Leadership

Elders

A team of Elders, which includes the Minister, is recognised by the Church as being called by God to serve the whole of church life.  Recognition of Elders is in line with biblical understanding (1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1) and they have the spiritual, pastoral and visionary oversight of the Church.

The Eldership team meet most weeks to seek God’s heart and vision for the Church, based around prayer and Scripture.  Elders are also Trustees of the Church as a charity. 

Minister
Stephen Thompson was called as the Minister from 28 April 2014.  Having planted and ministered in churches in Northamptonshire and Hull, Stephen was previously ministering in a Baptist church in Virginia, USA.
He is married to Ester and they have two children, Naomi and Caleb.  Stephen has a passion for preaching God's word and for making and discipling followers of Jesus. 

Will Partridge-Underwood
Will joined the Church as the Youth worker in 2009 having been involved with young people's work for many years, latterly based in a church plant in Hull.  His calling as an Elder was recognised in September 2013 and in January 2020 he was recognised as Associate Minister.  Will's wife, Sharon, is the Church's Pastoral Coordinator. 


Ian White
Ian was recognised as an Elder in January 2020.
He is married to Lynn and has four children. Ian is a self employed painter and decorator and oversees the maintenance of the Church's properties.  He is passionate about the power of prayer, looks after ministry prayer offered after services and runs discipleship courses for men.  
 

Ministry Leaders/Deacons

In order to fulfil our Vision and Mission as a Church, we believe that every Member should be encouraged to discover his/her God given gifts and abilities and to use them in His service.  To enable the Church to function effectively, we have established areas of ministry in which Members can fulfil their calling.

These are led by Deacons, otherwise known as Ministry Leaders, who are recognised to have leadership gifts in a particular area of the Church's life and work.  They are likewise recognised according to scriptural principles set out in 1 Timothy 3.  Deacons are also Trustees of the Church as a charity.

Click here for more information on Ministry Areas