Central Governing Body

River Church is a UK registered charity and as such is regulated by the Charity Commission. Like all charities we have a governing body of trustees. Trustees are appointed by the Leadership of River Church to serve the Church; they have the responsibility of ensuring the River Church charity is well run and looks after its resources appropriately, to ensure the charitable objectives of River are achieved for now and for the long-term. Trustees also support the leadership team to develop its longer-term strategy, by bringing independence to decision-making and by holding the leadership team to account, on the members behalf, for the things they have set out to achieve for the Kingdom of God.

 
Think of it like bouncing on a trampoline. In part, Trustees act as a safety net allowing the leadership team to bounce as high and as far as they can to grow the Church whilst at the same time giving them a safe place to return ready for the next big jump. Quite rightly, most of their work goes unnoticed, which for most of the time means things are going well.
 
There are seven Trustees; three from the leadership team and four independent; a mix that is considered to be important for the future growth of River Church. This is because both leadership team and Trustees have to own together the common agenda of governance, strategy and the effective running of our Church. 
 
The current members of the governing body are:

• the independents: Paul Wratten, Simon Tempest, Sandra Bullen and Paul Turnbull;
• the leaders: Colin Barnes, Ian Linton and Vicky Earll.