Meet The Team
Running a church involves a lot of people, and we're really grateful for all of those who make Christ Church Central happen. Some of those are in formal leadership positions, and while you can meet our staff team below, you can also read about how our church is led and governed here.
Tim Davies - Minister
Tim was married to Tanya on April Fools' Day 1989. They have four grown up children (Bethan, Anna, Rebekah and Caleb), three sons-in-law (Grant, Elliot & Riley) and three grandchildren. He loves East Africa, where he was born and brought up, running long distances and is passionate about Welsh rugby.
Following work in business and industry (mainly the motor industry) Tim has served churches in a variety of settings in rural Oxfordshire and Sheffield. He is Central's founding minister. He is still amazed by Jesus' words, "For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." (Mark 10v45)
Tim Sandell - Assistant Minister & Students
Tim is married to Nicky and they have two young sons, Josh and Benjy. Tim joined the team in June 2022, having previously served with Nicky as mission partners in Greece for nine years.
Tim grew up in a Christian family and his student years were a time of significant Christian growth. The Spirit particularly worked in Tim as he met and read the Bible with his pastor, and through good Christian friends. Tim’s great hope is for students to enjoy something similar whilst in Sheffield, perhaps even meeting Jesus for the first time.
In his spare time, Tim enjoys spending time with family and friends, anything to do with Greece, cooking and eating spicy food, and reading good books. He enjoys reading biographies of every American president, and the theological works of the Puritans and Early Church Fathers.
Steve King - Assistant Minister & Youth and Children's
Steve is originally from Essex, but went up in the world and has been living in Sheffield since 2014. He loves running up hills, maths, a good book, cups of tea and climbing, although not all at the same time. He is married to Louisa, and they have two young children, Ben and Alice.
Since 2020, Steve has been a part of the staff team as our Youth and Children's worker. He loves opening the Bible with young people and helping them to know and understand it for themselves. Alongside his youth and children's role, Steve is also studying theology part time, so he can know and understand the Bible more for himself, too!
Emma Moore - Operations Manager
Emma is a 'third culture kid' (TCK), having roots in the UK and growing up in Papua New Guinea (PNG). After returning to the UK at the age of 18, Emma went on to study at the University of Sheffield in Nursing Studies. In 2017 her path changed, and alongside her husband Dave and son Joshua, they returned to PNG (the Land of the Unexpected) to serve with New Tribes Mission, supporting the team in medical care and education until their return to Sheffield in 2021.
Gardening and dog walking are at the top of Emma's list of things to do in her spare time, but she is also partial to chocolate and a nice piece of homemade cake, especially when shared with friends!
Emma has been part of Christ Church Central since 2005 and loves to serve the church family as the Operations Manager since 2022, another land of the unexpected!
Joy Martin - Admin Assistant
Joy was born and raised in a big family in Sheffield. She moved to the Isle of Man in 2012 to work with Scripture Union, studied Theology at Nottingham University and travelled the UK before moving back to glorious Sheffield with her husband, Chris, and dog, Katara, in 2019. She has since welcomed a lovely daughter Robyn to the family, who brings a lot of energy! She enjoys singing, badminton, walking her dog, being a proud Yorkshire Lass and definitely a cheesy rom-com.
She joined central as a 16 year old and quickly got 'stuck in' to church family life, particularly with the youth group and music team. When they moved back to Sheffield she was quick to join central and has been a member of the Church team since summer 2022.
Evelyn Townsend - Ministry Trainee
Evelyn moved to the UK in September of 2023 to serve as a ministry trainee at Central. Evelyn comes from the United States, where she was born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina in a Christian family. Evelyn has experience in Christian camping ministry in NC, where the gospel changed her life as a teenager and where she has since served on summer staff teams for many years. For university, Evelyn moved to Chicago and completed her undergraduate degree in Bible and Theology at Wheaton College. She also studied music and plays the violin. Evelyn is excited to read the Bible, worship the Lord, and study nerdy theologians with anyone and everyone she meets, especially students.
In her free time, Evelyn enjoys all things outdoors from hiking to running to swimming and exploring. Coffee, reading, and silly comedies are always priorities, as well. She’s looking forward to making Sheffield a home, getting to know the church inside and out and traveling the UK while she’s at it.