Staff Team
Rev’d Rob Brown
Associate Minister/Church Elder
Rob is married to Alice and together they have four children: Jonty, Pippa, Barnaby and Harriet. Rob leads the Student Ministry at Christchurch and assists in the overall leadership of the Church.
David Kellagher
Assistant Minister/Church Elder
David is married to Sarah and father to Bethia and Leah. He first came to Christchurch as a student in Durham in the 2000s, and after spending a decade in London moved back to Durham in 2020 to help lead the local congregation.
Richard Wilson
Administrator
Richard relocated to the UK from Cincinnati, Ohio in 2023. He and his wife Wendy share a love for God, family, food and fitness.
Ministry Trainees
Our church is served by a number of graduates who stay on for a year or two to get experiences of full-time church ministry. Our current Ministry Trainees are:
Elders
The Staff Team and Ministry Trainees serve under the oversight of the Elders who meet regularly as the church’s leadership team. The Eldership comprises of the preaching staff (listed above) and the Trustees who are ratified by the church family at the AGM. The current non-staff Elders are:
Kit Erlebach
Church Elder
Kit is married to Sarah, and they have two grown up children, Joshua and Naomi. Kit serves in all sorts of capacities, from leading services to serving on the PA desk. He also makes sure the leadership team is communicating well with the church family. Kit works for Fujifilm and loves to read the Bible with anyone who wants to find out more about Jesus.
Jon Long
Church Elder
Jon is married to Ella and they have two children, Henry and Clara. Jon leads a Growth Group, with Ella, and has oversight of our policies. Jon works for a Durham based bank and when he’s not overseeing their compliance he can be found learning about dinosaurs from Henry.
Derek Taylor
Church Elder
Derek is married to Ruth. He returned to the North East in 2020 for his retirement having worked as a mechanical engineer and project manager in the East Midlands. In Leicester he served as an Elder at Oadby Evangelical Free Church and as a visiting preacher to several small churches nearby. At Christchurch, Derek serves on the welcome team and leads a Growth Group.