John Boyers was brought up in a Methodist family, but came to a living experience of being saved by Christ through the Christian Union while he was a student at Nottingham College of Education.
Having married Anne, and then having spent some years teaching in the North of England, he felt God's call to train for full-time ministry. He attended London Bible College, and later joined the ministry the team at St James Road Baptist Church, Watford, spending maybe one and a half days a week as chaplain to Watford Football Club.
By 1990, John had gained much experience in Sports Chaplaincy, and leaders of the Baptist Union of Great Britain suggested he concentrate full time on sports chaplaincy development. In 1991 'SCORE' (Sports Chaplaincy Offering Resources and Encouragement) was set up as a registered charity to oversee the ministry, and in September 1992 John moved up to the north-west, with his family, to work as chaplain with MUFC in response to United's invitation.
