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title: Meet the team
date: 2024-01-11T17:21:00+00:00
author: Rosa Hutchings
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[  ![Ben Jeffery](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==)  ![Ben Jeffery](https://cdn.eauk.org/people/_800x1066_crop_center-center_82_none/Ben-Jeffery.jpg) 

  Ben Jeffery 

Head of church unity

 

   ](#ben-jeffery) 

    ![Ben Jeffery](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E)  ![Ben Jeffery](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E)  

### Ben Jeffery

#### Head of church unity

Ben is the head of church unity and also leads soulcity church, Stockport, which he planted in 2017. He is unapologetically passionate about the local church, reaching people far from God and seeing the movement of Jesus reproduced in others. He also loves good coffee, falling off surfboards and getting lost on mountains.

 

 

 

 [  ![Mark Hopkins](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==)  ![Mark Hopkins](https://cdn.eauk.org/people/_800x1066_crop_center-center_82_none/Mark-Hopkins.jpg) 

  Mark Hopkins 

Regional unity champion

 

   ](#mark-hopkins) 

    ![Mark Hopkins](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E)  ![Mark Hopkins](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E)  

### Mark Hopkins

#### Regional unity champion

Mark is part of the unity team with a focus on the East Midlands. Alongside this he leads a church in Nottingham. He is part of the Ground Level Network national team and he runs their leadership and theology training course. Mark also helps oversee the unity prayer movement Nottingham City Prayer. He has a passion to see the local church equipped and empowered, working together for the sake of the kingdom. In whatever spare time is left he is a keen follower of sport and loves a good game of tennis.

 

 

 

 [  ![IMG 8399](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==)  ![IMG 8399](https://cdn.eauk.org/people/_800x1066_crop_center-center_82_none/IMG_8399.jpg) 

  Kevin Pickup 

Regional unity champion

 

   ](#kevin-pickup) 

    ![IMG 8399](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E)  ![IMG 8399](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E)  

### Kevin Pickup

#### Regional unity champion

Kevin is part of the unity team with a focus on South West England. Alongside this he also leads Gateway Church in Cornwall, which covers three locations and a large community centre. He is also the South West Regional Coordinator for The Elim Pentecostal Church. He is passionate about seeing unity amongst communities through the outworking of the Gospel and equipping people to rise up and become disciple makers. He classes his main hobbies as dog walking and being a Cambridge United fan.