Leadership Team
Mark Hopkins has the privilege of working full time for the church, heading up the leadership and staff teams.
Mark loves to see the local church rise up and see their community changed by the power and truth of the gospel.
Alongside working for the church, Mark also works one day a week for the Evangelical Alliance, helping to support and develop unity across churches in the East Midlands.
Locally Mark is part of the Nottingham City Prayer leadership team and serves as a director for Groundlevel overseeing their leadership training course. Further afield, Mark is part of the board of Spark Ministries a children’s ministry in Albania. E-mail Mark
Sarah Hopkins is part of the leadership team and oversees the pastoral oversight team and LifeGroups of the church.
Sarah and Mark joined The King’s Church in 1991, when they moved to Nottingham. They have two grown up daughters and one son in law.
Alongside helping lead the church Sarah also runs her own creative business Hope Filled Blessings
This is a design business producing beautiful hand lettered bible artwork and prints.
Rob Burwood and his wife Eileen have been part of the church since 1990, when they returned to Nottingham after pastoring a church in Cornwall. Before this, Rob was the Assistant Minister at Cornerstone Evangelical Church, which planted The Kings Church in 1987.
They share a passion to see believers with strong foundations, discipled in the Word and full of the Holy Spirit, accountable, and secure in God.
Rob serves as a Trustee and he oversees the preaching and teaching of the church.
Andrea Smith and her husband Martin joined the church in 2008.
They have a great heart to serve and and run a LifeGroup.
Andrea serves on the leadership team and preaches.
LEADERSHIP FORUM
Alongside the core leadership team we have a leadership forum, a group of ten individuals who each have a heart for the church and are helping us shape and define the culture of the church. The current Leadership Forum Team are:
Mark & Sarah Hopkins, Rob & Eileen Burwood, Andrea & Martin Smith, Joy & Rob Taylor, Lorna Carlin, Happyman and Osas Osunde, Lawrene & Sarah Flatman and Naomi Stewart
MEET OUR STAFF TEAM
Wez Smith is the church Operations Support, doing a fantastic job in keeping the church organised. You can find him in the office on a Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Morning, or send him an E-mail
Joy Taylor is our Children and Families Leader. She oversees the teams who run our Friday Toddler Group and our Sunday morning kid’s groups. You will find Joy in and around the building on a Thursday and Friday or you can contact Joy via E-mail