Our Leaders
Meet the Eldership Team
Leadership is a position of service to help others flourish.
Introducing the wonderful people which make up our Eldership team, pastoring and leading our church:
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Paul and Robyn Harper Lead PastorWe’ve been on the KingsGate eldership team since Nov 2005, Paul on staff since 1 April 2006 (God’s sense of humour?) Paul took over the leadership of KingsGate church on 24th Nov 2024.
We have three children and live the good life in Surbiton. Robyn’s runs a photography business.
Paul loves being blown away by just how incredibly good Jesus is, reminiscing about what a great rugby player he never was and not taking himself or life too seriously. Together we love BBQ’s and holidays, especially in hot places with great food and sights.
My vision and desire is to see a church so in love with Jesus that they can’t help turning the world upside down.
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Keith & Christine Calder KingstonAs ‘marketplace’ elders, Christine & Keith hold down full-time jobs and are deeply involved in KingsGate life. Between them, they oversee youth, prayer and worship. In addition, they help to lead the evening meetings, and Keith also leads the sound team. Both are ‘culture vultures’, often found at the V&A Museum, and other arts/culture centres in and around London – and abroad whenever possible. They love to experience great architecture. They have many years of leading small groups and other ministry areas in church life and love to serve.Christine is a designer by profession and is constantly making things in a wide variety of genres; she currently works in a secondary school supporting students who have emotional needs. Keith is an engineer by profession but has a passion to understand the Bible in its original context and for communicating it to others; he is equally passionate about music: writing and playing at every opportunity. He thinks that the finest ‘Christian’ music was written by J.S.Bach.
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Sean and Nola Dooley CobhamSean loves rugby, playing the guitar, reading, cycling and going for country walks. He has spent the last decade and more training church leaders on discipleship and mission. He has been on team, and led, large and small churches. He’s a very proud grandad to his three grandchildren.Nola has worked as a foster carer for many years and loves children, especially her grandchildren! Nola loves people and her strengths are WOO (winning others over), activating and high energy!
Our Broader Leadership Team
We are blessed to have such a gifted and diverse group of support leaders.
This team includes people who lead Connect Groups as well as the many other ministries in our various church communities.
