Our teams

We have many teams that look after various aspects of the Salt & Light Advance family of Churches. Find out who’s who below.

Meet the Team

  • Vision Team

    Seeking God for fresh vision and direction for our Salt & Light Advance family as well as carrying and communicating the heart and values of the network

  • Church Oversight Team

    Encouraging, supporting and challenging each local church to thrive!

  • Youth Team

    Gathering and discipling youth from across our church family. Setting our young people on fire … for God

  • Training Team

    Creating and overseeing training programs to serve the churches, grow new leaders and see people thrive

  • Admin & Event Team

    Serving and resourcing our family of churches with smooth running evens and communications

Vision Team

  • Rich Ellwood

    Team Leader
    Witney Community Church

  • Anna Ellwood

    Team Leader
    Witney Community Church

  • Katherine Eley

    Lifehouse Community Church

  • Mark Eley

    Lifehouse Community Church

  • Andy O'Connell

    Oxford Community Church

  • Ruth O'Connell

    Oxford Community Church

  • Helen Thatcher

    Oxford Community Church

  • Liam Thatcher

    Oxford Community Church

  • Denise Townsend

    Wantage Community Church

  • Neil Townsend

    Wantage Community Church

Church Oversight Team

  • Rich Ellwood

    Witney Community Church

  • Anna Ellwood

    Witney Community Church

  • Mark Eley

    Lifehouse Community Church

  • Paul Meathrel

    Cheltenham Church Plant

  • Andy O'Connell

    Oxford Community Church

  • Liam Thatcher

    Oxford Community Church

Youth Team

  • Ali Rice

    Lifehouse Community Church

  • Paul Meathrel

    Cheltenham church plant

  • Debbie Bromley

    Henley Baptist Church

Training Team

  • Andy O'Connell

    Oxford Community Church

  • Jon Room

    Chipping Norton Community Church

  • Nick White

    Kings’s Church Didcot

Admin & Event Team

  • Andy O'Connell

    Oxford Community Church

  • Carol Byrne

    Witney Community Church

  • Rachel Gallant

    Abingdon Community Church

  • John Gridley

    John Gridley

    Horizon Church