Our Vision
Every life transformed.
Through Jesus.
For God’s glory.
For that to happen, we’re committed to:
- Reaching our communities... with the gospel
- Growing disciples... to maturity
- Resourcing gospel ministry... to grow God's kingdom
Every life transformed.
Through Jesus.
For God’s glory.
Growing Disciples
‘He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ’
Colossians 1:28
Our vision is to see every life transformed — but what does that really mean? It means becoming fully mature in Christ. It’s a lifelong journey of being shaped by his grace, his truth, and his mission.
We see this maturity expressed in five key aspects of discipleship (see diagram). Together, they offer a clear, biblical picture of what it means to be a disciple of Jesus in a healthy church.
Our Team
It’s helpful to put faces to names, so here’s a brief intro to our staff team at Saint James. Of course, they’re just a few among many — we often say we’re a lifeboat, not a cruise ship (i.e. no passengers because we’re all crew!) Paid or not, our church is made up of all kinds of people, each playing a part in our mission to grow disciples.
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Peter Ackroyd
Maturity Lead
Peter Ackroyd
Maturity Lead
Peter serves as our Associate Pastor, overseeing our midweek Growth Groups and equipping us at Saint James to grow as wholehearted disciples of Jesus. Peter is our congregational pastor for The 10:00 in Gerrards Cross.
Shakira Armstrong
Finance Officer
Shakira Armstrong
Finance Officer
Shakira serves on our Operations Team as Finance Officer, managing our church finances. She works closely with the team to ensure we steward our resources well in support of our vision.
Anna Barrett
Children's Pastor
Anna Barrett
Children's Pastor
Anna serves in our Ministry Team overseeing our Kids Ministry, partnering with parents to grow young disciples amongst our children.
Matt Beeby
Rector
Matt Beeby
Rector
Matt serves as our lead pastor, overseeing our vision, our Bible teaching, and our staff team — helping us to remain centred on Christ and our mission to reach the lost.
Luke Douglas
Youth Worker
Luke Douglas
Youth Worker
Luke serves on our Ministry Team, overseeing our Youth Ministry and partnering with parents to grow disciples who go the distance with Jesus.
Dan Hubbard
Membership Lead
Dan Hubbard
Membership Lead
Dan serves on our Ministry Team, overseeing our Membership Ministry — welcoming newcomers and helping people to take their next step towards getting connected and being cared for at Saint James. Dan also works to ensure our comms effectively support our vision.
Craig Larner
Mission Lead
Craig Larner
Mission Lead
Craig serves on our Ministry Team, overseeing our Mission ministries and equipping us to share the good news of Jesus in our communities. He leads our Explore series and provides oversight for our Students & Young Adults. Craig is the congregational pastor for The 5:30.
Josh Lucas
Magnification Lead
Josh Lucas
Magnification Lead
Josh serves as our Pastor for Magnification, overseeing our Music & Tech Team and helping our church family live for God’s glory in every part of life.
Jennie Marks
Ministry Co-Ordinator
Jennie Marks
Ministry Co-Ordinator
Jennie serves in our Operations Team as a Ministry Co-Ordinator, supporting and enabling gospel ministry across Saint James. She works closely with Ministry Leads to plan and organise opportunities for people of all ages to hear about Jesus as well as handling all our parish administration.
Mike Neville
Associate Pastor for Fulmer
Mike Neville
Associate Pastor for Fulmer
Mark Nicholas
Operations Director
Mark Nicholas
Operations Director
Mark leads our Operations Team as Operations Director, overseeing everything from IT, finance, HR to facilities, communications, and much more. He works carefully to ensure that gospel ministry at Saint James is well-resourced and structured so that our shared vision can flourish.
Hope Sawers
Ministry Trainee
Hope Sawers
Ministry Trainee
Hope has joined us for two years from Australia to take part in our Ministry Training Scheme. She will be training 1 day a week on the South Central Ministry Training Course and will be gaining experience in a number of our ministries during her time with us.
Otto Summerell
Ministry Co-Ordinator
Otto Summerell
Ministry Co-Ordinator
Otto serves in our Operations Team as a Ministry Co-Ordinator, supporting and enabling gospel ministry across Saint James. He works closely with our Ministry Leads and their teams to ensure that we are organised and effective across our ministries and at our gatherings.
Jenny Williams
Associate Pastor for Women
Jenny Williams
Associate Pastor for Women
Jenny serves as our Associate Pastor for Women, envisioning, training, and equipping women to be disciple-makers for Jesus in his local church. Jenny works closely with Peter in overseeing our midweek Growth Groups.
