Our Team

Leadership Team

It is a real joy to have a dynamic, loving and wholehearted Grace City leadership team that has a massive heart to serve the church. The unity and strength of this team brings great shape to the church and we feel extremely blessed by God for these leaders and others that are being raised up in church life. 

 

The current team includes: Sandy & Glen, Tania & Steve, Belinda & Wes, Claire & David (not in photo), Matthew, Simon, Teesh & Tom, Kate & Miles, Kate & Quinton, Lynn & Mike

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Elders

Grace City Church is lead by a team of elders. Currently this team is made up of Mike Irving, Miles Simmonds and Quinton Kotze.

As a team our focus is to see the church grow and mature to see Gospel advance in our neighbourhoods, across our city and through the nations.

Mike and Lynn Irving

 

Mike and Lynn have lived on the Northern Beaches since 1997, having moved here from Cape Town, South Africa. Mike serves as the lead elder of Grace City Church and has a passion to see the church being the light to Australia that Jesus has called us to be. A key part of this is discipling men & women to grow into all the fullness that Jesus has won for them and releasing them to see the Gospel proclaimed in word and deed throughout the nation. Mike also has a developing apostolic role within Regions Beyond and is part of the Global Team.

Lynn also serves alongside Mike locally and internationally. Lynn also has a heart to see women grow into all God has for them and is passionate about discipling.

Mike has lead in church life for many years while working in a secular job until 2009 when he left his last employment as Vice President of an international IT firm. 

 

Mike and Lynn are blessed to have 3 incredible adult children and have loved every stage of their growing up, challenges and all!

Miles and Kate Simmonds

 

Miles serves as an elder and he has lived in Australia for over 10 years and is originally from the UK. Miles met his wife, Kate, in the UK and they both have a passion for worship and lead the church in moving forward in this.

 

Miles and Kate have a son, Matthew, who is a talented drummer and key part of the youth. Kate also has a gift for teaching and is on the preaching team.

 

Currently, Miles is an IT Strategy Manager and has worked in Business Intelligence in the past. 

Quinton and Kate Kotze

 

Quinton and Kate have lived in Australia since 2016 having spent time in the UK, New Zealand and their previous home country of South Africa. Quint and Kate have served on Church leadership since 2010. They love serving in all areas of Church life and have a passion to see Gods kingdom grow in the community and beyond.

They have three kids - Ryan, Hayley and Jessica.

 

Quinton balances his time between leading our evening service and a full time secular job in the City.

They are a  family grounded in God’s love and are always looking for ways to display it to the world.

When times allows, he enjoys trail running, playing cricket and spending time with friends around a fire.