Our Minister

Rev Ulrike Bell

Ulrike was born and raised in Germany. She studied Theology in Heidelberg, Jerusalem and Berlin and was ordained as a Lutheran Pastor before coming over to the UK in 2004 to serve the German-speaking Lutheran congregations of West London.

After meeting her husband, Stephen, they decided to live in Oxfordshire, where Ulrike worked first as a hospital chaplain for three years and then as a URC minister in the small rural congregation of Aston Tirrold URC for five years.

She followed the call to the Forest Group in summer 2015.

​Ulrike and Stephen have two children, Emily and Mariella (and two guinnea pigs).
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Her heart is in bringing people together, promoting meaningful worship and and enhancing Christian community living.