Our Team
Colin Baldwin
Colin is our Priest-in-Charge. He is married to Vi, and they have three grown-up kids. Colin, a former architect, trained at St John’s, Nottingham, and has been ordained 15 years. Colin loves cycling and supports West Ham United. He is well known as a creative and pioneering minister, who was previously chaplain at the University of Essex and South Essex College. He is a member of the New Wine Leaders Network.
David Pierce
David, our Assistant Minister is married to Susan. David enjoys making bread, playing the banjo and making our websites and computers work properly! He is a retired school teacher, and spent over 20 years as an IT consultant. David's ministry is focussed on local schools and care homes.
Amy Key
Amy is our Ordinand. Amy is married to Matt. She is training to be ordained at St Mellitus College, London and leads our children's ministry. She used to be a piano teacher and loves to play - in church and just for fun! Amy loves country music, all things Disney, and reading Harry Potter.
Matt Key
Matt is our Worship Pastor. He is married to Amy and is also training to be ordained at St Mellitus. Matt used to be a sound engineer and loves playing with cables and gizmos. Matt leads worship and works with our young people, amongst other things at LifeStreams. His interests include football (especially Arsenal), art, music, and theology - especially that of Karl Barth.
Liz Stone
Liz is our Youth Pastor. She is married to Adam, a primary school teacher, and they have two young children. Liz likes meeting new people and regularly goes running and clubbercise. She also frequently changes her hair colour!
Samantha Rimington-Hicks
Sam is Colin's PA. She is married to Mark and has two grown-up daughters and two sons. Sam (miraculously) organises the clergy and staff team!
ANDREAS BOTZIOS
Andreas is our Office Manager. He runs the administration side of Lifestreams and studied theology at London School of Theology. His hobbies include gardening, all things Simpsons and researching his family tree, particularly trying to find long lost relatives.
SHARON STONE
Sharon is our Admin Assistant. She is married to Martin, and has 2 sons and daughters-in-law, and 3 young grandchildren. Sharon enjoys ballroom, Latin-American, sequence and line dancing, as well as spending time with her family.
Stuart Bright manages the LifeStreams office and organises hall bookings. Our staff are supported by a wonderful ministry team comprising Kathy Jones (Pastoral Assistant), David Preddy (Reader), our four Church Wardens, three PCCs and many active and involved members of our church family.
