Meet the Team
Elders & Staff Team
Emmanuel Bishopston is led by a team of elders. They meet throughout the month to oversee the life of the church, pray and care for the church family. Under their direction, our staff team serve the church providing leadership and pastoral care across various ministry areas.
ELDER
David Barton
David has served as an elder of Emmanuel Bishopston since the church was planted. Professionally he is Professor of Computational and Experimental Mathematics at the University of Bristol.
Pastoral Minister
Suzie Cameron
Suzie works full-time for Emmanuel Bishopston, and focuses on managing children’s ministry and co-ordinating pastoral care. Suzie is also responsible for overseeing Safeguarding across Emmanuel Bristol.
ELDER
Mark Gillam
Mark is an elder at Emmanuel Bishopston, and in his professional life is a GP.
YOUTH WORKER
Lottie Grover
Lottie Grover works full-time overseeing youth ministry (11-18 year olds) across the Emmanuel family of churches.
Assistant Pastor & Elder
Matt Herring
Matt is an elder, and the Assistant Pastor at Emmanuel Bishopston. He also dedicates a portion of his time to Emmanuel Bristol as its Communications Lead.
ELDER
Kristian Lending
Kristian joined the eldership of Emmanuel Bishopston at the end of 2025. He has previously served Emmanuel as Trainee pastor, and now works as an engineer.
ELDER
Jeremy McCauley
Jeremy serves as an elder at Emmanuel Bishopston. Professionally he is Assistant Professor at University of Bristol in economics.
Pastor & Elder
Jim Walford
Jim works full-time as the pastor of Emmanuel Bishopston. He also oversees the work of the Global Mission Team for Emmanuel Bristol and is chair of trustees of the South West Gospel Partnership.
Leadership Team
Our Leadership Team consists of members of the church who either lead a small group or a specific area of ministry. The Leadership Team functions like a church council, meeting three time a year to provide feedback and insight into the life of the church.
As those on the frontline of the church’s ministry, the wisdom and insight of the Leadership Team is invaluable in representing the voice of the wider church and providing a good communication channel between the congregation, staff and elders.
Below are some of the Leadership Team.
Our Local Safeguarding Officer is Caz Buckeridge. If you have any safeguarding concerns relating to Children or Vulnerable Adults at Emmanuel Bristol, please visit our safeguarding page here.
