Our Trustee Directors
Gareth James
Gareth has been a Trustee Director since 1999 on behalf of the FIEC. He is originally from Cardiff and after studying at Bangor University he worked in the timber trade. He studied at Bible College in South Wales and then became a Youth Pastor at Pontefract Evangelical Congregational Church. He then moved to be lead pastor at Barton Evangelical Church and then Doncaster Evangelical Church. He recently retired from full-time Christian ministry in 2025. Gareth is married to Siân and they have 2 married children and 4 grandchildren all of whom live in Leicester.
Tirzah Jones
Tirzah has been a Trustee Director since 2005. She studied theology at Bryntirion and subsequently trained to teach English as a foreign language at Swansea University. Tirzah worked as a full-time Children’s and Youth worker in Ipswich and currently works for Day One Christian Ministries. Tirzah has authored several resources to use in church children’s and youth clubs.
Eleri Brady
Originally from Aberystwyth, Eleri lived in North West London for 38 years as a pastor's wife to Gary at Childs Hill, but they have recently retired and moved to South Wales. A mother to 5 sons and 9 grandchildren, she is looking forward to being able to spend more time with them and help out at her local church. She’s been a Trustee Director of Go Teach since 2013.
Kevin Davis
Kevin spent over 20 years in finance and project management. He has since worked as a full time schools and youth worker before more recently fulfilling an operational and safeguarding role at the Evangelical Fellowship of Congregational Churches. He a governor at two locals schools and a member of the Swansea Standing Advisory Committee on Religious Education. He is married to Claire and has two grown up sons and two grandsons. He joined Go Teach as Trustee Director representing the Evangelical Movement of Wales in 2018.
Steve Whitton
Steve was born and raised in South London and is now a Pastor of a Baptist Church in Lewisham. Before he got into ministry, he spent seven years working as a teacher in inner city schools at both primary and secondary level. He has been involved in youth and children’s work for over 20 years. He is happily married with three children. He joined Go Teach as a Trustee Director in 2024.

