Pastor David came to Ashingdon as Assistant Pastor in 1980, was appointed as the Senior Minister in 1985 and was ordained in May 1986, having completed the necessary studies. He was District Superintendent for several years, and is now part of the Regional governing body of the Elim Churches. Pastor David lives in Ashingdon with his wife Maureen, and they have four grown up children.

Tony was appointed in September 2008. An ordained minister, he has been part of the ministry team at Chelmsford Elim Church for many years. He lives in Chelmsford with his wife Brenda.

Simon was appointed to the team as a trainee minister in 2005, having previously completed two years at London Bible College. Simon was ordained in June 2010. He is an IT manager at Ford, and is an accomplished musician. He is married to Karen and they have two children.

Dean has been preaching and teaching as part of the ministry team since June 2008. He was appointed Pastor in January 2010 and is an Elim Licenced Minister. Dean’s background is design, brand management and marketing for professional & financial services. He lives in Rochford with his wife, Hanna, and has two children.

Keith is a retired Design Engineer with over 40 years experience as an itinerant preacher. Keith and Daphne completed the Elim Church Training Programme in 1994 while helping at Hockley Elim. They later joined Ashingdon Elim, and Keith was granted a Licence to Minister in 2006. They live in Rochford and have 4 adult sons.

Paul became a Christian in 1996 & at 41years old Paul joined Westcliff Elim Church & started training for ministry. Paul was Youth Pastor at Westcliff for 7 ½ years, has been to South Africa, Zimbabwe & India with mission teams. Paul led the Elim Church at Maldon from 2008 to June 2010 when he was appointed to Southend Elim with responsibility for Pastoral Care and Church Development. Paul holds a Licence to Minister and lives in Southend with his wife Apryl, and has two children and two grand children.