OUR PEOPLE

Staff Team

Working together to grow followers of Jesus

Sam McGeown

Senior Pastor

Sam was born and raised in Belfast, Northern Ireland and still hasn't lost his accent. He spent twelve years in Osaka, Japan where he taught English, directed a Black Gospel Choir, worked with the homeless, planted a church and – as that wasn’t enough – also met his wife Yoriko. Sam has also pastored a church in Melbourne and worked with mission agencies around the world. Sam and Yoriko have four children whose names mean ‘grace’ in four different languages. In his spare time he doubles as a Brad Pitt lookalike.
Sam can be contacted at Sam@vc.org.au

Mitchell Eidse

Assistant Pastor

Leaving the farm life behind in the prairies of Canada, Mitchell and his wife Stephanie moved to Australia for adventure and have been stuck here ever since. Mitchell did his Bachelor of Theology at Queensland Theological College before joining the beautiful community at Village Church. He and Steph love all things aesthetic – from photography to design to arts and crafts to really fluffy cats. Mitchell loves talking about Jesus in a way that causes the Bible to come alive in our hearts. Did he mention cats?
Mitchell can be contacted at Mitch@vc.org.au

Anshula Jones

Community Worker

Anshula became a Christian in the early days of Village, and she's played a huge role in the church since then. In her spare time, you might find her making dresses, painting, or patting dogs. But in this role, her focus will be on organising community meals and the local playgroup, though as always she'll be helping out with the kids' ministry and wherever else anyone needs a hand.
Anshula can be contacted at anshula@vc.org.au

Philip McGann

Ministry Worker

Philip studied creative writing at QUT and became a Christian through uni ministry in the third year of his degree. He's been working on a novel for 10 years, and still isn't happy with it. He's just finished studying at Queensland Theological College, and is working three days a week for Village. On any given work day you might find him Photoshopping people's faces into the weekly newsletter, working on Community Group studies, doing graphic design jobs, or helping to write and edit our current teaching series.
Philip can be contacted at Philip@vc.org.au

Village Eldership Team

Stephen Mason

Elder

Steve has been with us since the early days, pouring himself out behind the scenes so that we can be a healthy and functioning church. Loyal, godly, and down-to-earth, Steve loves the local church and it comes through in everything he does. When he's not doing our dirty work (i.e. paper work), you'll find Steve either sitting on some other Board, or surfing in the great outdoors. Win-win for Steve.

Matt Heaton

Elder

Matt and his wife Sarah have blessed Village Church immeasurably with their kind, loving and open lives. Always ready to serve, Matt joined the eldership team in early 2017. He's particularly keen to chat about the gospel with those who might be struggling with mental health issues. Matt and Sarah love spending their holiday time adventure travelling, and Matt has been known to play a mean trombone.

Tim Kuswadi

Elder

Tim is married to Sarah and they have 2 boys. They have been part of Village Church since the beginning. He is good at all things finance and supply chain and loves Jesus, his family, bike riding and coffee. He’s been really excited seeing Village Church grow followers of Jesus over the years. Tim would much rather be riding his bike than at an Elders' meeting.