Adam is married to Samantha and they have three fabulous daughters. The numbers are against him for family movie night and potential camping holidays, but Brooklyn Nine Nine is a fun meeting place. Before training for full-time ministry Adam enjoyed four years as a high school maths teacher. Nowadays the maths is increasingly valuable on the golf course! Adam likes time together with his family and chilling with friends, cheering on the Giants, pulling his hair out over the Wests Tigers, watching Netflix at the end of the day with Sam and has trouble resisting anything sweet. Above all Adam loves learning from and teaching others about the Master Teacher – Jesus Christ, who he has known as his Lord and Saviour since he was 15. Adam has been the Senior Minister at TOMS since 2010, having previously served as an Assistant Minister at West Pennant Hills and Liverpool.

James grew up thinking a lot about 'Why are we here?' and was scared about life after death. That radically changed when he heard Philippians 1:21 preached and understood the gospel for the first time during High School. Since then he has been living and training to share that great news with anyone else who will hear. That led him to become a Primary School Teacher and go to Bible College where he met his wonderful wife Sarah. He joined TOMS as the Youth and Families Minister at the start of 2020 seeking to teach the gospel to Kids & Youth and train them for a lifetime of knowing Jesus as their King. In his spare time, he enjoys eating anything his wife Sarah cooks, listening to quality music, reading and playing video games. He has previous been involved in ministry in South-West Sydney and Sutherland.

Twelve years ago, after relocating to Cranebrook, Alisa discovered TOMS when looking for a playgroup. Snuggled in amongst homes and parklands TOMS welcomed her and she stayed. Many years later and with a love for sharing Jesus with children she now leads the Children’s’ Ministries. 

She is married to Glen and together they have 5 children between them. 

Through the bumps and turns in life, God never let her go and she wants to share Him with all children from Ropes to the River. 

You might see her at any of the schools within our parish…at Llandilo PS, Braddock PS, Henry Fulton PS, Samuel Terry PS, Castlereagh PS or Ropes Crossing PS…teaching Scripture at the SRE times. She’d love to see you, so if you have time, say hello!

Jenny is a committed Christian who seeks God wherever He calls her; she has been a member at TOMS since 2010; she is a mother and grandmother who has a heart for children and young people; She is currently employed as Deputy Principal at Richard Johnson Anglican School.

Chris and his wife, Stef, grew up in Sydney and have served on the ministry teams at TOMS Anglican Church and Jannali Anglican Church. They seek to grow God’s kingdom through training Christians using the MOCLAM courses. Chris teaches MOCLAM courses to university students and Stef is involved with women at their church. Chris and Stef Overhall (with their children Eliot, Theo and Nate) moved to Santiago, Chile in early 2018. To email the Overhall family or to receive their prayer points, use this link to visit their page on the CMS site.

Stephen and his wife Paula (with their children Anna, Timothy and Daniel) are currently serving as missionaries in Ukarumpa in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea since 2015. Stephen works as a helicopter maintenance engineer and also helps maintain the Ukarumpa centre power system. Paula has a part-time teaching role at the Ukarumpa International School, Primary Campus To email the Parker family or to receive their prayer points, follow this link to Wycliffe Australia.

Mike and Katie teach the Bible and train Tanzanian church leaders in character, ministry skills and knowledge of Christ, so that the leaders can equip God’s people for works of service and sharing the gospel. They began their missionary work in Tanzania in 2010 in partnership with the Christian Missionary Society (CMS) and are currently located in Arusha, Tanzania, Africa. To email the Taylor family or to receive their prayer points, follow this link to visit their page on the CMS site.

Cameron and his wife Kimberley are Penrith locals. He proclaims Jesus Christ to students at Western Sydney University (Kingswood). Cameron serves in partnership with the Australian Fellowship of Evangelical Students (AFES) and local churches like TOMS.

James and Brittany Daymond moved to Mudgee in January 2019 to engage in an evangelistic ministry. James will partner with Jono Williams, the Rector of Mudgee Anglican Church, to share the gospel and connect new believers to the local church.

This is a continuation of the ministry they began in 2017 based in Narromine. They hope in time to continue to extend this ministry throughout central western New South Wales

Prior to this ministry, James was the Evangelism Minister at St Clement’s Anglican Church, Mosman in Sydney and Brittany was the Contemporary Music Coordinator and Children’s Ministry Assistant there.

To email the Daymonds or to receive their prayer points, visit the Bush Church Aid website here.