Leadership Team
Ness Wilson | Team Leader
Ness is responsible for providing primary leadership, teaching and direction to fulfill our vision and values. She is chair of Loughborough Churches Partnership and is a catalyst for unity. She is also on the Pioneer National Core Team, is the Regional Leader for Pioneer Midlands and Pioneer's Champion for Women in Leadership. Ness is married to Rich, they have two daughters, Amelie and Lauren. Ness is committed to seeing long-term transformation in the town and university. She is also a speaker at various events and conferences such as Spring Harvest and Soul Survivor.
Melanie Cave | OH2 Leader + Children, Families + Worship Lead
Mel leads OH2 with Rich. She is also our Children and Families worker and also oversees our inner healing ministry called Sozo. She is passionate about helping Open Heaven be a place where families are equipped to be the primary place of spiritual formation for children. Mel is married to Rich and has three children, Daniel, Grace and Esme. She is originally from the States but has worked hard at cultivating an English accent.
Rich Cave | OH2 Leader + Small Groups, Youth Work + Ignite Lead
Rich leads the OH2 team with Melanie. He also oversees Small Groups, Youth Work and is one of the leaders of our men's ministry "Blood and Fire". Rich also oversees Ignite, our discipleship course. Rich is married to Mel. He loves building community and seeing people connected to Jesus. He feels most alive when having outdoor adventures.
Stacey McSharry | OH1 Leader
Stacey is married to Joe and has a son called Aaron. She has worked in the field of Substance Misuse in the Public Sector and loves seeing people get free from drug and alcohol addiction. 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 + Interns Lead
Joe is on the Open Heaven staff team, bringing leadership to OH1, developing new resources and overseeing our work in the community. Joe is married to Stacey, and they have a son called Aaron.
Pete Sisson | Worship Lead
Pete is part of the Open Heaven Senior Leadership Team, the OH2 team, and is one of the leaders in our men's ministry Blood & Fire. He also helps lead the Open Heaven Worship Community as a song writer and worship leader. Pete is married to Naomi. They have two children, and thoroughly enjoy being part of OH2 together. He is passionate about music, the doorway it opens to worship, and its potential to impact people inside and outside the church.
Staff Team
Luc Sadler | Student Worker
Luc is our fantastic Student Worker. He's 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.
Lizzie Bullen | PA to Ness Wilson
Lizzie is PA to Ness Wilson. She 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. She is married to Sam and they have 2 lovely children, Joseph and Lydia.
David Scarborough | Communications Manager + OH1 Administrator
David has lived in Loughborough for 10 years, and when he is not working for church he is busy setting up an art gallery in the town centre.
Gemma Skevington | Finance, Media + Office Administrator
Gemma is our Administrator, who enables the church to run smoothly behind the scenes. She 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.
Jess Pymm | Childrens, Families, Youth & Ignite Administrator
Jess has a passion for helping others and enjoys hearing from God through creative means and tries her hand at all things crafty. Jess is married to Chris and they have a little girl called Leah. She is an avid baker and cake decorator and loves all things cake related.
Nathaniel Alsop | OH2 Administrator
Nathaniel is our OH2 Administrator. He is passionate about serving the Church and growing disciples who are pursuing Jesus everyday. He also loves sport, playing football and cricket for local teams. Nathaniel has lived in Loughborough since 2013 when he initially joined as a student, and has since graduated our Ignite discipleship year.
Margaret 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.
Josie Russell | Intern
Josie is an Open Heaven intern, working in Media and Communications. She is passionate about creative communication and the use of social media in outworking the vision of the church.
Emily Clode | Intern
Emily is an Open Heaven intern, focusing on Media and Communications as well as Student Work. She loves nothing more than putting her creative thinking to good use and meeting up with students over delicious food.