Leaders and Staff

Mark Bonnington

Senior Leader

Mark taught New Testament for more than ten years at St John's College in Durham after completing a PhD on Galatians in Nottingham. He leads Kings and has a particular passion for preaching from Scripture. He is married to Ruth, a GP in Gateshead, and has three children who are working hard on bringing up their parents.

Ian Creasey

Ian studied Applied Physics and Electronics at Durham before training as a Chartered Accountant. He works for an engineering company in Cramlington, and is married to Tina, a teacher. They have two sons.

Katherine Jacklin

Katherine is a Durham theology graduate and married to Seymour. She works as a Chaplain and RE teacher at Durham High School.

Iris Prizeman

Iris was geography teacher, who moved in her retirement to Durham to be near her family and to get involved in church. She is involved in the local Lydia Fellowship and runs a B&B in Plawsworth.

David Redfern

David is married to Tina and has two children. He works in industry for a design and development company and brings those skills to the Finance and Administration of the church.

Christiana Rose

Christiana is a Durham graduate and married to Alan. They have three children. She works with children learning English as an additional language and particularly loves anyone who is not English!

Paul Burgess

Mission and Community Work

Paul trained in Youth and Community Work at Moorlands College and joined the Kings staff team in 2008. He is married to Tree, a doctor, and they are expecting their first child soon!

Chris Juby

Worship and Student Ministry

Chris trained on the Ichthus Radical Network programme in London, where he also worked for Family Worship Resources. He joined Kings in 2005 to work with students and lead worship. He married Hannah, a language teacher, in 2008. Chris is also a freelance web developer.

Clare Miller

Communication and Administration

Clare came to Durham six years ago to study Physics and Astronomy. She taught for two years in the North East and loves organising things.

Ruth Perrin

Training and Development

Ruth is a history graduate and teacher who has worked with both YWAM and UCCF. Until Summer 2006 she ran Transform: City, a Leeds-based training programe for graduates, with a vision for impacting society. Ruth's ministry is in teaching and training, particularly working with young adults.

Phil Trainer

Worship and Student Admin

Phil is a Durham graduate and trained with Kings on the 06-07 Internship year. Phil likes leading worship and riding his bike. He is working with Chris Juby on Worship and Student work.