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Academic Staff > Rev Dr John Emmett
John joined the Wesley College staff in Septmeber 2008 as Director of Programmes and Research and Tutor in Theology and Ministry. In 2001 he gained a Masters degree in Theology and Ministry from Bristol University (Wesley College) with a dissertation on some similarities between science and religion, a topic in which he has a special interest through reading, writing, giving presentations and attending conferences. John is married to Pauline, a research nutritionist at Bristol University. They have two children. Clare has degrees in Psychology and works in research at Bristol University. Colin has two Masters Degrees at Cardiff University in Civil and Renewable Engineering ,is a Chartered Engineer working for WS Atkins. Both children live in Bristol. John's interests are most sports, having played but now only watching football on TV, but he actively enjoys cycling and walking, particular on the Northern fells. He is a train enthusiast (traveling on, modeling and spotting them).He enjoys, cooking, especially curries, and drinking real ale, in moderation of course, being a Methodist!
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John was born and bred in the Fylde area of Lancashire going to school in Kirkham near Blackpool.
He took a Honours Degree in Physics and a Doctorate in Nuclear Power at Imperial College London.
From there he worked for 23 years in the nuclear power industry as a research and development scientist at Berkeley near Gloucester,
living in Bristol and attending St Andrews Methodist Church, Filton. In 1995 he took early retirement from industry and candidated for the Methodist ministry.
John's first circuit appointment was for the five years in Swindon to an LEP serving three Urban Priority Area estates.
In 2001 he moved to the Bath Circuit where he had charge of several different groupings of churches always including Weston, Batheaston LEP and Box.
He was also chaplain at the local MHA residential home, Stratton House.
John is the Bristol District Ecumenical Office and a member of the Connexional Faith and Order Network with special responsibility for relations with the URC.