Meet some people
Staff & Churchwardens
Brian Elfick
Vicar
Brian has been the vicar of Christ Church since April 2022. Before that he led a church in inner-city Liverpool for ten years. He has previously worked for churches in Sydney, New York and Cambridge. He is married to Alice, a barrister, and they have three children: Lucy, Bear and Charlotte. Brian loves sport and has the unusual claim of having captained both universities in a varsity match.
Rich Powell
Associate Vicar
Rich has been at Christ Church since 2017 having spent 8 years serving in churches across the south of the UK. He spent three years training as an illustrator and still has a keen interest in the visual arts.
Andrew Dimond
Churchwarden
Andrew joined Christ Church at the start of 2016 after moving from Cambridge. Andrew is married to Claire with whom he led a bible study group for a number of years before taking on the role of churchwarden. They currently live in Southfields and Andrew is a molecular biology researcher at the University of Oxford. Amongst other interests Andrew especially enjoys cycling and baking.
Ben Jenkins
Churchwarden
Breanna Monaghan
Pastoral Worker, Operations Leader
& Safeguarding Officer
Breanna grew up in Birmingham and on the South coast but has called London home since 2013. She studied Biomedical Science at Imperial and has worked at Christ Church since graduating. She lives in Clapham with her husband, Michael, and son, James.
Roselle Fox
Administrator
& Events Team Leader
Roselle grew up in Cornwall, and after graduating in textiles from Bath, moved to London where she worked in fashion and interiors before working for Christ Church in 2021. She enjoys spending time with her friends, and a good day at the beach.
Tristan Bacon
Pastoral Worker
& Student Team Leader
Tristan was one of our Ministry Trainees following three years working in the self-driving vehicle sector. Having grown up in Bristol, he studied Engineering at Durham University from 2014 but spent far more time behind the drum kit or on the squash court!
Pippa James
Pastoral Worker
& Small Groups Team Leader
Pippa has been part of the church family at Christ Church since 2017 and joined the team in 2022, having previously worked for a Christian charity. She studied languages at university and loves singing and baking.
Adam Clayton
Ministry Trainee
& Music Team Leader
Adam grew up just outside Chicago and moved to London in 2023 to do his master’s at the Royal College of Music. He studied classical voice and opera before stepping into his current role as a Ministry Trainee. He loves great coffee, fun board games, and a good film night.
Christian Falukos
Ministry Trainee
Coming from “The Middle of Nowhere Missouri,” Christian moved from America to chase further ministry training and experience in a new context. Though they come all too infrequently, he thoroughly enjoys blissful days with a cup of coffee and a great book – particularly a novel.
PCC Members
Katharine Austrin-Willis
Felipe Gana
Felipe Gana
PCC Secretary
Irene Lu
Gregor McKinley
Fii Oladipo
Lulu Shen
Imogen Sprackling
Treasurer
