Sim came to portswood church as a student in 2006. He currently serves as an elder. He has been involved in student & young adults work, creative media, marketing, web and most recently the WEAT (world mission) team.
Peter has served as an elder and trustee for a number of years as well as serving on our strategic leadership and staff teams. He has been, with his wife Sandra, at Portswood Church for more than 20 years. Peter leads the prayer ministry within the church and has a passion for encouraging the body of the church to rely on God in prayer both within Portswood Church and in the wider city through the 'House of Prayer' initiative. He serves in a number of the community outreach projects including Open Door, Breakfast Club and Street Pastors.
Sarah has been part of Portswood Church for over 20 years and has worked with our children and young people for many of those years. She really enjoys working with the 11-18s, helping them explore their faith and feel part of the church community. Sarah also works as a Nurse, loves camping and is currently learning how to play Minecraft with her junior age daughter!
Ardel joined Portswood Church in 2010 with his wife, Jarunda, where he got stuck in stewarding within 2 weeks of joining and has spent most of his time including welcoming any and everyone through the door with the biggest smile. Ardel loves sharing the gospel and listening to individuals stories, and has been involved with Christianity Explored, Discipleship Explored and Alpha. He is a bibliophile so can always be found in a book in his down time.
David has been with Portswood church for 17 years and is married to Catrin, they have two excitable boys. He is a house group leader in Shirley and helps in Sunday School. When is not doing that or chasing one of his children, he can be found playing board and role playing games, talking about theology or politics, or catching up on introvert time in a book or computer game.
Louise has been part of Portswood Church since the late 90's when she joined as a student. Louise is married with two children. She enjoys a really good coffee, slapstick comedy and strategic board games. She has a passion to see the message of Jesus impacting lives in practical ways, which in turn transforms our relationships and the communities we live in.
Gez has been a Portswood Global Mission Partner for the past sixteen years, living and working in France with the Navigators. He's currently on home assignment, helping out with a variety of things at church, while maintaining connection with people in France through regular visits and online meetings. He's married to Alison and they have three children.
Sarah works in our Church office supporting the rest of the leadership teams with administration, logistics and communication. She has been at Portswood Church since her student days in the late 90's and during this time has served on the worship team, the children's team, Portswood Pod (babies & toddler group) and our Hosting team. She is married with two boys, loves reading her kindle given the chance and is passionate about good communication.
Louise has been part of Portswood Church since the late 90's when she joined as a student. Louise is married with two children. She enjoys a really good coffee, slapstick comedy and strategic board games. She has a passion to see the message of Jesus impacting lives in practical ways, which in turn transforms our relationships and the communities we live in.
Hannah has been at Portswood Church since 2016 and since then has mostly been involved in the music team and with the youth ministry. She is very excited about her role as Children and Families Team Leader, and has a passion for children and young people finding their place in our church family. She also works for Safe Families part time, and enjoys getting to know new families. Hannah is married with a young daughter, and as a family they enjoy trips to the farm, the beach, and of course the play parks!
Peter has served as an elder and trustee for a number of years as well as serving on our strategic leadership and staff teams. He has been, with his wife Sandra, at Portswood Church for more than 20 years. Peter leads the prayer ministry within the church and has a passion for encouraging the body of the church to rely on God in prayer both within Portswood Church and in the wider city through the 'House of Prayer' initiative. He serves in a number of the community outreach projects including Open Door, Breakfast Club and Street Pastors.
Gez has been a Portswood Global Mission Partner for the past sixteen years, living and working in France with the Navigators. He's currently on home assignment, helping out with a variety of things at church, while maintaining connection with people in France through regular visits and online meetings. He's married to Alison and they have three children.
Sarah has been part of Portswood Church for over 20 years and has worked with our children and young people for many of those years. She really enjoys working with the 11-18s, helping them explore their faith and feel part of the church community. Sarah also works as a Nurse, loves camping and is currently learning how to play Minecraft with her junior age daughter!
