David & Janet Wilkinson

2026photo David joined St John’s with his parents, Trevor & Fiona Wilkinson, in 2000. After university, he was sent out to Senegal by St John’s for an initial assignment with Wycliffe in 2010. He then married Janet, and they have been serving together in Senegal since 2014. Their three boys Joel (12), Isaac (9) and Theo (6) attend a local French school there. After many years leading a translation team producing scriptures in a local language (Gusilay), David was appointed Director of Wycliffe's partner organisation in Senegal (SIL) in May 2024; Janet serves as Finance Manager.
The organisation aims to serve language communities and provide people with access to Scripture in the languages they understand best. They’ve been working on a vision that desires to foster greater connections with the Church, particularly among the younger generation. They are also currently focused on equipping the SIL Centre based in Thiès where they live to serve as a training hub for West Africa by increasing capacity, both in terms of buildings and personnel.

Thank you for praying for us that we would manage to juggle our work and family responsibilities well as we play our part in making God's glory more known across Senegal.

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Link person: David Morgan 07850 770885 david24morgan@gmail.com

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Welcome to St John's Church!

We are so delighted that you have found our website. We are a Church family in Wimborne for anyone living, working or studying around this area. Whoever you are, whatever your age, whether you’re an experienced Christian or not, we would love you to join us.

From an intrigued onlooker to the committed follower we are keen that everyone should grow in relationship with God through knowing Jesus. To help us do that our emphasis is on hearing God speak to us by his Holy Spirit through his word, the Bible. Each of us knows that we only grow in a relationship with someone and get to know them when we spend time listening to them and responding and reacting to what they say. So the focus of St John’s is on listening to God’s word, talking to him in prayer and taking up all that he says.

The Church family here at St John’s longs to help anyone who wants to investigate the life of Jesus. On this site you will find people, meetings, talks and events shaped to help you take another step forward in finding out more about God and his love for us in Jesus, and to help you get linked into the church family life.

We hope to have the opportunity to meet you personally in the very near future and that you will quickly feel at home at St John’s.

Stuart Hull and Nigel Day (Churchwardens)
Please note that we are currently seeking a new Vicar, following the retirement of Revd Peter Breckwoldt in July 2025