Sammy is from Ballymena, Northern Ireland and is married to Yvonne. Sammy has been an Elim pastor for over 35 years. He has pastored churches in Bradford, Sheffield and Dowlais in Merthyr Tydfil. Sammy also spent 8 years working in Teen Challenge helping men break free from life controlling addictions. Both, Sammy and Yvonne have known times of trials in their lives which has given them great empathy and love for those they are called to serve. Sammy is the senior leader of Revive Camborne which consists of the Church, Choice Day Care Centre, Revive Café and the Community Hub.
Jonathan is married to Candy, who is from Hong Kong and speaks Cantonese. They have three children: Tiffany, Benedict and Ariella. Jonathan has spent most his working life with young people, working in Schools and Churches in the UK and abroad. He is excited to see what God is going to do in and through the lives of the children and young people, (and the rest of Revive Church as well!) Jonathan’s hobbies include playing the piano, singing, fitness training and gardening. Jonathan is also our safeguarding officer. Click here for our Safeguarding Policy
David is married to Elizabeth, and they have three adult children. David and Elizabeth met in Reading, which is where they both became Christians, while training to be music teachers. David plays keyboard, bass and drums and is keen to include a wide variety of Christian music during worship services. He has been part of Revive Church since November 2022.
Mark is a Father and is married to Mandy. He is a worship leader and singer songwriter and also a professional plasterer. Mark is a real Barnabas as he seeks to encourage all he meets.
Gemma is married to Dean and she has two children. She began to work for Revive in August 2020. Gemma has the responsibility for all of the finances of Revive including the church and Choice which means she is employed full time.
Natalie is a mother of two children and has a dog called Copper. She enjoys walking Copper in the local countryside and beaches. Natalie loves exploring God’s word ,especially in a small group setting with church friends.
Faith is a single lady who is a retired science teacher. She has a great love for God and for people. Faith usually spends at least one day a week in Camborne town centre sharing words of hope and good news.She also has a heart for sharing the gospel with the younger generation.
Marion and Michael met at Revive Café when she invited him to attend church on Sundays. Michael accepted the invitation to attend and shortly after made a firm commitment to surrender his life to Christ and displayed this by being baptised in water. In 2025 Marion and Michael tied the knot in marriage. Now together they serve in welcoming people to church services and pastorally caring for the housebound and Revive Café customers.
We are privileged to have Ben serving Revive Elim as our tech man. He has academic achievements and has a traveling preaching ministry in Nottingham with Elohim Ministries and has served churches throughout the world including America. He also leads a local biker’s church. We are pleased that he sees our church as his base and family church.
Ben began working for Choice Day Care in 2013. He is now the Senior Manager of Choice overseeing 20+ staff members and about 70 guys with learning difficulties. Choice is based at Revive Camborne and Revive Redruth.
Karen began working for Choice in 2014. She became a Manager at the end of 2022. Karen is mostly based in the Camborne centre of Choice.
