About Charles

Following Jesus. Discovering purpose. Helping others find hope.

My name is Charles Andrew, and I am a Christian, pastor, husband, father and writer.

For me, faith has never simply been about having the right answers. It has been a journey of learning to trust God, discovering His purposes, navigating difficult seasons and continually coming back to the question: What does it mean to follow Jesus faithfully in everyday life?

That is a journey I am still on.

My journey

I grew up in India, where my father planted a church in Chandigarh. From an early age, church and ministry were part of everyday family life. I saw people give their time, energy and resources to serve God and others, and that experience shaped my understanding of what Christian faith could look like.

In 2010, my wife Nika and I moved to the UK. After a short time in London, we settled on the Isle of Wight.

For nine years I had the privilege of serving as pastor of Ventnor Baptist Church. Those years taught me a great deal about people, ministry, leadership and, perhaps most importantly, dependence upon God.

Towards the end of 2024, we began to sense that God was leading our family into a new season. That eventually brought us back to the mainland and to Southampton.

In August 2025, I began serving as pastor of Velmore Church in Chandler’s Ford.

Today, much of my life revolves around helping people discover Jesus, understand the Bible, grow in faith and recognise that God is present not only in the extraordinary moments of life but also in the ordinary ones.

What I believe

At the centre of my faith is Jesus Christ.

I believe the Christian life is not simply about attending church, becoming more religious or trying harder to be a good person. It is about knowing God, receiving His grace and learning to follow Jesus.

I also believe that faith should connect with real life.

We all face questions about purpose, relationships, work, money, disappointment, success, failure, family and the future. Christianity does not remove all of those questions, but it gives us a different foundation from which to face them.

The Bible has shaped the way I understand those questions, and I continue to discover its relevance as I study it and try to live it out.

Why I write

Writing has been part of my journey for many years.

I enjoy taking ideas that can sometimes seem complicated and exploring them in a way that is understandable, practical and useful.

Some of what I write will be about faith and the Bible. Some will be about purpose, personal growth and the challenges of everyday life. I also want to ask honest questions—questions that many people think about but do not always feel comfortable asking.

I don’t pretend to have everything figured out.

My hope is that the things I write will encourage you to think more deeply, look at life from a different perspective and, ultimately, discover more of what it means to know God.

A lifelong journey

One of the things I have become increasingly convinced of is that following Jesus is a journey rather than a destination.

There are seasons when faith feels strong and seasons when God seems distant. There are answered prayers and unanswered questions. There are victories, disappointments, unexpected turns and new beginnings.

Through all of them, I am learning that God’s presence matters more than having everything under control.

My desire is to keep seeking Him—and to encourage others to do the same.

“As you have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him.”

— Colossians 2:6

Welcome

This website is a place where I can bring together some of the things I care about: faith, the Bible, purpose, personal growth, writing and the lessons I continue to learn along the way.

If something you read here encourages you, challenges you or simply makes you stop and think, then it has served a purpose.

Thanks for being here.

Charles Andrew