Andy is married to Grace with three delightfully energetic, young(ish) girls. He came to know Christ at a young age and marvels at God’s merciful saving kindness in his life.
He loves sharing Jesus though his word the Bible, with anyone who will listen.
Alongside leading CityGates Church, he enjoys watching niche indie bands that will never be famous, eating hipsters burgers and cheering on anything Welsh - which is currently mostly football and Gareth Bale related.

Ashley is married to Jodie and has four cheeky children. From Lincoln but trained in Scotland, he previously served as an Assistant Pastor at Charlotte Chapel, Edinburgh.
Ashley is passionate about God and His word. Ashley preaches, oversees our small groups and is responsible for our ministry training programme.
When he isn’t feeding/cleaning/chasing his children, he likes to read theology or a novel, eat spicy curry, spend time in the garden or drink coffee/whisky/stout (he’s not fussy).

Iain is married to Faith, and they have four children: Joseph, Talitha, Silas & Felicity.
He was in his early twenties when he came to know Jesus as his Lord and Saviour and understand how that changes everything. He’s loving serving the church family here at CityGates and helping others keep going and growing in their faith.
Likes: meeting new people, meals out with friends, growing veg, buying vinyl records, reading, and scrabble.
Dislikes: being on his own for too long, badly cooked steak, cycling up Kett’s Hill – if you know you know!

Hannah came to know Christ in her childhood, growing up with the blessing of believing parents. She gave her life to Jesus as a teenager but really grew in her personal commitment to living for Him whilst at University here in Norwich.
Since moving to Norwich 6 years ago, she has worked with students in Christian Unions in Norfolk and Suffolk and then as a renal/dialysis nurse.
When she’s not at church or the hospital (working!!), Hannah loves: reading, anything water related-especially paddleboarding or swimming and all forms of arts and crafts.

Suzie grew up in Norwich and moved to study at university in Manchester, where she worked as a primary school teacher.
Soon after returning to Norwich in the summer of 2021, she joined the CityGates staff team.
Suzie is very excited to combine her love of sharing the good news of Jesus and her passion for working with young people, and their families, in her job.
Suzie loves singing, spending time with family and friends, exploring the countryside and baking (especially brownies and cupcakes!).

Annie is married to Jordan and has three little (but loud!) children: Eden, Noa and Jesse. She is so grateful to have grown up in a Christian family and to have known Jesus for most of her life. She used to be a primary school teacher, and is thankful for how the Lord has now brought her to serve families and children at CityGates.
Annie loves cooking, ticking off as many different restaurants and cafes as possible, podcasts (a bit obsessed), Vinted and getting to know people.

Convinced of the gospel at 8 years old, Sam was baptised, but then struggled with a lack of consistent church-going and clear bible teaching through his youth.
Aged 20, Sam committed to following the God he believed in, beginning a life-long journey of learning and sharing about the God who loves the lowly.
Sam spent 10 years in health & fitness, before reshaping his life to better serve his wife, Hannah, two children and his church.
Having always loved being involved in the lives of children, Sam was keen to step into youth ministry, building foundations of faith in the next generation of disciples.

Elizabeth is married to John, they have two children and have been in Norwich for over 18 years.  Elizabeth originally made a commitment to Christ at around 13 years but drifted away in later teenage and University life.  God in his graciousness brought her back to true repentance in her mid-twenties and she’s delighted to now be serving CityGates in women’s ministry.  Previously Elizabeth ran her own company in tourism (skiing and alpine summer holidays) for 25 years and in her spare time likes skiing, obviously, dancing – ballet and modern, hiking and has just started cold water swimming!

Claire grew up in Bury St Edmunds and gave her life to Jesus as a teenager. She started attending Surrey Chapel (as it was then) in 1991 and it was here that she met her husband, Phil.
After retiring from cardiology nursing in 2015, she took over the admin role at church. She feels so privileged to be serving God, the amazing staff team, the church family and the community, at CityGates.
When she’s not fighting with the photocopier she loves walking, holidays, bird-watching and cake-decorating

Jake is from Edinburgh where he grew up in a Christian household.
Throughout school he hid his faith but soon came to realise he needed to rely on Gods strength rather than his own. This allowed him to be more open and honest about his identity in Christ.
In his free time Jake enjoys rugby and socialising with his friends. He's delighted to be serving at CityGates this year and is looking forward to living in a foreign country!

Beth will add some words soon!!

Lucas moved back to Norwich 5 years ago. He has grown up in a Christian household, but the last few years have been formational in his understanding of the gospel. Through several months volunteering with Norwich Youth for Christ, God grew in him a heart for youth ministry. He is excited to be growing his Bible-teaching skills alongside a Godly character this year at CityGates. In his spare time, he enjoys Spikeball and photography.

Before joining the CityGates team, Ethan worked for Lotus Cars, building sports cars.
He grew up in a Christian household, did all the normal church activities, but has struggled with what it means to be a Christian, questioning himself and his faith constantly. He hopes to find answers through being more involved in church life and being around a strong Christian group.
In his free time he enjoys going karting and watching F1.