Ministry Leaders

Photo of Kevin and Catherine Mentzel, Richmond ministry leaders

Kevin and Catherine Mentzel

29 Mar 2025

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12 Apr 2025

Kevin served in the Royal Engineers before training for ordained ministry in the Church of England. He served as a curate in Kent, school chaplain, and assistant minister in Fulham. Kevin served as an Army Chaplain for 18 years, seeing operational tours in Northern Ireland and Iraq.  Kevin preaches in churches in Oxfordshire and is a Volunteer Police Chaplain.  

Kevin has skied and ski toured in the Alps, in Norway, in the Andes, in New Zealand, and in Kyrgyzstan. He was an Armed Forces ski instructor and organised a Haute Tour ski tour from Verbier to Zermatt. Kevin has for many years been a Seasonal Chaplain in Zermatt and in Verbier.  Kevin has coxed and coached crews at Canford, Reading, Cambridge, Henley, Eton, Oxford, London, and Abingdon. Kevin has a keen interest in modern art and jazz. Kevin enjoys fellowship with Christians all over the world and seeks to help people grow in their faith as he shares the good news of Jesus Christ.   

Kevin is married to Catherine, who enjoys her work in a Prep School in Abingdon. They have two daughters, Hetty and Pippa, who both graduated from university last summer. They worship at All Saints’, Marcham – http://www.marcham-with-garford.org.uk