New Life Family Church is a charitable organisation, and is accountable to a team of trustees who oversee the management of the charity accounts and administration.

The Trustees for New Family Church are:

Mike Smith

Pastor Mike Smith leads the team at New Life Family Church, Stowmarket, now in its 16th year of impacting the county of Suffolk. Mike also has a passion to see lives changed in Uganda and Rwanda, regularly taking God’s message of hope and love to the people, planting churches and building orphanages and schools. Mike’s desire is to see lives changed through God’s Word, “raising champions in life to fulfil their full potential!” Mike is married to Hazel, and they have three children, all grown up and married, and six grandchildren.

Simon Ginns

Simon has nearly thirty years of senior management experience in the Private, Learning and Skills and Third (Charities) Sectors, in particular the Telecoms, Airline and the Further Education Sectors. As well as being a Trustee of New Life Family Church, Simon is Chair of Governors at Combs Middle School and a Parent Governor at Great Finborough CEVC Primary School, both in Suffolk. He has four children, and enjoys playing and watching most sports including cycling, golf, cricket and motor sport, and is also a solo BGA glider pilot. In his younger days, he played semi-professional football and has also completed four marathons.

Andy Elmes

Andy is the founder and senior leader of Family Church, located in Portsmouth, on the south coast of England. He is a visionary leader who has seen the church grow from 12 people on its first day to well over 900 in three congregations in twelve years. He is married to Gina, and they have five children.

Adrian Davies

Adrian is actively involved with New Life Family Church as well as being a trustee. He is the Youth Pastor and is passionate about seeing young people reach their full potential. He has visited Africa several times on missions trips, and has a real heart for the people there. Adrian is a Master Technician at a local garage, and in his spare time he enjoys playing football, fishing and watching movies. He is married to Caroline and they have three children.

Richard Fenning

Richard Fenning is a businessman in the UK with over thirty years experience in agriculture. He has had involvement in Church planting and preaching, with a focus on prayer and intimacy with God. He is married to Alison, who holds a BA (Hons) Degree in Biblical Studies and Cross-cultural Mission. She is an itinerant evangelistic preacher and mission leader. They are both devoted to God and travel internationally, investing in extending God’s kingdom.