JUBILEE COMMUNITY CHURCH - Key Persons
Alison grew up in the family of JCC and has served on various teams over the years, including worship, youth and social action. Professionally she has been a qualified bookkeeper since 2011, working with charities and small businesses, and joined the JCC staff team in October 2021. She makes sure that all the financial transactions of the church and centre are accurately recorded and helps maintain the finance processes and systems. Outside of JCC, Alison is a trustee for a local counselling charity and is passionate that people of all abilities can access the local church.
Cris is an ex-teacher and a key trustee. She heads up Jubilee's Safeguarding team and actively supports the team in the office in any way she can. She is also Safeguarding Co-ordinator for Newground and heads up Safeguarding at the Newground Ashburnham conferences. She and her husband Martin were married in the church and have been members for over 30 years. Martin leads one of our welcome teams and advises on the fabric of the building. Since their three children have grown and left home, they have fully exploited their freedom to travel!
Grace Orkar moved to East Grinstead in 2010 and enjoyed fellowship at JCC prior to Sam joining the eldership team in 2015. Sam is a Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon at the world-renowned Queen Victoria Hospital and McIndoe Surgical Centre. He enjoys watching football and athletics, and listening to Gospel and Jazz music. Grace works part-time for the NHS as a Clinical Pharmacist and also manages their private business. She enjoys singing, reading, playing badminton and being a homemaker. They have four children. Whenever possible, Sam and Grace enjoy travelling together and have a real passion for prayer.
Job Titles:
- Trustee
- Head of Admin & Logistics / Trustee
Hannah is a trustee and has been on staff at JCC since February 2016 as Head of Administration and Logistics for the church and community centre. Previously Hannah worked as a lawyer and has 10 years' experience in private client law. She grew up in East Grinstead, married Dan in 2014 and is mum to their two young children. Dan and Hannah enjoy travelling together and building work on their home.
Holly manages the Jubilee Community Centre, dealing with the day to day running of the building, enabling the safe and efficient running of operations. Meeting and contacting hirers, Holly ensures the centre is a friendly, welcoming environment for our community. Holly is a member of JCC and serves both on the welcome team and helping lead a community group. She is married to Sam.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of Trustees
- Trustee
- Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
Mark became a trustee in 2019. He has been Chair of trustees for East Grinstead Foodbank. Mark is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants and worked in the investment and insurance world before setting up his own financial services company. Mark his married to Jenny, they have three sons and seven grandchildren. Mark is passionate about the local church, he also likes watching football (Arsenal!) when he can.
Job Titles:
- Communications Administrator
Natalie Down is our Communications Administrator and is currently on maternity leave until March 2025.
Nate joined as a trustee in 2019. He moved to East Grinstead in 2012 after completing a Business Management degree at the University of Brighton. Nate now works as a Portfolio Manager in London working with business change projects and programmes to develop strategies that enable cohesive delivery. He is married to Natalie and together they enjoy cooking, attending cooking classes, mixing cocktails and seeking the best coffee shops. Nate serves on the communications team, and on the Sunday welcome team with Natalie.