Staff

Elfed Godding, National Director Evangelical Alliance Wales

In September 1999 Elfed Godding joined Evangelical Alliance  Wales as General Secretary from Oswestry, Shropshire, where he pastored Carreg Llwyd Church for 10 years.

Before that he was pastor of Cranleigh Community Church in Bournemouth for 8 years, following a call during his three years at Moorlands College.

Elfed has also graduated from the Nazarene Theological College with a Masters Degree in 'Aspects of Christian Holiness'.

He is married to Jackie and they have two adult sons, Neil and Joe.

Since taking up the position of National Director, Elfed has travelled extensively throughout Wales communicating the vision and mission of the Welsh Alliance.

There has been steady growth in membership as evangelicals across Wales have come together in exciting initiatives and projects. Evangelicals are increasingly recognised as an influential and growing constituency by the wider Church, the media and the National Assembly, with the Evangelical Alliance Wales being seen as a key representative body.

You can contact Elfed at e.godding@eauk.org 

Jim Stewart, National Assembly Liaison Officer

Jim joined EA Wales as National Assembly Liaison Officer in August 2005, taking over from Dan Boucher. Jim was born in Wales but grew up in Canada and hence has an interesting accent!

Prior to joining EA Wales, he was with BBC Wales' Political Unit as journalist and researcher and has also worked extensively in teaching, care and youth work. He is well travelled - over 20 countries at last count, including a year spent in the Welsh region of Patagonia in Argentina - and speaks Welsh, Spanish and is not bad in French.

He works in Public Affairs and is keen to see the church taking its place in society and to be well represented.

You can contact Jim on j.stewart@eauk.org  

Cynthia Williams, Administrator

Cynthia was born and brought up in Pontypool, in Torfaen. She is married to Mel and they have four children, three grandchildren and two sons-in-law. They have lived in Cardiff since 1971 and attend Highfields Free Church.

She has been working with Evangelical Alliance Wales since 1994. Before that time she worked for Lindsay Brown who was the then European Secretary of International Fellowship of Evangelical Students. Cynthia can be contacted on wales@eauk.org  

Paul Hocking, Project Development Consultant

Paul joined the team in July 2009. He has worked as a biology teacher for 17 years, and then in leadership and management development in the NHS in Wales for 14 years, before going full time as pastor at the community church in Cardiff that he helped to plant. He is currently working as a consultant under the auspices of Evangelical Alliance Wales, supporting churches and Christian charities. He is also helping EAW with the launch of the Cymru Institute for Contemporary Christianity with responsibility for operations and finance. Paul is married to Connie and has two adult children, Jamie and Bethan. Paul can be contacted on p.hocking@eauk.org.

Margaret Haines, volunteer

Margaret and her husband Julian live in The Vale of Glamorgan and have two adult children. Since 2000 she has provided invaluable administrative support two days a week in the EA Wales office. Margaret can be contacted on m.haines@eauk.org

John Evans, Director of Strategic Oversight and Research for Gweini

A former government statistician, John joined Gweini in 2006 to spearhead an Assembly-endorsed 'Faith Communities Audit'. John is married to Rosamund and they have two children and three grand children johnmartinevans@gweini.org.uk

Rob Burns, Missional Leadership Consultant

Rob has been in full time Christian ministry since 1989, first in the USA and now in Wales. As well as serving the Alliance he is Director of Training at Going Public and a leader of Glenwood Faith Community Church in Cardiff. Rob has a Masters degree in theology and has worked in the sports arena as an 'A' licence football coach, in education as a theology tutor and in the church as a preacher. He is passionate about coaching and mentoring people who are looking for direction, encouragement and purpose. Rob can be contacted on r.burns@eauk.org