European Network and Rev Janice is also a consulting Pastor with New Light MCC in Hagerstown, Maryland, USA, with whom she has conducted monthly healing services and preached via Skype video link.
Rev Janice is the founder and Sen. Pastor of Serenity Healing Ministry – http://www.serenityhealing.org.uk/; Rev Janice held regular weekly healing clinics in the UK; she continues to travel to the US, Germany and Africa offering healing workshops, teachings and healing sessions. Through Serenity Healing Ministry, Rev Janice regularly fund raises to help projects in Cape Town, South Africa and other areas in need throughout the world.
Rev Bowker’s position, before moving to the United States, was as an interim pastor for MCC South London, following the sad loss of Rev Elder Jean White in November 2010; she held this post whilst they prepared themselves for a new pastor.
Rev Bowker was also a member of Living Springs MCC, in Bath, UK.
Rev Janice has previously held the position of Associate Pastor at MCC Bournemouth, UK; Interim Pastor at MCC Portsmouth, UK and was also a member of Clergy on Staff at MCC North London, UK following her Ordination in Bath, UK in September 2003.
Rev Janice has also completed the Supervising Clergy Training Course and CLM [Creating a Life that Matters] Training.
Rev Janice attended King Alfred’s, Winchester, London Bible College, Spurgeon’s College, Samaritan College Europe as well as completing a short internship with Rev. Dr. Nancy Wilson [Moderator] at Church of the Trinity MCC in Sarasota, Florida.
Rev Janice started her career in Pharmacy, progressing to management with several International Pharmaceutical Companies. Finally, she moved into teaching with Social Services, specializing in Child Protection, Foster Care and working with Vulnerable Adults.
As well as owning her own Management Consultancy Company (where she has worked in consultation with local colleges and local authorities to promote management training within Social Care), Rev Janice also worked secularly for a disability rights charity – PROdisability [www.prodisability.org.uk].
Rev Janice holds a diploma in Human Resource Development from the Royal Society of Arts; a certificate from the British Psychological Society and has studied Pharmacy at Salford University, as well as holding qualifications in Business Studies.
Rev Janice returned to live in Dorset, during which time she was a Trustee of the Pier Project, in partnership with The Bournemouth Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership, and a member of the Bournemouth Crime and Disorder Family Violence Group.
Throughout her long and varied career, working both secularly and clerically, within the UK, Rev Janice has also felt called to work in the wider church and now has accepted a position at Imago Dei MCC as their Intentional Interim Pastor. Rev Janice feels called to continue to use her specialist gifts and experience in working with Imago Dei MCC over the next couple of years.
