Ministry Team
Led by Pastor David Wood
The Ministry Team meet regularly to discuss current issues and pastoral matters, to pray, to be envisioned and to hear God's heart for our church.
Simon Swift
Simon found Jesus after seeing a man with a cross walking past his house 13 years ago. Simon, and his wife Jeanette, love Jesus and seek to share their love for Him with anyone they meet.
Fadz Musanhu
Fadz is a passionate minister of the gospel and is driven by seeing God's word at work in the lives of believers. She is a Zimbabwean national and is married to Ed. She leads one of our Housegroups.
Chris Howard
Chris works in local government and is married to Wendy. Chris is an anointed and prophetic worship leader. Chris and Wendy lead one of our housegroups.
Maynard Newman
Maynard comes from the USA and is married to Joan. They are both retired pharmacists; they are pastoral, caring people, who have an almost permanently open home. They lead an encouragement group and one of our housegroups.
Mike Ruffhead
As well as everything else that he does, Mike has an anointing to lead in our services. Mike is married to Val, a talented musician, the Worship Team Coordinator and Deputy Designated Person for Safeguarding.
Johann Viljoen
Married to Cindy, Johann hails from South Africa. He is a physics teacher at a secondary school who loves sport, especially rugby and cricket. In his spare time he likes playing tennis and golf. He plays the trumpet in the Worship Team.
Worship Team
Led by Pastor David Wood and Chris Howard
Our Worship Team lead us into the presence of God, during our services. With several gifted leaders and musicians, we are privileged to enjoy good strong worship by those who seek NOT to entertain us or to promote themselves but to stand back and let the Holy Spirit work.
Practical Team
Led by Mike Ruffhead
The team oversee all practical aspects of Church life: Administration, Audio Visuals, Catering, Cleaning, Gardening, Maintenance and Security. Volunteers are always welcome to join one or more of the teams.
Administration
Becky Brown, our Church Administrator, keeps everyone informed about what is happening in the church as well as events at other local churches.
Audio Visual Team
Technology is constantly being improved and Simon Brown keeps the Church's audio visual equipment up-to-date as well as
co-ordinating the team of volunteer operatives.
Catering Team
Our catering team do a fantastic job of providing food for the Lilac Lounge Lunches, Messy Church and special events.
Cleaning Team
This team meets every Friday morning at 9am to keep our Church premises clean.
Gardening Team
The front and surrounding area of the church is everyone's responsibility.
Maintenance Team
Our maintenance team ensure our Church premises are well maintained and comply with health and safety regulations.
Security Team
It is vital that our premises are safe from intruders, not only when activities are taking place but when the building is empty.
Events Team
Led by Pastor David Wood
The team organise events at Christmas (including singing Carols round the local neighbourhood and at our local Tesco supermarket), Easter, the Summer Programme and any other special events. We hold an annual special fundraising event to raise money for The Green's chosen Mission Project. Past themes include: Medieval Nights, 1950s Evening, All Aboard The Titanic, Disney Extravaganza. On Saturday 27 September 2025 we hosted our own jungle themed "I'm a Green Street Greener, Get Me out of Here!!!", raising £901 for the Makonge Primary School in Uganda.
Healing Team
Led by Rodney and Jane Short
As a church we believe what Isiah 61v1 says:
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners.”
When Jesus was on this earth, He not only taught the people who came to Him, He also showed His love and compassion for them by healing them. We believe that Jesus cares about us and continues to show His love towards us by healing us in body, soul and spirit.
Members of the team are available to pray with you at the end of every Sunday morning service. Every few months we have a Healing Service on a Saturday evening. Check the Announcement Board on the home page for the date of our next service.
We recently held a Healing Hub at the church one Saturday morning. We plan to hold more on a regular basis. Home visits are also available. At the moment, both of these options are by appointment only. If this is something you wish to access or you would like more information, then do contact the church office on church.office@gsgbaptist.org.uk or leave a message on the office phone - 01689 860113.