Leaders
Malcolm Kayes - Lead Elder
Malcolm first opened his tiny eyes to Liverpool's sights and sounds in 1950. Later he taught PE and was a Pastoral Head of Year in the North-East before starting full time church work in 1984 in Bracknell. Married to Pam with two married daughters, his interests include most sports, music, and reading. Malcolm has been leading The Coign Church since 1991, and oversees the ministry and mission of the church, as well as travelling to serve churches across the UK and overseas.
John Wardill - Elder, Pastoral Care
John is an Elder and has been a full-time member of staff of The Coign Church since September 1994. He oversees pastoral care, Neighbourhood Groups, training, pregnancy and debt counselling and special needs ministries. Previously, he worked for 25 years in personnel, latterly as Head of Personnel with Surrey County Council. John is married to Ann, with three married children and eight grandchildren.
Tim Brown - Elder & Administrator
Tim is an elder of the church as well as the church administrator. He is also a member of a Newfrontiers team working into many other local churches and ministers in countries such as Ukraine, India and Mongolia. Tim's passion is to see ministries released and the church built. In previous jobs, he has driven warships, sold bricks and run his own IT consultancy. Tim is married to Liz and they have three great teenagers.
Phil Moore - Elder & Evangelist
Phil has been on the church staff for 4 years, and aims to equip every member of the church to share with others the wonderful difference that knowing Jesus has made to their life. He also oversees our outreach events as a church. Before joining the staff he read History at Cambridge University, had a year working in Paris, and spent 6 years working for consumer goods company Procter & Gamble. He is married to Ruth, with two little boys called Isaac and Noah.
Alan Hunwicks - Elder
Alan is married to Beryl with two adult daughters. He has worked in education and careers guidance in a variety of roles and currently works part time as a Careers Adviser in a school. As an Elder he organises the baptisms and membership courses, and helps with other courses for church members. He is also involved in the oversight and care of several of our Neighbourhood Groups.
Adrian Birks - Music & Teaching
Adrian is the most recent addition to the staff, joining The Coign Church in 2005 after leading a church in Fleet for 10 years. He has been married to Jenny for nearly 16 years and has 3 children - Joel (13), Chloe (9) and Isaac(5). His responsibilities include overseeing the music in the church as well as having a wider teaching and training role with Newfrontiers which involves travelling to Russia and the Ukraine as well as various places in the UK. Adrian enjoys reading and music, and supports Norwich City Football Club.
David Maskell - Pastoral Care
David's primary responsibility is Pastoral Care. He oversees the Prayer Counselling ministry to help people overcome difficulties in their lives, and provides oversight for Lifeshapers, Way In, Genesis and the Ruth Group for lone parents. Before joining the full time staff in 2001, David was Head of Water Engineering for an international civil engineering consultancy, and this construction industry background has proved useful for the Coign Church's building development plans. David is married to Tina, with two daughters aged 13 and 10. He also enjoys mountain biking and fly fishing, and has recently taken up the guitar.
Nick Derbridge - Youth Worker
The elders invited Nick to join the Coign staff to lead the youth work in the summer of 2001, and he pretty much said ‘Yes’ on the spot. Nick's biggest highlight of late has been getting married to Zoe, and they would both love to meet you next time you are at the Coign. Nick's vision for the Coign youth is to build a growing community of leaders and young people enjoying Jesus and embracing His purpose for the Church; a worshipping community of God’s people, bringing His life to the world. If you’re between 12 and 18, and you like the sound of that, he'd love you to join in what God is doing amongst the Coign youth!
Cassie Schifano - Children's and Schools Work
Cassie joined the staff at The Coign in August 2003 after graduating from St Mary's University that summer. She has worked with children for many years in contexts varying from Rainbows to Health Clubs, and now children are the main focus of her ministry at The Coign. She is involved with Sunday Children’s work and Key Club at the church and works a lot in local schools. She has just got married to the gorgeous Ben and they have just bought a house together in Sheerwater. She plays Hockey for a local team and loves a good film with a cup of tea and a packet of minstrels that have been put in the microwave for a minute. Delicious!!
Alison Santiago - Office Manager
Alison has been married for 25 years and has 3 children (twin boys of 24 and a married daughter of 20). She has always worked for well-known and well-respected bodies such as Amnesty International & Westminster Abbey, but says that she has never been happier than her last 8 years at The Coign. She is a trained crisis pregnancy counsellor and works voluntarily within Woking. She is also a member of the infamous Red Hat Society (!) and loves going to the theatre.