Churches are places where every believer has a part to play in church family life. Within that, though, we have a staff and a leadership team able to give more time to looking after God's people.
Nigel Beynon
MINISTER
Nigel became a Christian at 16 as he heard about the grace and forgiveness Jesus offers. He is married to Jo and together they have four children. Between 2007 and 2024 he was the director of Word Alive and before that was a minister at St Helens, Bishopsgate. In September 2024, Nigel Beynon joined Trinity Church Islington as the Minister.
Kirsten Guthrie
WOMEN’S WORKER
Kirsten was privileged to grow up in a Christian home and decided to trust her life to Jesus at a summer camp. She's grateful for God’s patience over the years as she gets to grips with what it means to trust Jesus each day. She studied on the Cornhill Training Course and spent over 10 years working full time for Trinity as the Women’s Worker. She now splits her working week between women’s ministry for Trinity and also for the Proclamation Trust.
Madhush Mathews
ASSISTANT MINISTER
Madhush committed to following Jesus as a young adult. He was attracted by the love of a group of Christian students who helped him encounter Jesus in Mark’s Gospel. He is continuing to discover the depths of God’s love for his people in Jesus. Having trained for ministry at George Whitefield College in Cape Town, he ministered at a vibrant and diverse Johannesburg church before relocating to London to train further at Oak Hill College. He’s married with 2 young children and, when not playing lego or “families” with his kids, enjoys good conversation around delicious food.
John Moody
LEADERSHIP TEAM (ELDER)
Whilst he grew up and developed faith in a Christian family, prodigal teens and 20’s led John to recommit to the Lord in his late 20’s once it became clear that he was sinful and there was nothing he alone could do about it. Learning of the Lord’s wondrous grace has put being a husband, father, elder, lawyer and musician into biblical context. Born in Hampstead, he’s lived in Islington for over 25 years, married for nearly 20 of them and with two teenagers to show for it.
Tchern Lenn
LEADERSHIP TEAM (ELDER)
Tchern is one of the original planters of Trinity Church Islington. He grew up in Singapore attending Grace Baptist Church where he was baptised at 13. After national service, he moved to the UK to do a biology degree which led to a PhD and a career as a biologist and microscopist that took him to the US for a few years. Though away from his birthplace since 21, he has been at home with the Lord's global family, also enjoying fellowship with Eden Baptist Church in Cambridge, where he was a Church Assistant for a year, and Berkeley Covenant Church in California. He has now made his home in London with his wife, Sarah, and son, Isaac. He would like to regain the climbing ability he had while living in California but hopes of perfecting his beef rendang and pandan chiffon cake recipes are more realistic.
Ben Fidler
LEADERSHIP TEAM (ELDER)
Ben has been at Trinity since it planted in 2007. He has been living in London for over 25 years, working for many years in the City and now works for an aerospace company. He is Jewish by birth and had a traditional Jewish upbringing. Ben became a Christian while at University, after spending time working through the bible and understanding how Jesus so perfectly fulfilled many Old Testament promises about the Messiah. Ben lives locally in Islington and is married to Deborah. They have two sons, Joshua and Daniel and a cat called Spooky. When not working, Ben enjoys precious time with Deborah and the boys, time with wider family and friends, and has a keen interest in historic racing cars.
Sophie Golden
LEADERSHIP TEAM
Part of the original plant from St Helen’s Bishopsgate, Sophie is a cancer nurse who came to London for university and hasn’t left. When not being a nurse, if that can be the case, she enjoys singing, babysitting, playing board games, watching films and spending time with friends. She became a Christian at the age of 15 having been asked by a friend to go to a youth weekend away, and being taught the gospel at the church over a period of time. That was over 20 years ago now and she is incredibly thankful to the Lord for keeping her and growing her trust in him over that time.
Adam Rice
LEADERSHIP TEAM
Adam is an employment lawyer at a city law firm. Originally from Australia, he came to London over 10 years ago for a short “working holiday” and has stayed ever since. Although not from a Christian background, Adam became a Christian in his mid thirties shortly after joining Trinity. Outside of church, Adam loves watching and playing tennis, skiing, travel (when possible), swimming and spending time with friends (usually over a bbq, brunch or some other food related activity).
Contact Us
To make a general enquiry fill out a contact form.
To contact a member of staff directly, use the details below:
Nigel Beynon: nigel@trinityislington.org
Madhush Mathews: madhush@trinityislington.org
Kirsten Guthrie - kirsten@trinityislington.org
Church Office
St Mark’s
Myddelton Square
London, EC1R 1XX
United Kingdom