We love our mission and we want to make a difference to support those who are serving in the background of the church. Our mission explains what we aim to do, whilst our principles communicate the heart behind the mission - who we are and why we do what we do.
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Gavin Smith has 20 years of church management and administration experience. He is passionate about the gospel and strengthening the church by supporting the work that happens behind the scenes.
Prior to working for churches, Gavin worked for the local council in the Youth and Community department. During this time, he gained a degree in Youth and Community and was seconded to the Welsh Assembly Government to work with the Youth Policy Team. His other interests include paddle boarding, barbecuing and football.
Gavin had a brief professional career with Cardiff City and he still enjoys nutmegging other players- especially those who think he’s too old for football now! In his spare time, Gavin is a Director of UCAN. He lives in Newport, South Wales with his patient wife Emma, their four wonderfully lively children, and a fluffy dog named Max.
From the mouth of babes, here’s a recent picture drawn by Gavin’s youngest daughter describing what her Dad does at the church…
The Church Office was originally funded personally by Gavin and Emma. However, thanks to the generosity of the individuals and organisations mentioned below, this is no longer the case. We're grateful to God for the partnerships and funding these people and organisations have provided.
If you would like to support the mission and give towards this work, please get in contact with Gavin by emailing gavin@thechurchoffice.co.uk or follow the link to the right to donate via paypal. Not only would we like to ask you to consider giving but we would be grateful for your continued support in prayer.
We're really grateful for the partnership of the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches (FIEC) who have supported The Church Office at their conferences, on their podcast and with funding.
Christchurch Newport have very kindly gifted a donation towards The Church Office in order to ensure resources could continue to be free to serve churches.
To find out more about working in partnership with The Church Office, please get in touch at: info@thechurchoffice.co.uk
We're thrilled to have ChurchSuite as the official sponsor of The Church Office podcast. These guys have such a heart for the gospel and a real desire for churches to be as best equipped as they can be to carry out their work.
