Meet Our Team & Get In Touch

Neil and Kate Woodward

Senior Leaders

Mike Lister

Leadership Team

Manny and Sinead Garcia

Leadership Team

Helen Kite

Admin Team

Gemma Scharnowski

Admin Team

Stephanie Bell

Trustee

Stephanie has been a member of SWLV for over 20 years. She is married to Howard, lives in New Malden and has two spirited grown-up daughters. As well as being a Trustee she has worked her way through various forms of ministries - Foodbank, the Job Club, KIds, coffee and "Find Your Ideal Job" courses. Now largely retired, she was a Deputy Director of Social Services, a Chief Executive in the NHS, and a public sector consultant.

She was born and brought up in India and has travelled widely with her family - climate change has put paid to that so she's now looking for alternative suggestions.

Robert Byk

Trustee

My wife, Camilla, and I live in Clapham and have been attending SWLV since around 1996 first as a couple and now with our three children. Over the years, we have been involved in most aspects of the life of the Church, although I am still waiting for an invitation to join the Worship band. In my daily life, I am a lawyer as well as also being involved in a number of other Charities as a Trustee, including Vineyard Churches UK and Ireland and the Ivy Street Family Centre in Hoxton. Although you should really test this with others, I think of myself as vaguely approachable and would be really happy to discuss any aspect of SWLV’s life and gain insight from others on ideas and thoughts.

Amaryllis Earle

Trustee

I live in Battersea with my husband Harry and our rescue dog Basil. We have been part of SWLV since 2015 and I have served on Tea and Coffee and Vineyard Kids. I have also been a volunteer youth worker outside of the church and continue to work as the speaker at a youth camp each summer. I enjoy discussing difficult questions about faith and life! My background is in education but I moved into communications, branding and marketing for digital platforms and I now currently run my own health and beauty tech company. This also means that I’m involved with the church’s own communications and digital presence - including really fun things like our GDPR policy!

Ravi Gidoomal

Trustee

I live in New Malden with my wife Ruth and children, Rohan and India and chocolate Labrador Charlie who has helped us explore every corner of Richmond Park. We’ve been part of SWLV since 2014 and have enjoyed serving in different teams including VKids, Youth, Worship, Coffee, Small Groups and at The Yard. I currently manage a consulting business helping manufacturing companies and have worked in a variety of business, charity and church roles – often with a keen eye on the numbers! In my spare time I am a qualified coach with our local cricket club, Kingstonian CC.

Patrick ten Have

Trustee

Patrick has been a member of SWLV for 22 years and has served in various lay leadership, pastoral oversight and ministry capacities during this time. As a trustee since 2014 Patrick brings 27 years of professional and management experience from his career in the UK and Global construction and consulting industries. He is married to Kim and has two children.

Martyn Wake

Trustee

Martyn and his wife Angela have been part of SWLV for over 10 years. They both grew up in the City of Southend on Sea and have three sons and five grandchildren who keep them quite busy.

They live in New Malden and both worked as GPs in Wimbledon for many years until they retired. Martyn also held senior positions in the local NHS. Apart from his role as a trustee Martyn has previously enjoyed working in the Job Club at SWLV and has with Angela led Bereavement courses.

In retirement Martyn has enjoyed singing in two choirs, keeping an allotment and becoming a beekeeper.

Neil Woodward

Trustee