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our leadership

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 a message from Hannah... 

Hey! My name is Hannah and I am the lead pastor here at ECHO Church.

 

A number of years ago, God put on my heart the idea of church planting with a particular focus on reaching the next generation. I grew up in Dagenham and became a youth pastor; working with young people and seeing the potential that they have to reach a world with the love of Jesus.

 

Having moved on from that role, I began to explore Newham and was struck by the number of young people there, the poverty there is and how multicultural it is. This inspired me and a team to begin to dream about starting a church that reaches into many different areas.

 

My hope is to see many young leaders raised and developed in to fearless pioneers; a fresh expression of church across London, starting in Newham.

 

In Romans 8:15-17, in The Message translation, it talks about being 'adventurously expectant' and that is how I want to live and inspire other to live! 

pioneer team

Over the past 18 months, we have created a pioneer team full of people interested in the journey of church planting.

 

We have met together monthly to pray, dream, plan and grow together as a we consider what church planting could look like in London.

 

We have been committed to seeking God and following His lead as we step into what we believe He has for us in this next season.

Collage of pioneer team
Collage of pioneer team
Collage of pioneer team

our trustees

Our trustee team are responsible for the legal, financial and safeguarding side of the church. They helped us set up ECHO Church and ensure systems and procedures are in place for it's smooth running. They meet bi-monthly as a team. 

Hannah Williamson
Hannah Wiliamson

Hannah is the lead pastor of ECHO Church and the chair of trustees. She splits her time between church planting, church consultancy and leading 'Young Lions'; a youth leadership programme for Assemblies of God GB. 

Nick Hughes trustee
Nick Hughes

Nick is the senior Pastor of Emmanuel Gateway Church in Lee and part of the national leadership team of AoG. He is a trustee in ECHO, helping to set the church up from its start. 

Jonathan Jankowski trustee
Jonathan Jankowski

Jonathan is part of our pioneer team, as well as a trustee. He previously was a pastor in Kent and led a charity that worked in local schools. Now he works in a school with young people. He is committed to church planting, alongside his wife Alison in Newham. 

Joshua Cottingham trustee
Joshua Cottingham

Josh is an accountant by trade and lives in Folkstone with his wife, Jordan. They are the youth pastors at Harbour Church. He is committed to helping ECHO get started with a particular focus on finance. 

Roselyn Mugera trustee
Roselyn Mugera

Roselyn is one of our trustees for ECHO Church. She is a civil servant working in policy. Along with her husband, Solomon, they live in Dagenham and are committed to supporting ECHO as it is set up. 

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our soar team

apostolic oversight

Our Soar Team are there to bring apostolic oversight into all that we are doing as a church. They meet regularly with our lead pastor and bring input to the wider team, providing support, accountability, advice and encouragement to all that we are doing. 

Gianni & Angela Gaeta

Gianni and Angela are the lead pastors of the Life Church; a movement of churches and are committed to planting churches across Europe. Angela is also the Missions Director for Assemblies of God GB.  

Nick & Debbie Hughes

Nick and Debbie lead Emmanuel Gateway Church in Lee, South London. Nick oversees the London & East area for Assemblies of God GB. 

Gareth & Sarah Webber

Gareth & Sarah Webber lead Harbour Church in Folkstone. Sarah is also a zone leader for Assemblies of God GB. 

partnerships

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