Fusion Team

Rich Wilson

Fusion Movement Leader

Rich loves students and God’s church and has championed the important role of local churches in student mission for over 25 years. He wants to invite a generation to A Call Less Ordinary.

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Luke Smith

National Team Leader (England & Wales)

Luke has worked with students in church for 20 years. He loves helping churches figure out how to reach students. He leads the Fusion team to keep them sharp and focused as they serve the local church.

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Pippa Elmes

Head of Partnership

Pippa supports those in church based student ministry to do their job really well. She loves challenging churches to work with students and equipping them to pioneer new mission opportunities to reach students.                     

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Miriam Swanson

National Team Leader (USA)

Miriam moved from the UK to Florida to pioneer the work of Fusion in the USA (and married an American!) She has been in the movement for over a decade, equipping students in faith, sharing Jesus, training leaders and churches and speaking internationally.

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Rachel Sadler

Head of Operations

Rachel committed to a church at university using Student Linkup. She is now responsible for ensuring that Fusion runs effectively so a generation of students can experience university with Jesus at the centre.

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Jo Davis

National Team Leader (Spain)

Jo is passionate about seeing the church thrive and be a place where people can meet Jesus. She works with churches across the West & Wales to equip them to reach and disciple students.

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Aaron Nayagam

Head of Mission

Aaron is passionate about equipping the local church to reach and raise the next generation to know Jesus, and in particular has a heart to invest in the South Asian churches in the UK.

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Christa Lyth

National Team Leader (Scotland)

Christa lives in Glasgow and is pioneering Fusion Scotland. She believes that Scotland will be transformed as local churches reach and disciple each generation of students.

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Ed Earnshaw

Student Mission Coach

Ed’s faith came alive at uni and he loves seeing students grow in boldness and faith. He believes students who have found hope in Jesus can change their campuses and cities, and this is why he is excited that he gets to coach churches and students to embrace lives of mission. 

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Maral Harries

Partnership Developer

Maral is passionate about student mission because she first experienced God's love through hearing the Gospel at uni in Iran. She is now part of the Partnership Team based in Wales serving churches to reach the 99% of students who don't yet know Jesus.

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Barnaby Simpkin

Fusion Scotland Student Mission Developer

Barnaby’s faith came alive when he moved to university. He is passionate about seeing students find a place in their local church while at university. He helps churches to meet and equip students to step into their calling.

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Roscoe Crawley

Partnership Developer

Roscoe is committed to seeing students' lives transformed by the hope of Jesus. Based in Bristol, he works with local Churches to help them disciple, mentor and equip students for mission.

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Emma Pickersgill

Student Mission Coach

Emma is passionate about training, equipping and investing in student ministry for the sake of the Kingdom. She's excited to see students discover the transformative love of Jesus and step further into their calling.

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Will Reavell

Partnership Developer

Will’s personal experiences at university led him to know and encounter the Father’s heart in all its fullness. This love ignites his passion to resource the local church in reaching, discipling and empowering the next generation of students to share their hope and faith in Jesus. Revival come!

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Mads Brown

Partnership Developer

During Mads' time at Uni, the local church played an integral part in allowing Mads' faith to become her own. She is now passionate about equipping churches to do the same for others, in order to see the lives of students transformed during their time at uni.

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Hope Prestwich

Social Media Content Creator

For Hope finding a home in a local church at university was such a formative part of her faith. She helps manage our social media so students are connected, encouraged, and inspired through Fusion’s vision and mission.

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Peter Bolton

Partnership Developer

Peter is passionate about reaching, enabling, and equipping students to discover Jesus, finding a home in the local church. While living and studying in York, Peter works with Churches to help them to engage with mission to student communities around them.

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Josh Vickers-Smith

Partnership Developer

Josh’s experience of university in Leeds revealed to him the great joy of seeing students come to know Jesus. He’s so excited to work with Churches to support them in discipling, equipping, and engaging students as they discover a home in Church, and a hope in Jesus.

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David Jennings

Student Mission Coach

David believes we have a huge opportunity to share the good news and is excited to be part of what God’s doing among students. As a part of the Coaching Team, he will help in equipping and training churches, students and student workers, to go out and share the good news of Jesus effectively in their own contexts.

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Adam Mitchell-Baker

Head of Operations (Maternity Cover)

Adam is working as Rachel's Maternity Cover. He previously worked for Fusion for several years. Adam retains a lifelong commitment and passion for the student mission movement and is excited about helping serve what God is doing in this generation.

Rich Thompson

Operations Manager

Rich’s time at university was one of many ups and downs like many students. Rich was invited to church by his flatmate and he found a home in community there before giving his life to Jesus. He now works to uphold the effective running of Fusion as an organisation and bringing other students this same new life that Rich found through his church.

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Elinor Bailey

Executive Assistant

Elinor was involved in student mission through her degree in York and loves pointing people towards Jesus. She now supports Luke and the Fusion team to increase their capacity as they serve students and the local church.

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Rob Colwell

Partnership Developer

Rob is passionate about students finding faith as he saw many come to know Jesus whilst at Loughborough University. His energy, charisma and faithful expectation bring a further evangelistic edge to the Partnership Team.

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Louise Barclay Johnson

Student Mission Coach

Louise has worked with students in the UK and Europe in churches and doing campus ministry. She then went on to train as a specialist coach in tertiary education. As part of the Coaching team, she loves seeing church leaders, student workers and students find mission tools, strategies and visions to welcome the student generation home to Jesus.

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