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Andy is married to Mandy and they have 3 adult children one of whom is married. Andy does not come from a Christian family but was converted in his teens. They live in Raynes Park, South West London. 

Andy served in a tank regiment in Germany during the Cold War. After marrying Mandy whom he met on an expedition in Peru in 1985 they left the army to train at Bible college before heading via Spain to Paraguay as mission partners of the South American Mission Society. They were there throughout the 90s. Andy was ordained out there and pastored a church.

From 2000 to 2018 Andy led the mission society, Crosslinks, which sought to serve churches from Great Britain and Ireland in helping them fulfil their task of partnering in world mission. Andy was consecrated as a bishop in 2017 and has the responsibility as Presiding Bishop of ANiE and Diocesan Bishop of ACE.  

Amaka is a qualified lawyer who has practised in Nigeria and The Netherlands. In The Netherlands, she worked briefly with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, gaining valuable experience in international law. She transitioned into the financial sector when she moved to England. Driven by a passion for social justice and advocacy, Amaka pursued a career in social work, qualifying as a social worker. She currently works with a local authority in adult social services.

Amaka is a devoted mother to three wonderful daughters. She is a member of the Cathedral Church of Restoration, Manchester.

Josh is the vicar of Wellspring Anglican church, supported by his wife Rachel. 

Josh has been ministering in Pembrokeshire for seven years and loves the people and place.

Ogemdi grew up in an Anglican family, he is married to Chiamaka, and they live in Leicestershire with their 3 teenage children.

Although born in East London, Ogemdi spent his formative years outside of the United Kingdom and returned after his undergraduate degree. He holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering and an MSc in Project Management and has spent decades delivering major infrastructure projects, with nearly 2 of those decades spent delivering prominent transport infrastructure projects. He is currently the Head of Delivery for the Routewide Tunnel and Lineside M&E Systems within High Speed Two.

Ogemdi, Chiamaka and their children have been members of AMC since the summer of 2021.

Ven. Chibuike Joseph Okpalaoka is the Vicar of AMC – House of Grace, Maidstone, Kent. Raised in a Christian family, he gave his life to Christ over two decades ago and has remained passionate about advancing God’s kingdom through faithful service and leadership. He is married and blessed with three sons.

Alongside his pastoral calling, Ven. Okpalaoka is a SAP Technology Consultant with Capgemini UK, where he delivers secure and innovative solutions to key government agencies. He is committed to excellence in both ministry and professional service, embodying integrity, diligence, and a heart for transforming lives through the power of the Gospel.

Francis is married to Nene and they have one child. He has over a decade of experience in business development, specialising in technology products. He surrendered his life to Jesus on Good Friday in 2006 and has since dedicated himself to serving the Lord. 

He was the Pioneer Vicar of Saviour’s Family Anglican Church Oniru, Lagos, Nigeria, and served on the Diocese of Lagos Young Professionals Committee. In 2016, while volunteering with CAPRO, he co-founded the Young Professionals in Missions group, where professionals support and pray daily for missions. He also served on the ISACA Global Young Professionals Sub-Committee, headquartered in Chicago, USA.

In the UK, Francis has served as the Vicar of AMC - All Saints’, Sunderland and is currently the Vicar of AMC - Living Spring Church, Durham. In October 2024, he was preferred as a Canon and appointed Supervising Canon for the North East Sub-region. He is also the Diocesan Chaplain to Youths, Assistant Media Director, and Secretary to the Diocesan Examining Chaplains.

Baptized Holy Trinity Brompton 1957, Confirmed Harrow School Chapel 1972, came to personal faith at Oxford (MA in maths), licensed as lay reader in St Andrews 1980, PhD in applied maths at St Andrews 1981.  

Married Susan 1985, two children, Peter and Rachel.

Worked at National Engineering Laboratory for 42 years measuring fluid flow in pipelines. 

At St Silas’, Glasgow, since about 1998: on Vestry, on ACE Synod in 2025, leading Growth Group (i.e. home group), teaching a Greek class, leading annual Biblical Languages weekend, leading monthly Prayer Book service.

Enjoying hillwalking.

Keith comes from a background of product and software development. He has served as Chief Architect, Chief Technical Officer and VP of Engineering. He's also an engaging public speaker, having spoken on a variety of technical topics from serverless architecture at AWS re:Invent 2020 to the connected home for a Fortune 100 company's executive management conference.

Keith and his family are members of St Silas Church in Glasgow.

Charlotte is a member of Christ Church Newland and has been in Hull since 2016, when she became a Christian through the witness of her now husband. She formerly lived in Australia where she studied science at university in New England, which she now applies within her job as well as enjoying the knowledge that there is a wonderful God behind the science. She is mum to a little boy who doesn’t stop smiling, something she can only try to keep up with. In her spare time she enjoys to find things to do so it’s no longer spare!

Some 25 years ago, by God’s grace, Polly came to accept Jesus as her Saviour and Lord. 

From 2001 until 2020 Polly worked with the Quality Assurance Agency as reviewer and scrutineer of higher education delivered within further education colleges. By 2003, Polly and her husband moved to Cornwall from Somerset, and was steered to seek out a bible teaching vicar in Fowey. They did this and the rest is history! 

In total support of the move from the local Parish Church in 2019, she is delighted to serve in the formation and establishing of the Anchor Anglican Church Fowey.  

Ben grew up in South West London. He had the wonderful privilege of growing up in a Christian family and wonderfully cannot remember a time when he did not trust the Lord Jesus Christ for his salvation. 

As a mission partner with Crosslinks, Ben worked for Johannesburg Bible College teaching basic Bible handling skills. He also pastored an inner-city church in Johannesburg, Christ Church Hillbrow. 

After returning the church to indigenous leadership in South Africa, Ben returned to the UK in November 2020 and was accepted by the Anglican Mission in England to plant a church in Greater Manchester - Grace Community Church, Bury.