MEET
THE TEAM

Elders and Deacons

David Devenish

As well as serving on the Eldership team at Woodside, David has an international apostolic role within NewFrontiers. David is also a prolific author. David is now retired but has worked for the British government, in international banking, and in Church leadership. David is married to Scilla and they have four grown up children.

Elders and Deacons

Debbie Tooth

Debbie joined the staff team at Woodside Church in 2019 as the Senior Operations Manager. In March 2025 she was appointed as a Deacon and serves as part of the Senior Leadership Team.

Elders and Deacons

Enson Thomas

Enson has worked as a Respiratory Consultant for many years while serving voluntarily as an elder at Woodside Church where he is appreciated for his pastoral and evangelistic giftings. He is married to Sunu and they have three adult children and two grandchildren.

Elders and Deacons

Felix Oppong

Felix became an Elder at Woodside Church in February 2023. He and his wife Joyce, who is one of our Trustees, have three children and worship with our Putnoe congregation.

Elders and Deacons

Hudson Ebenezer

Hudson is married to Vidya and together they have two children. Hudson has been an Elder at Woodside for many years and has joined our staff team as the Pastor with oversight of our Great Denham meetings. Hudson is also one of our Trustees.

Elders and Deacons

Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith is our Chair of Trustees and was appointed as a Deacon in March 2025. You can contact Kevin by emailing trustees@woodsidechurch.com.

Kevin is a Food Science Consultant, advising companies around the world on research and development. He has been a trustee for Woodside church for 20+ years, many of those as Chairman. He keeps an eye on the IT and Health & Safety areas for the trustees. Kevin is married to Wendy, and they have two adult sons - Martyn & Philip.

Elders and Deacons

Martin Tibbert

Martin is Lead Elder, a trustee and oversees our Sunday meetings at our Putnoe building. Martin has helped plant a number of churches and seen Woodside grow into a thriving multi-site church. He is married to Dawn who is a Specialist Nurse, and they have two grown-up daughters.

Elders and Deacons

Ollie Hearn

Ollie grew up as a member of Woodside youth before volunteering for several years as a part of the team. In 2021 he joined the staff team as our Youth Pastor and in March 2025 he was appointed as Deacon.

Elders and Deacons

Tim Green

Tim has been an elder at Woodside Church for many years and is one of our trustees. Tim has a passion for seeing the next generation of leaders raised up. He is married to Cathryn and they have three adult children and four grandchildren.

Elders and Deacons

Vidya Hudson

Vidya is married to Hudson and together they lead our Great Denham Congregation. In March 2025 Vidya was appointed a Deacon and serves as part of our senior Leadership team.

Staff Member

Abbie Stapleton

Abbie is our Communications Assistant. She joined the Woodside team in 2022. Abbie attends Open Door Church in St Neots and also runs her own product photography business.

Staff Member

Arshita Immanuel

Arshita is our Youth Worker Assistant (Leadership Track) joining our team as part of a 2 year leadership training and experience track in 2023. She is currently in her first year of Catalyst Leadership and Theology training. Arshita is an amazing asset to our Youth and Staff Team!

Staff Member

Brian Leeson

Brian is our Pastoral Coordinator. He joined the team in 2023. He has vast experience and skill in this area and will provide great support and pastoral care to the church.

Staff Member

Candy Crowe

Candy provides Administrative Assistance to our Operations team, particularly in the area of finances. Candy and her husband Steve have been part of the Woodside Church family for many years and are members of our Great Denham community.

Staff Member

David Lowe

Dave joined the team in 2021 to take on the role of Project 41 and Safeguarding Administrative Assistant. Dave's role means that he has a vast knowledge of all the teams within Woodside and especially how we serve our local community.

Staff Member

Gary Smith

Gary is our Buildings and Facilities Coordinator. Gary and his wife Christine have raised four children in Woodside Church and served in almost every area.

Staff Member

Lois Moore

Lois joined us in 2021 as our Children’s Work Manager and Putnoe Site Administrator. Lois is highly qualified & has a deep love for the local church. Lois is also a part of our Putnoe Site team.

Staff Member

Sara Hughes

Sara is our Befriending Service Assistant. Sara has been volunteering on the Befriending team for many years, before this role, Sara worked as a Nurse.

Staff Member

Sharon Atkinson

Sharon joined Linking Lives Bedford as part of Woodside Church at the beginning of 2024. As our Befriender Service Co-ordinator, Sharon has decades of experience in supporting people.

Staff Member

Marianne Allen

Marianne joined the team in 2024 as PA to David Devenish. She has a wide scope of experience and knowledge that she brings to the staff team alongside a deep passion to the God's kingdom expand globally. In 2025 Marianne also took on the maternity cover role of EA to Martin Tibbert.

Trustee

Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith is our Chair of Trustees and was appointed as a Deacon in March 2025. You can contact Kevin by emailing trustees@woodsidechurch.com.

Kevin is a Food Science Consultant, advising companies around the world on research and development. He has been a trustee for Woodside church for 20+ years, many of those as Chairman. He keeps an eye on the IT and Health & Safety areas for the trustees. Kevin is married to Wendy, and they have two adult sons - Martyn & Philip.

Trustee

Andrea Thasan

Andrea trained as a Solicitor specialising in Child Protection and currently manages a group of Nursing and Residential Care homes across Bedfordshire. She reports to the Trustees on Social Action in the church including Project 41. Andrea is married and they have one son Joshua who is a drummer at church and is currently at university. Andrea worships at our Great Denham location currently but previously at Putnoe. She has been a member of Woodside Church for over 16 years.

Trustee

David Hunt

Dave is a Scientist who works in Software Engineering. He manages research and development projects for products that are used in Designing and Simulating engineering systems. Dave report on the youth work, and supports the youth team at Powerhouse on Fridays. Dave is married to Helen and they have 3 adult children who grew up in Woodside. Dave and Helen is part of the Great Denham congregation, they have been part of Woodside since moving to Bedford in 1995. During that time, Dave and Helen have been involved in leading youth work, coaching youth and adult small groups, running adult small groups and being part of Alpha. Dave have been a trustee-director since incorporation in 2022.

Trustee

Haston Masih

Trustee

Hudson Ebenezer

Hudson is married to Vidya and together they have two children. Hudson has been a Trustee at Woodside since 2022 and joined our staff team as the Pastor with oversight of our Great Denham meetings. Hudson is also one of our Elders.

Trustee

Joyce Oppong

Joyce joined our board of trustees in 2021 bringing a wealth of knowledge and wisdom from her career in Education. Joyce is married to Felix and together with their three children they worship as part of Great Denham congregation.

Trustee

Tim Green

Tim is retired having previously been full time on the Woodside pastoral staff for 25 years and prior to that was a senior school teacher in Bedford. Tim joined the trustee team in 2019, and currently doesn't have a particular area of Woodside that he reports back on. Tim is married to Cathryn and have three adult children and four grandchildren. They both worship with the Great Denham congregation and have been at Woodside for 30 years.

Trustee

Vicky Hlomuka

Vicky is a economic development professional currently working for West Northamptonshire Council as their Head of Economic Growth and Inward Investment. She joined our trustees in 2019 and is the trustee with oversight for our staff wellbeing. Together with her family Vicky is a part of our Putnoe congregation where she also serves on our kids work team.