Board of Elders

  • Ian Easton - Chairperson

  • Edna Dobson

  • Asher Morrison

  • Sue Irwin

  • Hannah Wellham

  • Suzanne Sutherland

  • Matt Connett

  • Suzanne Sanders

  • Adrian Smith

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Sue Irwin - Senior Pastor

I believe God is calling us to display His power and His love in an unprecedented way. He is calling us on a journey of faith together to become a place of light, of hope, of power and of influence. I see us becoming a church of imports and exports- training and equipping people to bring transformation to every aspect of society and bringing people from other places in so they can be equipped and encouraged. I see us presenting the gospel in innovative and creative ways and seeing many people discover that life in Christ is very real and is in fact the desire of the heart of every person on the planet.

I see our church as a place of joy and that joy is our strength. In our church people will increasingly encounter the love of the Father who unites the family as one, who sees the potential in each unique person and releases that potential by the power of His Spirit into a world that is waiting for the children of God to rise up and be all we are created to be.

The church is not a building. It’s actually a house made of unique individuals, children of God, who together become a dwelling place where God lives by His Spirit.

I would love to invite you to join us here at The Grainery Church.

Ps Sue.

Our Leadership

Ian Easton

Chairperson | Board of Elders

Stuart Brown

Associate & Worship | Pastor

Anna Borzestowski

Pastoral Care & Church Engagement

Kerith Weld

Safe Church, Events, Cafe | Pastor

Sam Paul Pilli

VIPs, Youth, Mens, Volunteers | Pastor

Our People

Andrew Kalokerinos

Office Assistant

Anna Barnes

Media & Communications Manager

Bev Murrill

Leader Development

Angela McPherson

Discipleship & Prayer | Pastor

John Crawford

Discipleship & Worship | Assistant Pastor

Lindy Connett

Special Events

Britt & Matt Darvas

Mission & Justice | Pastors

Ruth Errington

Kids | Newcastle Campus Assistant Pastor

Shelby Schneider

Youth | Pastor

James Chapman

Youth | Pastor

Josh Moore

Youth and Worship | Assistant

Hana Ginters

Digital Media | Youth Assistant

Rachel Baker

Young Adults | Pastor

Phil and Vicki Cosgrove

Maitland Campus | Pastors

Varma and Elizabeth Manthina

Maitland Campus | Assistant Pastors

Aldrich and Shayne Obach

Cessnock Campus | Pastors

Matt Peterson

Technical & Production Director

Iain Barson

Podcast Editor

Richard Rule

Building and Finance Team Lead

Neil Sutherland

Finance Manager

Rachael Meguyer

Events | Financial Assistant

Matt Nichols

Grainery Care | Campus Pastor