Francesca Hall-Drinkwater
Churchwarden
Francesca Hall-Drinkwater
Churchwarden
Churchwardens fulfil an essential role as a key link between the church family and the Rector and ministry team. They serve on the PCC and the PCC Standing Committee, and will meet with the Rector throughout the year for his support and encouragement. Francesca attends the The 10:00 in Fulmer.
Gary Palmer
Churchwarden
Gary Palmer
Churchwarden
Churchwardens fulfil an essential role as a key link between the church family and the Rector and ministry team. They serve on the PCC and the PCC Standing Committee, and will meet with the Rector throughout the year for his support and encouragement. Gary attends the The 5:30 in Gerrards Cross.
John Young
Churchwarden
John Young
Churchwarden
Churchwardens fulfil an essential role as a key link between the church family and the Rector and ministry team. They serve on the PCC and the PCC Standing Committee, and will meet with the Rector throughout the year for his support and encouragement. John attends the The 10:00 in Gerrards Cross.
Ann Green
Parish Safeguarding Officer
Ann Green
Parish Safeguarding Officer
The Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO) assists the PCC and Ministry Team in fulfilling our safeguarding responsibilities, by providing advice and guidance to those delivering and following our safeguarding policy. Ann attends The 10:00 in Gerrards Cross.
PCC
All our ministries and congregations are overseen by the Parochial Church Council (PCC) and the PCC Standing Committee.
The PCC Standing Committee works closely with the Rector and Staff Team to develop and implement our vision and strategy.
The PCC Standing Committee is made up of the Rector and Churchwardens...
- Matt Beeby (Rector)
- Francesca Hall-Drinkwater (The 10:00, FL)
- Gary Palmer (The 5:30, GX)
- John Young (The 10:00, GX)
together with...
- Will Coomber (The 5:30, GX)
- Mark Nicholas (Operations Director)
- David Steel (Treasurer)
The PCC are
- Peter Ackroyd (Clergy)
- Bola Akinseye (The 10:00, GX)
- Heather Ashby-Rose (The 5:30, GX)
- Simon Bailey (The 10:00, GX)
- Matt Beeby (Rector, PCC Chair)
- Andrew Bell (The 10:00, GX)
- Will Coomber (The 5:30, GX)
- Joan Filler (The 10:00, GX)
- Francesca Hall-Drinkwater (Churchwarden, The 10:00, FL)
- Tom Kitching (The 10:00, GX)
- Craig Larner (Clergy)
- Richard Lawrence (Giving Secretary, The 10:00, GX)
- Liz Lee (The 5:30, GX)
- Tish Littlewood (The 10:00, GX)
- Ian Mitton (The 5:30, GX)
- Mark Nicholas (Operations Director)
- Tim Ogunleye (The 10:00, GX)
- Gary Palmer (Churchwarden, The 5:30, GX)
- David Steel (Treasurer, The 5:30, GX)
- Stephanie Summerell (The 5:30, GX)
- Lawrence Tebboth (The 10:00, GX)
- John Young (Churchwarden, The 10:00, GX)
PCC Secretary
- David Irvine (The 10:00, GX)
Parish Safeguarding Officer
- Ann Green (The 10:00, GX)
Statement of Faith
We believe in...
The one true God who lives eternally in three persons – the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
The love, grace and sovereignty of God in creating, sustaining, ruling, redeeming and judging the world.
The divine inspiration and supreme authority of the Old and New Testament Scriptures, which are the written Word of God – fully trustworthy for faith and conduct.
The dignity of all people, made male and female in God’s image to love, be holy and care for creation, yet corrupted by sin, which incurs divine wrath and judgement.
The incarnation of God’s eternal Son, the Lord Jesus Christ – born of the virgin Mary; truly divine and truly human, yet without sin.
The atoning sacrifice of Christ on the cross: dying in our place, paying the price of sin and defeating evil, so reconciling us with God.
The bodily resurrection of Christ, the first fruits of our resurrection; his ascension to the Father, and his reign and mediation as the only Saviour of the world.
The justification of sinners solely by the grace of God through faith in Christ.
The ministry of God the Holy Spirit, who leads us to repentance, unites us with Christ through new birth, empowers our discipleship and enables our witness.
The church, the body of Christ both local and universal, the priesthood of all believers — given life by the Spirit and endowed with the Spirit’s gifts to worship God and proclaim the gospel, promoting justice and love.
The personal and visible return of Jesus Christ to fulfil the purposes of God, who will raise all people to judgement, bring eternal life to the redeemed and eternal condemnation to the lost, and establish a new heaven and new earth.
We also uphold and affirm the biblical doctrine of marriage which can be summarised by this CEEC Additional Declaration.
