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LEADERSHIP

Peter Lewis (Senior Minister & Elder) & Valerie Lewis (Pastoral Assistant)

Peter Lewis has been minister of Cornerstone since September 1969. Brought up in Nant-y-glo, South Wales, he trained at London Bible College before coming to Nottingham with Valerie. They have two sons, Calvin and Justin. Peter also has a wider conference and writing ministry.

Colin (Assistant Minister & Elder) & Vicki Webster

Colin originates from Scotland and trained at Moorlands Bible College. He is married to Vicki and they have two sons, James & Ben. His main role is to encourage the church in its evangelism and outreach. He has also led worship at Word Alive and the Keswick Convention and has written several worship songs and a book on personal devotions called Time Well Spent.

Pete (Youth Minister & Elder) and Charlotte Brown

Pete previously studied Economics at the University of Nottingham before joining the Cornerstone staff team to lead and oversee the church's work with children and youth. He is on the chaplaincy team at Bluecoat School and is married to Charlotte. Pete may one day get around to writing a book.

Joff (Elder) and Clare Gribbin	Richard (Elder) and Carolyn Lewis	John (Elder) and Linda Hopkin

Jack (Elder) and Elisabeth Simpson	Paul (Elder) and Katie Couchman

STAFF

Amanda Smart-Gosrani (Children’s Work)

Amanda worked as a teacher before joining the team at Cornerstone to coordinate the work with the under 11s. She is married to Tirin and has three children, Sam, Louis and Isaac.

John Russell (Minister in Training)

John has been our Minister in Training since 2007, with his main responsibilities being House Groups and Students. Born and raised in Derbyshire, John studied Politics at the University of Nottingham, and later worked in local government. He loves Jesus, his wife Catherine, and Aston Villa FC (in that order!).

Liz Middleton (Friends International)

Cornerstone supports Liz’s work with Friends International amongst international students. She speaks fluent mandarin and spent many years of her life living in China.

Spencer Hampton (Church Manager)

Spencer is described by Peter as someone whose loving spirit, calm efficiency, and wide breadth of gifts keep the complex Cornerstone machinery running smoothly! He is married to Liz and they have two children, Joseph and Bethany.

Grace Stewart (Church Administrator)

Grace is from Hickory North Carolina, USA and moved to Nottingham in 2010. Since finishing her degree she has worked with charitable organisations in the USA, Kenya, South Sudan and UK.

Paul Couchman (Building Project Manager)

Paul joined the staff team at Cornerstone in 2008 to oversee the building programme, having previously worked with Capital One in Nottingham. He is married to Katie and together they have two children, Naomi and Nathan.

Mike Shouler (Accounts Assistant)

Mike is a retired accountant who has been working for Cornerstone for several years as our part time accounts assistant. He is married to Fi who is vicar of two churches in the Selston area of Nottinghamshire.

Phil Moore (Apprentice)

Phil is from Belfast, Northern Ireland (and proud of it!!) He landed in Nottingham 3 years ago to study Music at the University of Nottingham and having completed his studies has joined the Cornerstone team as the Youth Ministry Apprentice. Phil is also involved in the music team at Cornerstone and along with Colin Webster is working on writing songs for corporate worship.
Check out Phil's blog at: philmooremusic.wordpress.com

Shauna Partridge (Apprentice)

Shauna recently graduated from Nottingham University after studying law for three years and is now our Children's Ministry Apprentice. She enjoys films, reading, knitting and chocolate. Shauna has been involved in children's work at Cornerstone for the last two years and loves doing it!

Felicity Mildred (Apprentice)

Felicity, or Flick, is from Edinburgh in Scotland and came to Nottingham three years ago to study History and Archaeology. We are pleased to have her with us starting work as the new Student Apprentice. Outside of the Church Office Felicity's main interests are the property market and keeping Topshop in business!