Senior Leadership Team
NESS WILSON
Team Leader
Ness is responsible for providing primary leadership, teaching and direction to fulfil our vision and values. She is also the Pioneer Network UK Leader, Pioneer's Champion for Women in Leadership, is on the Wildfires Festival Core Team and sits on the Evangelical Alliance Council.
RICH CAVE
OH2 Leader + Small Groups, Youth and Ignite Lead
Rich leads the OH2 team. He loves building community and seeing people connected to Jesus. He feels most alive when having outdoor adventures.
STACEY MCSHARRY
OH1 Leader
Stacey leads OH1 with Joe. Stacey is passionate about building and shaping Church and seeing her generation become disciples of Jesus that make an impact on culture and society.
JOE MCSHARRY
OH1 Leader + Community Engagement and Interns Lead
Joe leads OH1 with Stacey. Joe is on the Open Heaven staff team, brings leadership to OH1 and develops new projects and resources for the community, such as our Safehaven Cafe.
RICH WILSON
Rich loves students and God’s church. He is movement leader of Fusion and has championed the role of local churches in student mission for over 25 years. His latest book ‘A Call Less Ordinary’ draws on much of his experience and contains a message for this generation for how they must respond to the call of God for themselves.
Staff Team
MARG AUST
HR Lead
Marg is helping us with our HR policies and practice. She is married to John and loves spending time with her grandchildren, cycling with John on their tandem and holidaying in their motorhome.
LIZZIE BULLEN
PA to Ness Wilson
Lizzie has worked for Open Heaven for a number of years doing various roles and has a passion for building church and seeing others become all God has created them to be.
SIMON JOHNSON
OH2 Gathering Coordinator
Simon ensures our OH2 gatherings run smoothly and are engaging for all ages. Simon is also doing an internship with Open Heaven in worship and children's work.
IZZY LOWINGS
Operations Manager
Izzy is all about the detail and through her role as Operations Manager she is passionate about putting in processes that enables the church and the staff team to thrive and feel equipped in all that they do.
HOPE NYABIENDA
Office Administrator
Hope is our joy filled administrator. She dabbles in several areas of the church including OH3, Safehaven Cafe, Small Groups and Office Operations. She loves vegetables.
JESS PYMM
Families, Ignite and Intern Administrator and Safeguarding Coordinator
Jess has a passion for helping others and enjoys hearing from God through creative means and tries her hand at all things crafty. She is an avid baker and cake decorator and loves all things cake related.
LUC SADLER
Student Worker
Luc is passionate about students knowing and growing in Jesus at uni. He loves meeting new people and sharing Jesus with those who don't yet know him. Luc leads the Student Team who are dedicated to disciple, serve, and pray for the students of Loughborough.
DAVID SCARBOROUGH
Communications & Media Manager
David has lived in Loughborough for 10 years, and when he is not working for church he is busy running an art gallery in the town centre.
GEMMA SKEVINGTON
Cafe Manager
Alongside running the St. Peter's Cafe Gemma has a passion to see single people set free in to who they are called to be in their season of singleness and leads the Open Heaven singles ministry, Phileo.
