Trustees
The bless Board Chairman is Rt Rev Pete Broadbent, Bishop of Willesden. A lifelong Spurs fan and season-ticket holder, Pete is also Chair of the Memralife Group and of St John’s College in Nottinghsm. You can find his profile here.
Tom Gwilliam is a Chiropracter and Director of the Centre for Positive Health in Wellington, Telford. He is married to bless team-member Caroline and has been involved with bless for many years.
Marguerite Eccleshall has recently stepped down from Eldership at Chawn Hill Church in Stourbridge, where she has held a number of leadership roles over more than 20 years. She is married to Brian and teaches science and maths.
Martin Thomas is head of engagement for World Vision UK. He is married to Charlotte and has two children. His creative work can be seen at makingsense.me.uk
Professor Jim Saker is Director of the Centre for Automotive Management and Ford Professor of Retail Management at Loughborough University. He is a regular speaker at both Spring Harvest and the Aiming4excellence conference.
Ruth Coffey is now based with Moorlands College in Dorset. With her husband Ian she has served in local church leadership in the UK and France. Ruth and Ian have four grown-up children and a growing tribe of grandchildren.
Martin Young is Senior Minister of Rising Brook Baptist church in Stafford. Formerly leader of ‘The Bear’, a youth church in London, Martin has a degree in English and Drama and is a well-known conference speaker. He is married to Bev and has two children.
