Senior Pastor

Rich is married to Juliet and they have three kids – Rory, Hamish, and Claire. Before moving to Seaforth, Rich was the Senior Minister at the Anglican Church in Cronulla. Having served there for ten years the black, white, and blue of the Cronulla Sharks are in his veins.

Rich enjoys cheering on the mighty Sydney Swans, good coffee, listening to music, and spending time with his family at the beach. Rich is an accredited Sports Chaplain with Life Saving Chaplaincy Australia, and serves as the honorary chaplain to Queenscliff SLSC .

He loves sharing the good news of Jesus and seeing people become followers of Jesus and grow in their love for Him.

Assistant & Young Adults Pastor

Born and raised in London, Jonnie enjoys music, football, poetry, art and nature. He studied Philosophy and Anthropology at Macquarie University, before completing an Adv Dip of Theology at Youthworks. He is working towards a Bachelors of Theology through the Australian College of Theology. He has spent the last eight years working with young people in churches and schools. He is passionate about entering into the story of God and engaging with the eternal kind of life Jesus offers here and now.

He is married to Issy and they are happy owners of Gumnut, the world’s cutest Aussiedoodle.

Youth & Famlies Minister

Jessica has recently moved to Sydney with her cat Bug to start a PhD in English Literature and Philosophy at UNSW. Before this, she spent the past 18th months serving the children, families and youth at St. Columb’s Hawthorn, and the past six years as an educator in various roles from early childhood to primary. She has a special interest in medieval church history and theology and is passionate about creating safe and inclusive spaces in the Church for young people in the community. She looks forward to partnering with Seaforth in building lives for Christ.

Ministry Assistant

Kirrily grew up on the Sunshine Coast and was christened and confirmed in the Anglican Church. She has a Bachelor of Arts, in Modern Asian Studies and decided to follow Jesus aged 21 before going to Japan. She moved to Sydney’s Lower North Shore in her twenties, met and married Thomas, and has two children. She marvels at God’s creation each morning and enjoys walks along the beach. She hopes to Build Lives for Christ by assisting ministry staff and laypeople in their roles as leaders in Jesus’ church and the Seaforth community.