About

1978

The journey began with a handful of people meeting in John & Sheila Wheeler’s front room, who longed for an expression of Christianity which resembled that of the early church in Acts. Within 12 months the church was launched with no building, no pastor, no history, no traditions and no money.

1980-1985

God continued to grow His church and our struggle was to find buildings that were suitable and we could grow into. Buildings were purchased, renovated and within a few years outgrown as God’s favour was with us.

1985-1994

Offices were purchased and the church’s main meeting services were held first in St Johns school, and then in Royston Primary school and continued to gather many, through fun days, pantomimes and so much more.

1994-2010

It was during this time that through much prayer and sacrificial giving that we were able to purchase the Kings Hall (an old office supplies premises) we started meeting upstairs in the smaller hall while a major refurbishment of the downstairs was undertaken and finally completed in 1996.

2010-2016

Again there was a need to improve our facility as we continued to grow and take on more ministry opportunities and so a major reconstruction of our welcome area, kitchen facilities and children’s ministry areas began.

2016-2019

God used our church and ministry to reach out to both the neighbourhood and the nations with the love of Jesus.

2020

Covid-19 and the UK lockdown resulted in us suspending all public gatherings and moving all of our services and ministries online.

2021

Following Covid-19, we remain committed to reaching our local community, both through in person meetings, and our new online ministry.

MAX EATON

Lead Elder

Max has served the church for many years in various roles including leading our worship team and preaching. He was appointed as Lead Elder and full-time pastor in February 2025. Max is passionate about Jesus, the church, and the local community. He is married to Tessa and is dad to Emmy, Jacob, and George.

BARRY TRIM

Elder

Barry was brought into Eldership in October 2022.  Barry serves in many areas of church life and is a great communicator of God’s word.  Barry is married to Tosin and is dad to Nathaniel & Simeon.

CHRIS SMITH

Elder

Chris Smith has a long history at Christ Central, he and his wife Rosie have been a huge blessing to this church for many many years.  Chris and Rosie have 5 children and 6 grandchildren

MICHELE SOLLEY

Administrator

Michele joined the admin team in 2013 and is always seeking to find ways to best serve the church and increase our effectiveness.  Michele is married to Matt and is mum to Lois and Elliot.

KEN KITSON

Finance

Ken does a fantastic job of taking care of our church accounts and finances. Ken is married to Paula and is dad to James and Aaliyah.

CHRIS HALL

Chair of Trustees

Chris has been a member of Christ Central Church since 2011 and became a Trustee in 2019. Chris and his wife Naomi serve in a number of ministries, with Naomi leading the kids work team. Chris is dad to Ethan, Mia and Neve and has lived in South East London all his life.

GEORGE STEELE

George grew up in Penge and has been a part of Christ Central Church from a young age, serving in various capacities over many years. Since becoming a trustee in 2017 George has remained an active part of church life in addition to co-leading a consultancy business in central London and enjoying family time with his wife and children.

MICHAEL WEBB

Trustee

Michael grew up in Manchester, and has lived in Penge since 2013; joining Christ Central shortly afterwards. He has served the church in several different capacities, most notably caring for our babies and toddlers in the creche on Sundays. Professionally, Michael runs campaigning activity for an animal welfare charity. He is married to Susanna, and they are parents to Eleanor, Hannah and Lydia, and enjoys sport and theatre in his (infrequent) spare time.

TOSIN TRIM

Trustee

Tosin was appointed as a Trustee in 2022 and also serves in our Young People’s ministry.  Tosin is married to Barry and is mum to Nathaniel and Simeon.

WELCOME

We want to extend a special welcome to everyone whether you are a person of faith or not, whatever your background, whatever your circumstances, we want to help all who meet us encounter the love of God and the fullness of relationship with Him.

FELLOWSHIP

Demonstrating the love of God in unity and authentic Christian community together, we celebrate our diversity and embrace all it means to be “one new man in Christ”.

WORSHIP

Expressing a life of intimacy with God by worshipping Him in spirit and in truth both corporately and individually.

SPIRIT

We welcome the work of the Holy Spirit in every area of our life and testimony knowing both His power and presence are needed for victorious life.

WORD

We are passionate about living a life of faith and obedience based on the Bible, believing both its commands and promises.

PRAYER

Developing a lifestyle of prayer, where we expect to hear from God and let Him lead us in all we do.

DISCIPLESHIP

“We are here for one another’s success”. Jesus’ instruction was simple, make disciples who make disciples, in everything we do we pursue Christ-like maturity.

MISSION

We place a high emphasis on sharing the Good News of Jesus in words and actions to our family, friends and colleagues in our neighbourhood and the nations, partnering with other churches both locally and globally.

STEWARDSHIP

Managing wisely and giving generously of our time, talents and treasure helps us to achieve the call of God to Resource and Release so that the kingdom can advance.