Meet the Team

At Oxford Community Church we’re blessed with a wide range of leaders, both staff members and volunteers. We hope you enjoy getting to know them!

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Steve and Bev Jones

Steve has been the Senior Pastor of Oxford Community Church since 2005, and under his leadership OCC has developed education and housing ministries, as well as leadership training, citywide collaboration and global mission.

He spent some years leading a regional church network, and is now widely appreciated as a mentor to leaders in the church and in different spheres of public life. He is also the founder of Renew Oxford, an initiative to unite churches to respond to the most pressing social challenges in our city.

Beverley is also a senior pastor in the church, with particular responsibility for overseeing the team who lead our 0-18s. In addition, she is an artist and member of the Oxford Art Society, specialising in oils, watercolours and inks.

She also teaches art at The King’s School Witney, and mentors other artists who are seeking to use their creativity as an expression of their Christian faith.

Together Steve and Bev lead the team at Oxford Community Church, and are parents of three daughters.

Core Team

This team is responsible for overseeing the strategy and overall running of church life, as well as line managing other staff members and key volunteer leaders.

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    Steve Jones *

    Senior Pastor / Founder of Renew Oxford

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    Sanjay Mahtani *

    Community Groups / Pastoral Team

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    Liam Thatcher

    School of the Spirit / Sundays Leader

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    Yeukai Kajidori

    Operations Leader / The King’s Centre Ltd.

Staff Team

Our staff team is responsible for leading many areas of church life, overseeing teams of volunteers.

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    Jenna Wood

    Admin Team Leader / Worship Leader

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    Bec Quinnell

    Admin Assistant / 0-18s Core Team

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    George Wicks

    Youth Team Leader / 0-18s Core Team

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    Hollie Noble

    Student Leader / Worship Leader

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    Lyn Waddington

    Welcome Team / Pastoral Team

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    Andy O'Connell *

    Executive Pastor / Governance Chair

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    Michelle

    Overseas Mission

  • Ben

    Overseas Mission

Other Key Leaders

Here are some of the other members of our Leadership Team, each of whom serves in different ways across church life.

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    Andrew Clark *

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    Anthony Akinwale

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    Bev Jones

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    Carol Jackman

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    Dan Kirk *

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    Erica Kirk

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    Georgie Clark

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    Helen Thatcher

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    Jenny Mahtani

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    Keith Elmitt *

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    Ruth O'Connell

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    Simon Jackman *

Leadership and Governance

The Church is led by a Leadership Team, comprised of elders and other key leaders. Our staff team is responsible for much of the day to day running of church life, along with many volunteer leaders. Our finance and compliance is overseen by a governance team, who report to the Oxfordshire Community Churches trustees.

* Indicates that they serve as an elder.

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