Church isn’t just run by pastors and paid staff. Every member of St Paul’s is part of our mission to reach, love and serve others, as Jesus compels us to do. The work of our church is done by countless people who spend their weeks contributing in various ways.
St Paul’s staff team enable our members to do this work well. They lead, equip and support us, so we can love others, grow deeper in the Word, glorify God, share the gospel, and serve with courage and creativity. They do this in focused ways, but as a unified team that seeks the good of God’s people at St Paul’s.
Pastors Team
Raj Gupta, Senior Pastor
Raj oversees the teaching, vision, strategy and staff team of our church as we seek to reach, love and serve under Jesus.
Kelly Landrigan, Membership Pastor
Kelly leads our membership ministry, so everyone can be connected into a vibrant community of faith and love.
Peter Baker, Magnification Pastor
Peter oversees our teams helping people to glorify God by loving, worshipping and delighting in him—on Sundays and throughout the week.
Sophie Witheridge, Maturity Pastor
Sophie works to see all our members growing deep in God’s word and prayer.
Pip Witheridge, Mission Pastor
Pip directs our efforts to reach out to others with the good news of Jesus.
Sarah Lancaster, Children’s Pastor
Sarah leads our kids ministry teams to help children grow in their understanding and love for Jesus.
Victor Chen, Chinese Church Pastor
Victor pastors our Mandarin-speaking congregation, as they reach out to the multicultural community of Carlingford and beyond.
Other Ministry Workers
Mohammad Shahmaleki, Iranian Church
Mohammad pastors our Iranian Church congregation and leads our efforts to reach Sydney’s Farsi-speaking community.
Liam Nolan, Interim Youth Coordinator
Liam is leading a team of people who oversee our youth ministries.
Virginia Chen, Administrative Support (Chinese Church)
Andrew Phelps, Graphic Designer
Ian Lawson, Tech Officer
Ministry Trainees
St Paul’s is committed to raising up gospel labourers to send out into God’s great harvest. One way we do this is by training ministry apprentices, who undertake a two-year practical ministry training program under the supervision of an experienced pastor.
Our 2024 apprentices are Tinik Chiu, Jasmin Huang, Jono Coy, Jasmine Chen, Ben Robinson, and Anna Robinson. Click here for more information about MTS.
Jono Coy
Jasmine Chen
Ben Robinson
Anna Robinson
Student Ministers
As part of their training for pastoral ministry, our student ministers serve part-time at St Paul’s alongside their full-time theological education.