Our Leadership Team
Estuary Elim Leadership Team
Ordained Ministers • Pastors • Deacons
The Leadership Team of the Estuary Elim Church consists of Ordained Ministers, Pastors, and Deacons.
Meet our
Our church has a shared ministry team led by Rev David Redbond. All of our ministers preach in each of our locations on a regular basis. Some of the team are are also designated as local leaders with pastoral care responsibility for the people who attend specific locations on a regular basis.
David is the Senior Minister of Estuary Elim Church.
David came to Ashingdon as Assistant Pastor in 1980, was appointed as the Senior Minister in 1985 and 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 Elim Churches.
David lives in Ashingdon with his wife Maureen, and they have four adult children and numerous grandchildren.
Simon was appointed to the team as a trainee minister in 2005, having previously completed two years at London Bible College.
He was ordained in June 2010 and is currently a Pastor & Music Director for the Estuary Elim Church.
Simon previously worked as a manager at Ford Motor Company for several years.
Simon is married to Karen and they have four children.
Dean joined our ministry team in June 2008 and became an Elim Licensed Minister in June 2010.
He accepted a call to full time ministry in September 2010, and was ordained in June 2015.
In addition to preaching and teaching, Dean is responsible for our website, podcasts and in‑house design. His background is design, brand management, and marketing for professional & financial services.
He lives in Rochford with his wife Hanna, and has two adult children and four grandchildren.
Paul joined our ministry team in September 2019.
He is an ordained minister and has led a number of Elim churches in the UK.
Paul preaches regularly in all of the Estuary Elim locations and is Chaplain for our Nursery in Southend.
He lives in Westcliff with his wife Yvonne and has two adult children.
Meet our
A deacon is a person who has been elected by other church members to serve as an officer of the church. Our deacons have specific defined duties and responsibilities across our locations.
Paul Clark
Deacon, Estuary Elim Church
Paul first gave his life to Jesus in 1988 aged 23, after 8 years he walked away from God and chose to live his life his way for the following 21 years. In 2017 God stepped dramatically back into his life and Paul gave Jesus full control, it was at this point he started to attend Ashingdon Elim.
In January 2021, Paul was elected as a Deacon. He is a member of the Estuary Elim Church Board.
Paul is a Kintsugi Hope wellbeing group leader, this Ministry aims to provide a safe place foe people with mental health issues, although there is no group running at present, Paul is still very much involved with Kintsugi hope.
Paul is a co-ordinator for the annual Samaritan Purse shoe box appeal, he is also a singer and part of the Church music/worship team.
Paul has two adult children and one grandchild.
Samantha Dobie
Deacon, Estuary Elim Church
Samantha first joined the Elim Church aged 8 and has been attending ever since.
As well as being a Deacon, she looks after the children's work and runs a children's Saturday club in Rayleigh and the Sunday School in Ashingdon.
Samantha grew up in Rayleigh but now lives in Ashingdon and married Trevor in 2018. They have 4 children between them, 2 at University and 2 in Secondary School.
Samantha loves all things craft and reading.
Trevor Dobie
Deacon, Estuary Elim Church
Trevor started attending the Elim Church in 2013 and has been attending ever since.
As well as being a Deacon and member of the church board, he
helps with the music set-up of the worship team, the sound desk, and occasionally sings.
Trevor grew up in Hockley but now lives in Ashingdon and married Samantha in 2018. They have 4 children between them, 2 at University, 1 in sixth form, and 1 in Secondary School.
Trevor loves trail running, music, playing around with synthesizers, fishing, reading, plus PC and board gaming.
Alison Iley
Deacon, Estuary Elim Church
Biography coming soon...
Andrea James
Deacon, Estuary Elim Church
Andrea became a Christian in 1978 then joined the Elim Church in 1982, where she has served as a Deacon from 2000 and additionally as Group Administrator since 2007.
Andrea is a retired Bank Official and lives with her husband of 53 years, Brian, in Leigh-on -Sea.
They have 2 adult sons and 5 grandchildren.
Omololu (Lolu) Oluwaniyi
Deacon, Estuary Elim Church
Lolu gave his life to Christ in 1995. He was an elder in a previous church. He joined Estuary Elim Church in 2015 where he has served in the technical team, providing support for in-person PC and sound desk as well as online church.
Lolu was co-opted onto the Church Board in 2021 at the recommendation of the Ministry Team and was elected to serve as a Deacon in January 2022.
He is an IT Consultant and married with 2 adult children. Lolu loves snooker, darts, table tennis and music.