Eldership Team

Jamie & Sophie
Jamie Lavery
Minister

Jamie is married to Sophie and they have two children. Originally from Armagh, Northern Ireland, Jamie has been an Elim minister since 2010. He was the minister in the Elim church in Hoddesdon before moving to become the Minister of Elim Crawley in January 2016.

Brendan
Brendan Cerff
Minister In Training

Brendan is married to Emma, and they have two children. Originally from South Africa, they moved to the UK over 20 years ago. Brendan has been a member of Elim Crawley since 2018 and was accepted as a minister in training with Elim in June 2024.

France
France Bontemps
Elder & Mauritian Service Leader

France is married to Shirley-Anne, and they have four children. France works as an accountant and has been an elder since 2017.

Lianne & Steve
Lianne Ferrett
Elder

Lianne is married to Steve, and they have three children. Lianne works in education and has been on the eldership team since 2023.

Martin
Martin Gaunt
Elder

Martin was born & raised in Crawley. He works in adult social care and has been an elder since the mid 90s.

Frances
Frances Mwale
Elder

Frances is a mum and gives much time to caring for her mum. She has worked in education for many years and has been an elder since 2023.

Paul & Christine
Paul Norcross
Elder

Paul is married to Christine, and they have two children. Paul works in home improvement and as a kayaking instructor. He has been an elder since 2017.

Samuel & Erica
Samuel Ofosu
Elder

Samuel is married to Erica, and they have two children. Samuel works in children’s social care and has been an elder since 2023.