Ministry Leaders

Iain is a walker, writer and artisan bread-maker. He has a pastoral heart, enjoying teaching and encouraging.

Tim is married to Debi and they have three children. He’s a Church of England priest who leads LOVECHURCH Bournemouth, a new church planted from HTB in 2014.

Simon Farmer is married to Rachel and they have 3 children and 3 grandchildren. Simon has been an army chaplain for 27 years and now has Permission to Officiate within the Anglican church in South Devon where they live. Rachel is a Communications Consultant with Scripture Union International and a writer.

Mark Simmons is the pastor at Selly Park Baptist Church in Birmingham. Mark loves sport, music, travel, and food. He is an experienced worship leader and ministry leader for Richmond Holidays and MasterSun.

Greg Downes is the Director of Kingfisher Ministries and lives in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds with his wife Tamie and their two young daughters. He is a member of the Archbishop’s College of Evangelists and speaks at missions, conferences and churches both in the UK and abroad.

Members of Frinton Free Church, Ian has been an elder for 37 years. He has led the Youth Ministry leader for 12 years; house group coordinator/trainer for 5 years, and since the early 2000’s worship and worship band leader. Jan has led various ministries including mum’s and toddlers, youth house groups and is the pastoral care leaders for the ladies ministry in their church.

Born in Montego Bay, Jamaica, Dalton came to England at the age of 9 and was saved at the age of 16 at a Boys Brigade Camp. Dalton is part of Little Hill Church in Wigston, Leicester, where he preaches occasionally on Sundays and at mid-week Bible studies. He regularly speaks at several churches in the surrounding area and has spoken on over 20 Christian holidays in various locations around the world.

Mark Simmons is the pastor at Selly Park Baptist Church in Birmingham. Mark loves sport, music, travel, and food. He is an experienced worship leader and ministry leader for Richmond Holidays and MasterSun.

Ruth has been a ministry leader with Richmond several times and enjoys getting to know all sorts of people. Based in Durham she is associate staff at King’s Church there but speaks widely nationally and internationally. She enjoys gardening, movies, travel and throwing epic dinner parties.