Team

Facilitating Team

Gather Movement works with a town or city by invitation and welcome, developing friendships and trust as we serve together – there for the long-haul because we believe in the long-term journey. We love to tell the stories of town and city transformation to encourage and inspire and provide a safe space for shared learning, together.

Roger Sutton

Founder and Joint CEO

Roger co-founded Gather Movement with his late wife, Lesley, and is joint CEO. He is also Global Hub Leader for MOVEMENT.ORG.

Roger previously served the Borough of Trafford in Manchester as co-chair of the Trafford Local Strategic Partnership and chair of the Stronger Communities Board for Trafford Council in Manchester; he also led the Covid crisis response group across Trafford.

Roger previously led Altrincham Baptist church in Manchester for 22 years.

He has four grown-up children.

Andy Frost

Joint CEO

Andy is Joint CEO for Gather Movement and is also our regional connector for London. Andy is also Director of Share Jesus International and has been supporting city-wide missions and community festivals for the past 15 years.

Andy is married to Jo and they have two young daughters.

Dave King

Strategic Director

Dave King is Strategic Director for Gather Movement and heads up prayer strategy and our team of Regional Connectors.

Dave is also director of Kingdom Voice in Salford where he has lived and ministered for many years and is on the Enabling Team for both the National and Greater Manchester Movement for Recovery.

He is married to Karen and they have a daughter called Lizzie, who’s married to John.

Kay Grieves

Operations Director

Kay joined the Gather Movement team in 2020 as Operations Director. Kay previously worked in project and programme management within the technology and environmental consultancy sectors.

She is married to Chris and they have two teenage children.

mark cowling

Gather Movement for Recovery Coordinator

Mark joined the Gather Movement team in 2022 as Movement for Recovery National Coordinator. Mark previously worked as an Anglican minister in the North West and has helped lead a church unity movement in Bolton. He is married to Rachel and they have three children beginning to fly the nest.

Jenna Casey

Digital Communications Exec

Jenna is the newest addition to our team and delivers all our digital comms including social media and newsletters.

Jenna is also on the leadership team of Coulby Newham Baptist Church and previously worked for YFC.

Jenna is based in the Northeast and is married to Aaron.

Stephen Sutton

Associate

Stephen Sutton is supporting and advising Gather Movement. He is Minister at Coulby Newham Baptist Church in Middlesbrough and is a regional connector for the Northeast of the UK.

Stephen is also part of the Middlesbrough and Teesside church unity movements. Stephen is married to Leah and they have 4 children.

Ian Rutherford

Associate

Ian is the City Centre Minister at Methodist Central Hall, Manchester. Ian is Faith Sector Lead of the Greater Manchester Homelessness Action Network and GM Homelessness Programme Board, Chair of the Greater Manchester Food Security Action Network, a Trustee of the Greater Manchester Mayor`s Charity and on the Leadership Team of Citizens UK and Greater Manchester Citizens. He has a passion for Jesus and for Justice.

Ian is on the national Movement for Recovery Core Team and leads on the Movement for Homelessness and Housing.

Ian is married to Joanna and they have three children.

Steve Botham

Associate

Steve Botham is supporting and advising Gather Movement. Steve comes from a business background, having worked in senior roles in HR and Training in the Motor Industry and Financial Services. He was CEO of a Change and Consultancy firm and Chair of a Community Development “think tank”. Previously, Steve was Director of the World Prayer Centre in Birmingham. Steve is a regional connector for the Midlands and gives us a focus on prayer and workplace ministry.

Steve is married to Carol and they have 2 grown-up children.

Osoba Otaigbe

Associate

Osoba, is a Baptist Minister, working for the Bible Society as Church Engagement Manager, North of England and is on secondment one day a week with Gather Movement working on reimagining mission in the UK. He is also a Movement for Recovery trustee for Greater Manchester Churches Together.

Osoba is based in Manchester and has three children.

Tani Omedeyi

Trustee

Chair of The Board Of Trustees and Senior Pastor at Love and Joy Ministries. Tani is Chair of Liverpool Lighthouse, and a board trustee of Together for Harvest, Liverpool. Tani was previously chair of Evangelical Alliance UK.

Dave Kirby

Trustee

Dave has worked in Sales and Marketing for most of his career in a variety of industries, with over 15 of this as a Sales/Marketing Director. He is a Governor and the Finance Lead at his local school. He is a member of Altrincham Baptist Church and is married to Alison with two grown up children.

Peter Heywood

Trustee

Peter founded the Genesis Trust in 1995, bringing Christians from all the churches in the Bath area together to help people in need in the community. He is also a founder member of Bath Christian Action Network, that was inspired by the Gather Movement. Peter has retired from an international career and serves on the Movement for Recovery and Movement for Homelessness and Housing core teams.

He is married to Jackie, and they have 2 daughters and 5 grandchildren.

Wider Team

Hannah Buck

Chief Officer of Transforming Notts Together; Christian Action Nottingham

Sian Wade

Senior Leader, Bridge Church Lincoln; Active Faith Lead for Transform Lincoln

Andy Street

Chair of Christian Action Bristol; Director SLR Consulting Limited

Roger Allen

Together4Bristol, networking across the spheres of life to help "set God's people free" to bring transformation across the whole of Bristol. Life coach.