Council

Council is made up of church leaders, heads of organisations and key influencers from across the evangelical community in the UK. Members meet twice a year to hear about and engage with the work of the Evangelical Alliance, as well as to explore the issues affecting Christians. 

• Alan McWilliam, Co-director of Forge Scotland 
• Alistair Gregory: Leader, Newfrontiers
• Andy Hawthorne: Founder of The Message Trust, Author & Teacher
• Andi Russell, Founder and CEO of Jersey Road
• Arlene Small: EA Board, (Barrister)
• Bekah Legg: CEO, Restored
• Brian Harley: URC Minister, Isle of Wight
  
• Caroline Millar: Company Director, Chalk Lab Ltd
  
• Catherine De Souza: Senior Leader, City Church Cardiff
  
• Cath Woolridge: Director of Sound of Wales ministry, NW Cymru Leader & Compassion UK rep
  
• Celia Apeagyei-Collins: Founder & President The Rehoboth Foundation
  
• Chloe Swart: Head of Alpha Wales & Student Worker Cornerstone Church
  
• Chrishani Hulugalle: Head of Foursquare GB & Ireland
  
• Christopher Cartwright: General Superintendent, ELIM
  
• David Evans: Territorial Ecumenical Officer, Salvation Army
  
• David Hilborn: Academic Dean, LST
  
• David Hull Chair: Methodist Evangelicals Together & Lead Pastor of Freedom Church Bristol
  
• David LíHerroux: CEO, United Christian Broadcasters
  
• Debbie Laycock: Senior Congregation Leader, Ichthus Christian Fellowship
  
• Debby Wright: National Director, Trent Vineyard
  
• Debra Green (OBE): National Director and Founder, Redeeming Our Communities
  
• Dipo Oluyomi: Pastor, KICC
  
• Donald Bolt: Administrative Bishop, New Testament Church Of God
  
• Elaine Duncan: Chief Executive, Scottish Bible Society
  
• Ed Shaw: Ministry Director, Living Out
  
• Fiona Bruce: House of Commons
  
• Glyn Barrett: National Leader GB, Assemblies of God
  
• Graham Miller: CEO, London City Mission
  
• Harvey Kwiyani, CEO of Global Connections 
• Heather Rayner: Chartered Accountant, EA Fin Comm, Director of EADL
  
• Henry Lu: National Director, Chinese Overseas Christian Mission
  
• Hugh Osgood: Moderator, Free Churches Group for England & Wales
  
• Hugh Palmer: Former Rector, All Souls Langham Place
  
• Ian Stackhouse: Senior Pastor, Millmead Centre
  
• Ian Wills: Field Strategy Coordinator Northern Europe at Parkhead Nazarene
  
• Jake Isaac: Musician, songwriter & Marketing Manager
  
• James Aladiran: Founder & Director of Prayer Storm
  
• Jill Duff: Bishop of Lancaster, previous Director of St Mellitus College
  
• John Baxter: Brown Former CEO Global Connections
  
• John Dunnett: CEO, CPAS
  
• John Kirkby: CBE Former Director/​CEO of Christians Against Poverty
  
• John Risbridger: Board and Noms Committee, leader of Catalyst Leadership and Theology Training, Chair EA Council, EA
• John Stevens: National Director, FIEC
  
• John Robinson: General Director, Linguae Christi
  
• Joseff (Jos): Edwards Bible Communicator & Welsh Specialist at The Bible Society, Advisory Board Christian Aid and Cyngor Ysgolian Sul
• Jude Cairns: Chair Leads, Love for Life
  
• Kate Patterson: Formation Tutor at St.Mellitus Theological College & Director of Gift of Blessing Trust
  
• Kay Morgan-Gurr: Chair of Children Matter, Co-founder Additional Needs Alliance, Spring Harvest Disability Advisor
• Ken Clarke: Church of Ireland (Retired Anglican Bishop)
  
• Kofi Banful: Pastor, Praise Chapel
  
• Kolawole Bamigbade: Regional Pastor at RCCG UK Region 3
  
• Lisa Holmes: Deeper Church Lead, National Team, Baptist Union of Scotland
  
• Lisa Pearce: Chief of Development & Advocacy, Open Doors International
  
• Libby Talbot: Associate Rector, Ps&Gs
  
• Lynn Green: General Secretary, Baptist Union of Great Britain
  
• Manoj Raithatha: Leader at Pinner Baptist Church, Founder & Advisor at Instant Apostle and Hope Property
  
• Malcolm Duncan: Pastor, Dundonald Elim Church in Belfast
  
• Mark Pickering: CEO, Christian Medical Fellowship
  
• Mark Ryan, Leader at Kensington Temple 
• Marcus Honeysett: Founding Director, Living Leadership
  
• Bishop Mike Royal, General Secretary Churches Together England
  
• Ness Wilson: Pioneer Network UK Leader & Team Leader Open Heaven
  
• Nims Obunge: Chief Executive, Peace Alliance, Minister in Charge Freedom’s Ark Church, member of OPC
  
• Patrick Goh: Head of People team, Quakers in Britain
• Paul Harcourt: National Leader, New Wine UK and Vicar of All Saints Woodford Wells
  
• Paul Williams: CEO, Bible Society
  
• Paula Stringer: CEO Christians Against Poverty
  
• Rachel Jordan-Wolf, Executive director of HOPE Together
• Ruth Walker: Mentor and Strategy Specialist, Chair of Scottish Public Leaders, Board of Bethany Trust
  
• Ruth (Ayo) Afolabi: CEO, Magnify
  
• Samuel Cueva: Iglesia Misionera Evangelica, OPC
  
• Sarah Powley: Finance & Risk Director, World Vision UK, Finance Director, The Fostering Network
  
• Sarah Yardley: Creation Fest and Tubestation in Polzeath
  
• Shantelle Richardson: Head of Communications, London City Mission. Jubilee Church London, Worship Team
  
• Shermara Fletcher: CTE Principal Officer for Pentecostal, Charismatic and Multi-cultural Relations
  
• Shirley Berry: Bethany Christian Trust, PA to Peter Vardy Trust
• Stephen Sutton: Coulby Newham Baptist Church, Middlesborough Unity Movement
  
• Stephen Timms: Member of Parliament for East Ham
  
• Stewart McCulloch: CEO of Stewardship
  
• Steve James: EA Board Member, Former Rector of Holy Trinity Platt, Manchester, speaker and musician
  
• Tani Omideyi: Chair of LJM International network of Ministries and Charities
  
• Tim Morfin: CEO, Transforming Lives for Good
• Tim (and Helen): Roberts Senior Minister at Wellspring Church, AOG
  
• Tracy Cotterell: Senior Mission Associate, LICC

Nations

Northern Ireland

• Jude Cairns: on the NI Exec, soon to be new chair of Leads Love for Life
• David McClay: Col Bishop, head of New Wine Ireland and also on Gafcon

Scotland

• Ian Wills: pastor, Parkhead Nazarene, Glasgow
  
• Shirley Berry: previously part of Bethany Christian Trust; commitment to justice; urban theology master’s graduate; currently works as an administrator for Peter Vardy Trust in Scotland
  

Wales

• Cath Woodridge: director of Sound of Wales Ministry; New Wine Cymru Leader; Compassion UK representative
  
• Joseff Edwards: Bible communicator and Welsh specialist, the Bible Society; advisory board member Christian Aid and Cyngor Ysgolian Sul