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Church Council

The SBC Council manage Governance on behalf of the Church. They are appointed at the AGM by a vote of SBC members in line with the SBC Constitution.

Tim Brown
Chair of Church Council

Since Nov 2023

Nigel McCormick
Church Treasurer

Since Nov 2022

Chris Danes
Senior Pastor

Senior Pastor since 2019

Joseph Leung
Elected Member

Since Dec 2020

Karen Hensman
Elected Member

Since Nov 2023

Kevin Forbes
Elected Member

Since Nov 2023

Carmen Lau
Elected Member

Since Nov 2024

Ruth Bawden
Staff Representative

Since Jan 2023

Meet the SBC Pastoral Leadership Team

The SBC Pastoral Leadership Team work alongside the Senior Pastor and Church Council to manage the operational and spiritual decisions of the Church. They are appointed to their roles on commencement by a vote of SBC members.

Chris Danes
Senior Pastor

Kerry Walmsley
Creative Arts Pastor

Lu Chen
Pastor - Mandarin Congregation

Maranda Ng
Pastor - Cantonese Congregation

Mike Riddell
Next Generation Pastor

Ruth Bawden
Executive Pastor

Tim Dyer
Pastor for 60+

Meet the SBC Pastoral Staff Team

This includes the Pastoral Leadership Team (PLT) listed above.

Chris Danes
Senior Pastor

Bill Brown
Emeritus Pastor

Gillian Carne
Pastor for Children and Families

Hans Chow
Cantonese Associate Pastor

Kate Park
Pastor - Korean Congregation

Kerry Walmsley
Creative Arts Pastor

Larissa Wanstall
Executive Assistant & Playgroups Pastor

Lu Chen
Pastor - Mandarin Congregation

Mandy Stark
Connect Pastor

Maranda Ng
Pastor - Cantonese Congregation

May Chong
Associate Pastor - Cantonese Congregation

Micah Evans
Young Adults Pastor

Mike Riddell
Next Generation Pastor

Ruth Bawden
Executive Pastor

Steve Nicholas
Pastor for Community Care

Tim Dyer
Pastor for 60+

Way Lim
Youth Pastor

Meet the SBC Staff Team

Chloe Liu
Cantonese Administrator

Clara Yeung
Office Manager

Elise Brown
Children's Ministry Apprentice

Ewah Lee
Administrator

Fiona Brown
Communications

Larissa Wanstall
Executive Assistant

Naomi Tong
Office Administrator

Peter Burrows
Facilities Manager

Rosie Merrigan
COACH Coordinator, Prayers & Squares Coordinator

Sophie Tucker
Next Generation Administrator

Tanya Grandin
Cafe Manager

Tom Postlethwaite
Youth Apprentice

Thomas Tam
Finance Manager

Other Organisations

Syndal Community Care (SCC) and Karinya Counselling Centre operate on the SBC Premise. The following team members are counted as a part of the SBC Staff Team.

Steve Nicholas
Pastor for Community Care

Rosie Merrigan
COACH Coordinator, Prayers & Squares Coordinator

Karen Cheung
Community Care Administrator

Mandy Wood
Director for Karinya Counselling Centre

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