Our Portland Port Chaplain is Mr Jonathan Bayliff, who joined the Royal Navy at 17 years of age as an apprentice. He decided to follow Christ at 18 and discovered his purpose as a missionary on British warships. After completing his training, he was drafted to Polaris submarines in Faslane and served a number of years before getting married, leaving the Navy and starting a family. He moved to Weymouth, after being called there to serve the Lord, and later joined the police, from which he retired in 2011. Jonathan has been living on the island for 11 years and became Port Chaplain in 2018. He has visited numerous ships and frequently also visits the Bibby Stockholm barge to offer discipleship training and welfare support to asylum seekers accommodated on board. Jonathan loves to share the Gospel and equip others to do the same. Winning souls to follow Jesus is his life’s mission.