The Loenen Family

We support Jaco and Corrina Loenen and family who work with Pioneers in Arnhem Land, Northern Australia

Pioneers empowers gospel-driven Christians to go to the ends of the earth together in relentless pursuit of the unreached and to glorify God among unreached people groups by initiating church planting movements in partnership with local churches.

Liz New

Liz was a member of Chichester Baptist Church in the 1980s, did her nursing training at St. Richard’s Hospital, and has been part of our wider family at CBC ever since!

In 1991 the Lord called Liz to work with a Christian charity and she became the church community worker at an inner city, intercultural church in Harehills in Leeds, whose calling is to be ‘a house of prayer for all nations.’  Isaiah 56:7

Daily life includes living among and visiting families of other cultures and faith backgrounds, teaching English, providing pastoral support, offering prayer in the name of Jesus, and seeking to share the love of Jesus in words and actions. Liz co-ordinates an English class in her church, is involved in a prayer room ministry and is part of the leadership team there. Liz is also involved with some exciting and developing networks of Christians who are seeking to bless people of all the nations who now call Leeds home. She also has a role in encouraging churches and individual Christians in reaching out in love across cultures.

Ruth Priestley

Ruth has been a church member at CBC for many years. She was in Senegal, West Africa for 13 years, teaching children of missionaries with WEC (Worldwide Evangelisation for Christ). 

Her calling as a missionary continues and she is now working as a volunteer with WEC in the UK, learning the job of administrator for short-term workers. Her work will involve lots of administration to help people discern God's call on their lives. She will also be involved in training that will practically prepare candidates for going overseas short-term. We continue to support Ruth in this missionary role. 

Ruth is also our Global Mission Champion, keeping in touch with our mission partners and keeping the profile of global mission central in the life of the church.