Sculptor Stephen Broadbent joins Everyday Faith Panel

Sculptor, Stephen Broadbent, railway manager, David Pitt and oceanographer, Professor Yeung-Djern Lenn will be in conversation with host, Ruth Bull from Transforming Lives Together in a relaxed chat-show format with questions invited from the audience.

Stephen's public artworks, including the Water of Life at Chester Cathedral and the River of Life in Warrington (commissioned as part of the remodelling of Bridge Street after the Warrington Bombing).

Stephen first discovered a love for art in a way he still laughs about today: while his older brother was given football boots, Stephen was handed a Spirograph — and something creative sparked. That early interest was nurtured by an encouraging metalwork teacher at school (where he was, remarkably, the only pupil studying metalwork) and deepened after an unforgettable school assembly led by Liverpool sculptor Arthur Dooley. That moment proved pivotal, eventually leading Stephen to train under Dooley after leaving school. Today, Stephen speaks with real depth and beauty about the connection between his Christian faith and his sculpture, seeing his work not simply as creating objects, but as participating in something bigger — shaping pieces that reflect meaning, story and an opportunity for people to reflect and encounter God in their everyday life.

The other panel members are railway manager, David Pitt, (St Mark’s, Saltney) and Yeung-Djern (St Luke’s, Huntington) a lecturer in Oceanography at Bangor University who also live in Chester.

Yeung-Djern is a lecturer at Bangor University, specialising in Oceanography.  Very warm and articulate about her faith, she will speak about her calling to that work, and the way she is involved in supporting her students pastorally as well as academically. She'll talk about the environmental issues that concern and motivate her in her work. 

David says: "I live with my wife and our two young daughters in Chester, with baby number three on the way! I work as a railway manager and have held a number of roles on the railway, working my way up from stations and as a Driver to my current role in management. I've served as a church warden at our church for three years previously, am a member of the PCC and a drummer in our worship team."

Listen to David talking about his Everyday Faith: