Dave & Sarah Wuyts are leaders of the congregation and have two children, Ben & Tristan. Dave is employed full time by the Lifehouse. They share a passion for the Father’s Love – they know their need of the Grace of God and love  to soak in his presence. Dave preaches, leads worship, and leads others into the freedom of hearing the Voice of God and living in the river. Sarah loves to dance and enjoy the presence of God, and to enthuse about the Lord. She also loves painting, walking Lucy and Jen their Border Collies, horse-riding and gardening when there’s time! Dave likes sport (mainly watching!) and tries to get out on the golf course and to the gym. They love to drink coffee (especially Tim Hortons) with people and laugh a lot. Gareth and Gail Mitchell are part of the leadership team, and Gareth is also a trustee of the charitable trust that governs
 the con gregation. They have two children and have lived in Colchester and been members of the church for over 15 years. Gareth works as a manager in local government and Gail in health promotion in the NHS locally. Gail has oversight of the children and young people’s work in the church, and loves to see young people grow in their relationship with Jesus. Gareth’s calling is to the marketplace and he is pa ssionate about people management and supporting people with their personal development. Gail has discovered the joy of tending to an allotment, and Gareth the joy of eating the produce! Steph Codd is part of the Core team, a trustee, and heads up the Pastoral team. Her heart is to
 see people set free and released into all that they are in Christ. Steph is a grandma with two grown-up children and two grandchildren. She loves music, crossword puzzles, pottering in the garden, Cyril her parrot, and has a soft spot for dogs, especially Neville and Glenda her Staffies.
Steph was married to Dennis for 38 years till he went to be with Jesus in October 2007. |