Meet the Team

The UK team

Angel Mountain Ministries is a Registered Charity in the UK managed by a gifted team of Trustees.

Andy ThomasAndy Thomas, a qualified accountant, acts as our Secretary and accountant, but for his day job he is the Finance Manager for the UK charity Christians Against Poverty. He is himself a musician and teacher, and is involved in a church in Rochdale, England.
John NuttallJohn Nuttall,  was the headmaster of a primary school and involved in training educationalists before becoming the leader of Silver Street Christian Fellowship in Rochdale: he also is a musician and has recently recorded a great album. Both Andy and John have travelled to places such as Sarajevo and Albania to minister.
Martyn CrippsMartyn Cripps read Law and practiced as a solicitor before his ordination as an Anglican priest in 1982. He is now Rector of the parish of Davenham (Cheshire) and has much experience of leading churches into renewal. Martyn, with his wife Meg, is closely involved in the development of the School of Creative Worship and Leadership.
John StanierJohn Stanier, from Lancaster, studied at Bible College before eventually ending up in the financial services industry, from which he has now retired. He is particularly gifted in the area of prayer and personal ministry, and has ministered in numerous countries.
John smallJohn de Jong leads the team. He worked in the professional audio industry for many years before leaving to become a staff member of the Manchester Vineyard where the ministry began. John is a working musician and song writer with almost forty years experience of leading worship and being involved in Christian ministry. He studied Physics with Acoustics at the University of Surrey, and later studied for a Humanities degree with the Open University, specialising in Aesthetics (Philosophy of the Arts) and Human Philosophy. Convinced that European faith has become over-intellectual and formulaic, John is passionate about getting faith 'from heads back down to hearts' and helping Christians re-discover their creative voice. To find out more about John's musical work, please visit www.johndejong.info.

 

The Czech Team

The Czech Trustees

Left to right: Libor Orel, Tomáš Stanek, Peter Studnicka, Lukáš Hradil, John de Jong, Petra Hradilová, Ondrej Malina, Petra Šustrová, Daniela Trojtlerová.

 

Lukáš and Petra Hradilovi run the renowned Templ music club in Ostrava and help with the organisation of the Colours of Ostrava festival - a world music event attracting some 20,000 people to the Czech Republic each summer. Prior to this Lukáš was in social work, and Petra worked in administration. Petra is also the administrator for the Angel Mountain Trust, a registered NGO in Prague. In his spare time Lukas often plays bass with John.
Ondrej Malina is a great guitarist, also often touring with John and the band, and works in his spare time for a relocation agency in Prague.

Libor Orel, a drummer and qualified high school teacher, currently serves as the Project Manager of the School.
Tomáš Stanek, is the co-founder and Director of a translation and interpreting company in Brno - The Brno English Centre , and a great keyboard player.
Petr Studnicka, a Theology graduate from Charles University. Having worked as a pastor for a number of years, Petr was the driving force behind a youth centre in his hoetown of Krnov. He now works for Krnov town council helpig to deliver social services to needy people.
Petra Šustrová, also a graduate from Charles University, works as a project writer and funding consultant for a Catholic NGO based in Prague.
Last but not least, Daniela Trojtlerová is a graduate with a background in missions currently running her own translation and interpreting business. A very gifted and dedicated team!