REDISCOVER CHURCH LEADERSHIP
Mark & Nita Pugh:
Lead Pastor
Mark and Nita have three teenage kids and moved to Exeter in 2013 to lead the church. During this time the church has grown significantly and they are full of faith that everyone in Devon will have a clear opportunity to respond to the love of God. They are passionate about releasing the church to be a part of this dynamic mission.
Mark has been in church leadership for over 25 years and also led Elim's national youth ministry for 10 of these. He also served on Elim's National Leadership Team from 2010 to 2018. He believes in team and seeks to inspire and empower those around him to step into their God-given potential.
Nita is the Prayer Pastor, overseeing the ever growing menu of prayer including our 24/7 prayer room. She loves nothing more than seeing people connect directly with God and is excited to see people grow in their passion for God.
Staff Team
Shaun Hornsby: Youth Pastor (also Students and Evangelism)
Shaun joined the team in 2014 after completing his theology degree. He leads the vibrant youth ministry (11-18's) which runs a range of activities throughout the week. He loves sharing about the Christian faith with young people who wouldn't consider themselves to be religious and is in schools across Exeter most weeks, making the gospel clear and understandable to young people. He also looks after our Student ministry and Evangelism projects.
Steve & Joy: Lifegroup Coordinators
Steve & Joy have served the Lord in evangelism, discipleship and church leadership. They love getting alongside people to encourage, pray and grow disciples who will flourish in their own faith and, in turn, build up others in following Jesus.
They have been married for over 40 years, living in Devon for 30 of those years and part of Rediscover Church for the last 8 years. They have two children and two ‘grand- girls’, who keep them on their toes! Steve & Joy retired about three years ago but quickly found that the word ‘retirement’ isn’t part of God’s vocabulary, and that He has ‘works prepared in advance’ even for later life!
Sus Harknett: Worship Admin & Tech Coordinator
Sus lives in Exeter with her husband and two young children. Sus grew up here in Exeter and even studied Physics here at Exeter University. She joined what is now Rediscover Church back in 2006. After university, she worked in the as a Science and Performance Arts Technician in a school while she continued to serve in the church. Sus is passionate about using her administrative and technical skills behind the scenes to resource and empower the people who stand in front of the congregation each week as they lead them into the throne room of God.
Kerstin Baylis: Operations Assistant
Kerstin first came to Exeter in 2021 to study Criminology at the university and is currently in her final year. She has been heavily involved in NOOMA Society as this year’s president and is passionate about having a keen heart to listen to the Holy Spirit.
Jason Ham: Operations, Communications & Creativity Coordinator
Jason has been leading our online church and social media ministry for a number of years and joined our staff team in September 2018. Jason studied drama at Exeter University and he previously managed the social media accounts of GOD TV and has been involved in helping numerous churches to improve how they engage. Jason has a key role in developing the digital ministry for the Elim Pentecostal movement.
Martina Beard: Finance Officer
Martina oversees the financial aspects of the income and expenditure of the church. This includes the management of our Gift Aid giving. Martina is married to Dave, and they have been involved with Rediscover Church over a number of years.
Marion Ojua: Children’s Ministry Coordinator
Marion is from London and came to Exeter to study Law at the University and graduated in 2021. She then worked full time at the University of Exeter Students' Guild as the Vice-President Liberation & Equality Officer, advocating for students. Marion is now our Children's Ministry Coordinator.
Liana Davies: Families Coordinator
Liana gives a great welcome to all our families with a very compassionate heart. She has been at the church for many years and we are so glad to have her as a part of our team! Liana is married to Andrew, one of our Elders, They are an incredibly hospitable and generous couple with a great love for people.
interns
Owen Bradley: Youth Intern
Owen joined us from Plymouth in September 2021. He has a huge passion for the next generation of Christians, eager to see them thrive in their relationship with Jesus. He wants his next year as a youth intern to be a fruitful experience, growing and learning more about faith. This year he will also be studying at Regents Theological College studying ‘Applied Theology & Youth Ministry.
Ugo Nwokocha: Intern
Ugo joined us after graduating in 2023 from studying Law at the University of Exeter. She has a heart for Jesus and people and is particularly passionate about seeing God’s justice here on the earth. In her spare time, she loves playing music, hanging out with friends and being fed!
ELDERS
Andrew Davies: Elder
Andrew is married to Liana and they have two young children. Andrew runs an IT company and loves marketplace ministries. They are an incredibly hospitable and generous couple with a great love for people and they bring great insight and strategy to the team. Andrew is involved with the Worship Team and Liana is involved with the Discoveryland and Transform.
Al Whitmoor-Pryer: Elder
Al is married to Heather and they have grown up family all over the world. They run their own business, particularly in the care home sector and have helped many people step out into starting business also. They are an incredibly hospitable couple and are involved in many areas of the life of the church.
Diana Bastone: Elder
Diana is married to Graham and they have two grown up sons. They have been part of the church for many years and have been a great blessing throughout. Diana is a teacher by profession and applies this gift in the church by running regular bible teaching groups. Graham oversees much of the building development and maintenance and is part of the wider church leadership.
Hannah Bvumbura: Elder
Hannah is a secondary school teacher and has been in the church for a number of years. She studied at the University of Exeter studying Drama BA (Hons), where she was involved with the student ministry NOOMA. She was previously the Head of the Welcome Team and now helps lead the Young Professionals Lifegroup.
Also Mark Pugh (Lead Pastor) & Shaun Hornsby (Youth, Students & Evangelism)
Church Session
We have a church session team who carry out the constitutional responsibilities of stewarding the resources of the church wisely. This team is made up of ‘The Elders’ and ‘Operational Team Leaders’ and provides strategy and oversight for areas such as finance, buildings, assets, liabilities, safety and employment.
The team consists of:
Graham Bastone (Buildings)
Adrian Rutley (IT)
Ysanne Marville
Steve Dennis
Plus all the Elders & Martina Beard (Finance)