Elders, Staff, &
Key People
Elders
Richard Brewster
Richard and Lily came to Avenue in October 2010. They have two children, Noah and Clara, and as a family they love living in Clarendon Park.
Richard is a proud Irishman who enjoys watching movies, reading poetry, listening to the music of Bruce Springsteen and Andrew Peterson, and eating a really nice burger.
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Richard Brewster
PASTOR & ELDER
Mike Warriner
Mike and Sinéad moved to Leicester in 2019 with their son Joss and joined Avenue right away.
Mike works as a data analyst at one of the city's universities (which is more interesting than it sounds). He enjoys cooking and Formula 1 and as a family they enjoy board games and movies.
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Mike Warriner
ELDER & DESIGNATED SAFEGUARDING LEAD (DSL)
Joel Murray
Joel, his wife Hannah, and three children (Rebekah, Chloe, and Ezra) have been a part of Avenue since 2020 after moving to Leicester for work.
Joel works as Communications and Media Officer for the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches (FIEC), looking after the website, social media, podcasts, and more. He enjoys football, video games, comics, and Star Wars.
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Joel Murray
ELDER
Staff
Richard Brewster
Richard and Lily came to Avenue in October 2010. They have two children, Noah and Clara, and as a family they love living in Clarendon Park.
Richard is a proud Irishman who enjoys watching movies, reading poetry, listening to the music of Bruce Springsteen and Andrew Peterson, and eating a really nice burger.
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Richard Brewster
PASTOR & ELDER
Jo True
Jo came to faith as a teenager in Hertfordshire and she and her husband moved to Leicester and Avenue Community Church in 2005. She enjoys her family, drinking tea and most recently, her cats.
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Jo True
WOMEN’S WORKER
Ministry Team Leaders
Keith Rowe
Keith and his wife, Jenny moved to Leicester in May 1984 from the county of Devon to follow God's prompting to consider working for a Christian charity. Keith worked as the accountant for Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship until 2010, when UCCF relocated to Oxford. Freelance accountancy work and partial retirement brought Keith into administrative and finance work for Avenue.
Both Keith and Jenny are keen walkers and spend much of their diminishing energy levels attempting to maintain their garden. They have two grown up children, Chris and Kat.
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Keith Rowe
MINISTRY TEAM LEADER FOR FINANCE (TREASURER)
Safeguarding
Mike Warriner
Mike and Sinéad moved to Leicester in 2019 with their son Joss and joined Avenue right away.
Mike works as a data analyst at one of the city's universities (which is more interesting than it sounds). He enjoys cooking and Formula 1 and as a family they enjoy board games and movies.
Mike Warriner
ELDER & DESIGNATED SAFEGUARDING LEAD (DSL)
Cheryl Hawkins
Cheryl Hawkins
DEPUTY DESIGNATED SAFEGUARDING LEAD (DDSL)
Sue Shore
Sue is married to Chris and they have a daughter, Rosie and a cockerpoo called Lenny!
Sue is a primary school teacher who enjoys singing with her choir and going for walks with the dog.
Sue is a primary school teacher who enjoys singing with her choir and going for walks with the dog.
Sue Shore
WHISTLEBLOWING OFFICER
