Premier League Star converted pastor returns to UK
A former Gilingham and the Premier League footballer is to return the pandit to Kent – this time as an interim pastor in a local church.
Before finishing his career in Charleton in 2002, Gavin Picock played for Gills before going to Bornmouth, Newcastle and Chelsea.
Following the mantra as a pundit with BBC Sport, he led Canada to study theology and became a pastor in 2012.
Now, Gavin is preparing for a year as a pastor at Bethersden Baptist Church near Ashford, which he said that he will allow him to bring him back to his roots.
“In 2006, my wife received a disease and was in the hospital for a few weeks,” he explained.
“This rebuilt my thinking and I thought of going under the leadership of the church, and eventually left my media career.
“As a pastor, I am really calling me. I have played in Vambali in the FA Cup final, but feel a strong sense of responsibility when I am serving 30 people.”
Gavin, now 57, Has been a Christian since the age of 18And despite the change in his career, it is not completely away from the world of football.
He said, “I really talked about a ‘trust and football’ on Saturday, about 250 people came and (got) my autobiography, so for the next year, this is my life,” he said.
