Leaders

Eric is the senior Pastor at The Ark, his passion is to see people get saved and develop in relationship with God.  He is recognised as an Apostle and serves as the chairman of ActionOvereas. 

His wife is Rena and he has three teenage children, two boys and a girl.  He enjoys the sporting life, more watching than playing these days, particularly football.  He also escapes occasionally to fish on the pier in Dover .

Nigel is Pastor at the Ark with a specific remit for Education and Training.  He looks after the needs of the pre-school attached to the Ark , and he develops and teaches programmes for adult Christian education.

He is part of the National team responsible for Ministry development training in the Apostolic Church .

His wife is Rachel and they have two young children, one boy and one girl.

David is the most longstanding member of the pastoral team at the Ark.   He has strong connections with significant people in the Dover area and this has become really meaningful in seeing the purpose of God fulfilled at the Ark. He is recognised as an Apostle and serves on the National Leadership Team of the Apostolic Church UK . 

His focus is contemporary worship and the relevant preaching and teaching of God’s word.

His wife is Anna, and they have four children, 3 girls and 1 boy.

Greg is the pastor of the Ark's church plant to the town of Deal. He has a strong teaching ministry with an ex cellent ability to communicate.

Over the years Greg has developed an effective youth ministry within the Ark and a heart for discipling christians.

His wife is Mel and they have four children, 2 boys and 2 girls.

The Ark is led by a team of pastors and elders.

The following are members of The Ark management team:

Josh Cordray - youth worker
Greg Bridges - pastor
Sally Hornsey - deacon
David Cason - elder
Steve Green - elder
John Neal Roberts - elder
David Wade - pastor
Myles Kearney - elder
Gus Surendorff - lead deacon
Nigel Bainbridge - pastor
Rachel Kittle - administrator
Eric Parker - senior pastor
Stuart Walker - elder
Mike Hewgill - elder
Dave Dunford - caretaker