The Story of Everyone, Everywhere

In 2023 a number of adjacent conversations took place amongst Baptists about how we could encourage renewed commitments to telling people about Jesus in ordinary ways and around ways that every community might have access to an expression of church authentic and true to their context. The Everyone Everywhere initiative brings those conversations together seeking to celebrate all that is already happening amongst Baptists but also in discerning how we might encourage, equip and support one another as God helps us to turn these commitments into action.

Everyone Everywhere is an example of how our Baptist family, in all of its diversity, can work together as one team, sharing a clear and common goal, but in a generous and collaborative tone. Having emerged from the grassroots and subsequently shaped by an advisory group with stakeholders from across the movement, it has found financial support from the Baptist Insurance Company and through a Baptists Together Strategic Mission Grant.

Our aim is to inspire individuals and local churches, pointing them in the direction of existing resources from across and beyond our Baptist movement.  We are also working with Associations and Specialist Teams, as well as networks like Fresh Streams, to organise events that align with our ambition to equip every Christian and every church to reach…

…Everyone Everywhere. 

Meet the Working Group

  • Pam Davies

    Pam is from Surrey but currently lives in Southend, Essex where she has served Southend City Baptist Church for seven years. SCBC is a church plant among adults who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and is blessed to be on the coast!

    The church gathers for brunch and worship on Saturday mornings so Sunday afternoons Pam can usually be found at a rugby club in the back of a scrum. 

  • Alex Harris

    Alex is Director of Baptist Planting at St Hild Centre for Church Planting as well as a Regional Minister of the Yorkshire Baptist Association. He is also co-leader of the Firestarters Network of growing churches helping churches to grow and serves as a co-convener for the National Church Planting Network uniting denominations, networks, and streams to reach England through planting new churches, revitalising existing churches and reimagining what church for the future will look like. As a family, they are planting Lydia House in the centre of Leeds.

  • Isabella Senior

    Isabella Senior is the Young Leaders' Development Coordinator for Baptists Together. She's from Brazil and grew up church planting with her family. At age 18 Isabella moved to the UK in response's to God's call and she now works supporting 18-35s in their faith and leadership journey. Isabella loves connecting with people and encouraging them to grow as missionary disciples while discovering their God-given potential for the Kingdom. 

  • Andy Glover

    Andy has been married to Sue since 1988 and they have lived in Chester all of their married life! Andy has been the Minister of Hoole Baptist Church for 30 years.  Andy is the national leader of Fresh Streams.

    When not working Andy enjoys reading, going to the cinema, and eating out. He suffers from an incurable condition known as StokeCityitis which renders him unwell for most of the football season.

  • Claude Halm

    Claude is an accredited Baptist minister and the founding pastor of International Praise Centre (IPC - London) and serves as the ecumenical lead for Churches Together Essex and East London (CTEEL). With over 25 years of experience in church leadership, pioneering, and ecumenical work, Claude is passionate about raising up young leaders to plant and strengthen churches. He is dedicated to fostering multicultural and multigenerational church communities. His commitment to equipping churches and individuals aligns with Everyone Everywhere vision of inspiring and supporting Baptists in sharing the message of Jesus in their local contexts. Claude is married to Trudie, and they live in East London with their two children.

  • Simon Goddard

    Simon is a former regional minister, and is now director of RiverTree, through which he has a portfolio ministry. This includes serving Baptists Together as a Pioneer Ambassador; leading on resourcing for Fresh Expressions; working in north Cambridgeshire to start new nature based Christian communities; and providing administrative support to a variety of projects, such as 5Q, and the SENT emerging leaders cohort. Along with his assistant Suzie, he also provides administration for the Everyone, Everywhere initiative. He’s a keen runner and likes to relax trying to grow vegetables in his back garden.

  • Paul O'Neill

    Bio to follow.