Cristian Carlescu

Cristian serves in the role of deacon. Cristian joined  PBC in 2021 and is passionate about the church being a source of hope and inspiration to all, as we worship and serve Jesus together. Cristian grew up in Christian family in Romania and studied Theology in Padua, Italy. He is married to Karina and they … Read more …

Karina Carlescu

Karina serves in the role of deacon. Born in Honduras and raised in a Christian family, where she found joy in going to church and serving the Lord, Karina later moved to Rome where she was baptised. There Karina met her husband, Cristian, and they were married in 2001. They have two sons together. The … Read more …

Eugenia Asare

Serving in the role of deacon, Eugenia was born into a loving Anglican family. This being the case, she attended Sunday school regularly. Here she developed an early passion for God and His church, such that she was known to regularly decorate the Church altar with flowers she plucked from her maternal grandpa’s beautiful garden. … Read more …

Simon Cunningham

Simon is the Ministry Lead at Pinner Baptist Church, Hatch End. His main responsibilities include the leading of Sunday worship services and the ministry of the word. Simon became a Christian in 1994. Shortly after, he sensed a call to teach and preach the word of God and decided to go to bible college to … Read more …

Bola Ogbe

Serving in the role of deacon, Bola joined PBC shortly before lockdown but became regular in 2021. Being born to Christian parents, he was brought up in the church from an early age, but finally committed to Christ in his early twenties after gaining a deeper understanding of who Christ is and was later baptised … Read more …

Smitha Nair

Serving in the role of deacon, Smitha was born in the southern part of India and moved to the UK with her husband and daughter in 2015. Though she was born and brought up in a Hindu family, she had an encounter with Christ and has been part of a local Christian community in India … Read more …

Christine Kenworthy

Serving as Church Secretary, Christine has lived in Pinner since she was seven years old and spent most of her working life in the City and Canary Wharf as a PA in the Financial Services Industry. She had an awareness of God at an early age whilst attending Sunday School and, when she got baptised … Read more …

Manoj Raithatha

Manoj was raised a Hindu but became a Christian in 2008 and today serves as the Minister at our Paines Lane site, and supports Simon Cunningham in his leadership of our Hatch End site. He is also the Chair of the Board of the Evangelical Alliance. Previously, Manoj has been a secondary school teacher, a … Read more …

Siew Tran

Serving in the role of deacon, Siew was born in Malaysia and is of ethnic Chinese background. She was brought up as a Christian at a young age and was baptised during her teens. She came to the UK in 1975 to pursue a Nursing career. She subsequently trained in midwifery and became a qualified … Read more …

Joyce Eavis

Chairing the Finance Committee, Joyce has been at Pinner Baptist Church for over 40 years, first coming when her children were very young.  She was baptised here in 1987, when her faith deepened. She has been involved in leadership, music and children’s work, the seniors group and the work of the Pinner Association of Churches. … Read more …