Ray was born in Birmingham to West Indian parents and grew up in London after living for a short time in Jamaica. He trained and worked as a secondary school science teacher in Tower Hamlets and Haringey here in London. After studying at the London Theological Seminary in North London he became the assistant minister at ELT Baptist church. He then spent nine years living and working in Durban, South Africa on a church planting project that included student ministry and teaching on a training course. He is married to Rebekah and they have four children: Naomi, Nathanael, Natalia and Noah. In his spare time he enjoys reading, watching movies, playing squash, swimming and cycling around South East London. Ray and Rebekah are associate mission partners of Crosslinks, an international mission society working largely within the worldwide Anglican Communion. Their prayer letters can be found on the Crosslinks website.
Chris grew up in the land of Colman's mustard and turkey burgers: Norfolk! It was at Kingston University that he became a Christian and since then he has loved telling others about the good news of Jesus. Chris was a Christian schools worker in the Borough of Kingston for 7 years before coming to Grace Church Brockley. He is married to Jess and they have two young children, Albert and Sylvia. Chris loves history and art, so in his spare time his favourite places to visit are the British museum and the National Gallery.
Simon was brought up in a Christian home but would say he became a Christian himself when he was 14. He is passionate about helping people to know Jesus and live for Him. He has lived in the Catford/ Honor Oak Park area on and off for most of his life so feels truly local. He is married to Louise and they have three children. Together they enjoy reading, being active and listening to music. He works as a management consultant in the field of sustainability.
Rob became a Christian after university when he came to realise that the claims that Jesus made were worth taking seriously. He is married to Debs and they have two young boys. Rob works for his family business growing and selling garden plants. He likes to mix business with pleasure by gardening and tries to keep fit by running and playing the occasional sport!
Ravi grew up in a Christian household after his mother, who came to London from India as a Hindu, became a christian when she saw the love of Jesus through the local church. He became a christian in his early teens, but came to a deeper understanding of quite how much the Lord Jesus had done for him rather later in life. Ravi is married to Nic, and has 3 energetic boys. They have lived in Brockley since 2003.