Who We Are
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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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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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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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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Funmi Akinola
Student Mission Coach
Funmi is passionate about churches growing and planting. She loves connecting with a diverse breadth of churches and seeing them thrive in creatively loving, welcoming and discipling 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 Assadzadeh
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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Ben Jackson
Coaching Team Leader
Ben found Jesus at university by getting plugged into a local church. He now leads the South team in resourcing churches as they show more students Jesus for the first time.
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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 Baker
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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Matt Priestley
Events Co-ordinator
Matt has worked with young people for a number of years and has seen how crucial the jump into university is for students so they can continue to grow in faith. He is now keen to facilitate Fusion events to see students find home in local churches and discipled well throughout 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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Henry Pole
Administrator
Henry supports the Fusion team as they connect with churches by providing administrative support and assisting with the day-to-day running of Fusion.
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