Meet the Team
Elders
The Eldership Team are ultimately responsible for everything that we do at Kerith Community Church, although they are mainly volunteers without much involvement in the day-to-day running. Their contribution tends to be focussed on the bigger-picture decisions we need that release other teams to fulfil their roles. That could include our Theology & doctrine (how we understand the Bible and apply it to real life); our Vision (what God is calling us to become and how we’re building towards that); and our Pastoral Care (how we are looking after our people). Their regular pattern is to meet monthly, alternating between meeting in site teams with the Site Pastors one month, and all together with the Senior Pastor the other, each time praying and working through these things together.”
Simon Benham
Senior Pastor,
Elder & Trustee
Ben Oliver
Executive Pastor & Elder
Shari Barrett
Worship Champion, Farnborough Assistant Site Pastor & Elder
Jacqui Webber-Gant
Elder & Trustee
Ida Astley
Elder
Joey Harman
Elder
Duncan Klitgaard
Elder & Trustee
Sola Bamgboye
Elder
Edward Issitt
Elder
Trustees
The Trustees Team support the Elders by taking the lead on the corporate side of Kerith’s supporting organisation. Kerith is both a company and a charity, so they hold the teams to account accordingly for matters relating to finances, safeguarding, employment, legal and property. Like the elders, they are mainly volunteers, many with specialist expertise from the marketplace that they use to serve the church. Their regular pattern is to meet formally once a term, and gather as and when needed for any faster decisions if they arise.
Jonathan Davis
Chair of Trustees
Simon Benham
Senior Pastor, Elder & Trustee
Duncan Klitgaard
Elder & Trustee
Jacqui Webber-Gant
Elder & Trustee
Jeff Whitton
Trustee
Daniele Seidu
Treasurer
Site Teams
Our Site teams are assigned to individual Kerith sites. Under the direction of our Site Pastors, with support and expertise provided by our central Ministry Leads, the site teams resource and empower our many wonderful volunteers. Ultimately, on each site they all work together to help their local people find their way back to God through communities growing in their love for God and love for people.
Scilla Summers
Bracknell Youth Coordinator
Beccy Oliver
Bracknell Site Pastor
Sonya Tumuluri
Bracknell Site Co-ordinator
Claire Mather
Bracknell Foodbank Manager
Liz Fourie
Foodbank Manager & Bracknell Revive Co-ordinator
Jo Foster
Kerith Kids Champion & Bracknell Children's Pastor
Kelly Heath
Farnborough Families Pastor
Leon Johnson
Windsor Site Pastor
Adam Parsonage
Windsor Assistant Site Pastor
Ruth Haruna
Windsor Families Pastor
Dan Wells
Isle of Wight Site Pastor
Paula Mosdell
Human Resources Officer & Isle of Wight Site Co-ordinator
Pelumi Aworinde
Bracknell Site Pastor
Catrina Benham
Sites Director
Sonia Hopkin
Farnborough Site Pastor
Rob Kempton
Bracknell Caretaker
Michael Beer
Windsor Caretaker & Building Administrator
Kendra Antle
Windsor Debt Coach
Central Ministries Team
The Central Ministries Team's focus is less about being up front ‘doing’ ministry and more about resourcing the teams on the Kerith sites to do ministry. They are the experts in our ministry areas, which we group into Families, Experience, Communications, Pastoral Care and Social Justice. Each ministry owns how Kerith helps people find their way back to God through their specific focus and how it is resourced to grow on each of our sites. They work together with one another and with site teams to deliver the processes we follow and the systems we use; they decide on the budgets we have and the calendar we’re working to; they train the teams, set up the structures and supply the tools that enable ministry everywhere.
Sarah Hardy
Ministries Director & Social Justice Lead
Andy Barrett
Social Justice Development Manager
Ben Pocock
Experience & Communications Lead
Ken Evans
CAP Centre Manager
Shari Barrett
Worship Champion, Farnborough Assistant Site Pastor, Elder.
Jo Foster
Kerith Kids Champion & Bracknell Children's Pastor
Glenda Robinson
WTC Hub Director
Heather Pocock
Teaching Lead
Operations Team
The Operations team oversee Kerith's corporate functions, providing support and resources to the Central and Sites ministries, enabling the vision, mission and strategy set by the Elders, Trustees and the Coordination Team.
Debbie Fletcher
Safer Recruitment Administrator
Calum Field
Operations Director
Yvonne Hope
Office Team Receptionist & Administrator
Josh Boyle
Production Manager
Jade Peters
Production Co-ordinator
Mark Midwinter
Production Engineer & Content Creator
Timothy (Tim) Laithwaite
Finance Manager
Paula Mosdell
Human Resources Officer & Isle of Wight Site Co-ordinator
Paul James
Estates Manager
Coordination Team
As well as running their own management teams, the directors of the Site Pastors, Central Ministries and Operations Teams come together with our Senior Pastor and Executive Pastor each week to keep us all aligned behind the Elders & Trustees priorities and ensure the organisational health of our whole Office Team. The Coordination Team, as they’re known, keep the teams moving by unblocking any coordinating decisions needed; keep us all headed in the same direction to meet our goals each year; and keep our Kerith culture at the heart of how we work (we call it a “Hungry, Humble and Healthy” working community).
Simon Benham
Senior Pastor, Elder & Trustee
Ben Oliver
Executive Pastor & Elder
Sarah Hardy
Ministries Director & Social Justice Lead
Catrina Benham
Sites Director
Calum Field
Operations Director
Work with us
Are you looking to for a job that combines your love for God and heart for your community? Take a look at the roles on offer at Kerith Community Church.
Volunteer with us
One of the best ways to feel at home at Kerith Community Church and meet others is to get involved by volunteering to serve. It takes an army of volunteers behind the scenes to help our local communities find their way back to God - and we’d love for you to join us in our mission.