Dominion

Andrew & Louise Cherrie

How long have you been a Christian?
23 years

How long have you been in Hillsong London?
1 year 9 months

In a sentence, what do you do?
Give Leadership to the Pastoral Team in Hillsong Church

Can you tell me a memorable experience or interaction with another person/people in the life of church?
Teaching at the evening college as it launched in 2010

Can you tell me an amazing God encounter you've had somewhere in the life of church?
Touching Heaven service just gone — really felt God moving and inspired by the stories of people being healed.

Phil & Christa Barnard

How long have you been a Christian?
All our lives (don't ask how long that is...)

How long have you been in Hillsong London?
Phil - 7 years. Christa - 4 years.

In a sentence, what do you do?
Phil is the Children's Pastor - helping make church accessible for our youngest and most precious. Christa leads All Stars and Voltage - our Kids Church experience for children in primary school.

Can you tell me a memorable experience or interaction with another person/people in the life of church?
Seeing the church gather around a family who had lost their youngest daughter. God worked mightily through His church as people generously and willingly saw that every need was met through prayer, support and finance. In the midst of a very dark hour, it was a beautiful and moving experience. It was the Church of Jesus at its very best.

Can you tell me an amazing God encounter you've had somewhere in the life of church?
Seeing newborn child after new born child being healed miraculously and against all medical understanding. It reminds me time and time again that our lives are held firmly in His hands.

Phil Kyei

How long have you been a Christian?
3.5 years

How long have you been in Hillsong London?
2 years

In a sentence, what do you do?
Youth Pastor and Icare Co-ordinator (don’t know my official title)

Can you tell me a memorable experience or interaction with another person/people in the life of church?
Summer camp 2011 amazing God encounter with 500 youth passionate for Jesus. What made all the more poignant was just a day earlier 100s of youth around the country were involved in the riots Summercamp was a time where the young people of our church left with a real sense and purpose of what God has called them to do.

Can you tell me an amazing God encounter you've had somewhere in the life of church?
In my connect group we were praying for God to step into situations affecting our lives. We had a guy who had been suffering with leg pains for nearly a year so we all got round him and began to pray truly believing that God was going to do what only he could do. The very next morning the problem had completely disappeared!

Simon Gibbes

How long have you been a Christian?
I grew up in church but I can clearly remember making a stand for a relationship with God when I was 17

How long have you been in Hillsong London?
4 Years

In a sentence, what do you do?
I pastor and give leadership to the Young Adult and University aged bracket in church

Can you tell me a memorable experience or interaction with another person/people in the life of church?
I served with George Botha on the Young Adults team for 2 years. We found a van and did a road trip to Wales, had a BBQ on the beach and slept in barn listening to farm animals all night. That was my introduction to ministry // I lost Gary's car once...that was memorable

Can you tell me an amazing God encounter you've had somewhere in the life of church?
At a Young Adults Summer Retreat 3 years ago in a moment of worship. It definitely shaped me to be who I am now and gave me a real heart for the age bracket that I now serve.

Dan & Charlie Blythe

Dan says...

How long have you been a Christian?
9 years

How long have you been in Hillsong London?
1 year based out in Surrey for most of it

In a sentence, what do you do?
I run the new christians course and look after the 25+ community of our church

Can you tell me a memorable experience or interaction with another person/people in the life of church?
First time I met kris Mikkleson he was encouraging and real. Invited me to get involved in church and the rest is history. He made my wife and I so welcome to church that we knew we would be part of Hillsong for a very long time.

Can you tell me an amazing God encounter you've had somewhere in the life of church?
My first Sunday in the Dominion was a time when I knew I was right where God wanted me. His presence was thick and tangible to an extent which I had not experienced before. After being in Surrey and then going to the Dominion I wasn't sure what to expect but it really felt like God was giving me a massive welcome.

Dez & Terry Da Silva

Dez says...

How long have you been a Christian?
21 years.

How long have you been in Hillsong London?
5 years.

In a sentence, what do you do?
Connections Leader for service 1 (10:30am)

Can you tell me a memorable experience or interaction with another person/people in the life of church?
I was once chatting with someone who was a part of the team I was leading. That happened in the foyers of our church. He had been coming to church for a while and serving but did not have a relationship with God, he was just interested in doing some sort of research in the area of music and had been observing the church especially during praise & worship. He then asked me what I thought about that subject and as I was sharing with him about it something really interesting happened. He began to hear a very loud sound and I noticed he was very disturbed! I obviously could not hear anything and was concerned about him! He was shaking and I ended up calling another leader to help me pray for him. We prayed for him and he was fine! I cannot explain what happened but that day he gave his life to Christ in the service and his life was transformed! A bit crazy and radical so definitely a memorable experience to me! :-)

Can you tell me an amazing God encounter you've had somewhere in the life of church?
It was when I first heard Gary speak in my early days in our church. After he spoke I felt empowered like never before to just be a genuine and normal christian. I could actually apply the message into my own life without having to be weird or religious about it. That was a true God encounter as it brought a tremendous breakthrough upon my life, something I had never experienced in 16 years of my life as a christian up to that point. It is life changing even for someone who's been a christian for a while when the message of the gospel isn't presented in a religious and complicated way, rather it is presented how it was intended to be, simple and basic, yet powerful and efficient.

Luke Makepeace

How long have you been a Christian?
I have been a Christian since I was about 8yrs old

How long have you been in Hillsong London?
I came to Hillsong in January 2005

In a sentence, what do you do?
I look after the Bump team and technical side of Church.

Can you tell me a memorable experience or interaction with another person/people in the life of church?
When I joined the bump team I met some of the best people you could know. One person I met was a guy called Stewart Mack(aka Blue Steel) he was so inspirational in the way he served at Church and volunteered at the church office, he inspired me that I too could give my time and energy to something bigger and more important than myself. This was such a revelation that I just love serving on team and doing life with people as I serve. I have some of the best friends in the world just from getting to know people on team.

Can you tell me an amazing God encounter you've had somewhere in the life of church?
Even as a Christian for a long time I personally struggled with the aspect that I was a sinner and through doing life got a mindset that every time I committed sin I was not good enough to be forgiven. I used to believe that every time I sinned whether that be having a bad thought about someone or drinking too much, I let my mindset get in the way in my relationship with Jesus. When Joseph Prince came and spoke in 2006 about Grace. This was such a revelation for me I found the way Joseph Prince communicated through the bible that God knew all my sin past, current and future and still sent Jesus to die on the cross for me, just because he loved me! This set me free from my thinking of I was not worthy to be forgiven and accepted but got a revelation that Jesus was perfect & sinless, his crucifixion on the cross was to pay for my sin and therefore I was set free. This was so mind blowing I felt a difference in my whole life through church, work, friendships and even though Church had been a major part of my life, I felt like I was completely set free and the chain had been broken.