See who’s Speaking!

Born & raised in Cornwall, Marc is a UK based church planter & pastor. Marc planted Deep Wells Church, part of the Calvary Global Network, in Cornwall in September 2021. Marc is married to Joanna and they have four children, Zoe, Sophie, Jasmine & Gabriel. Marc is passionate about life on life discipleship and every follower of Jesus being active sharers of their faith in word & action.

Jon Langford is Pastor of Bodmin Light and Life Church, which was planted in 2017. Serving the richly diverse population of Bodmin, Light and Life has a real heart for community and a deep belief in a gospel that changes lives both spiritually and practically. Here at Creation Fest, Jon leads the Welcome Team.

Anna Hyde leads St Gregory’s Church (@stgregory.uk), a church started in 2023 with a vision to wholeheartedly follow Jesus and serve him in Cornwall and beyond. Passionate about restoration, spiritual formation, and being a Spirit-led Church; she has a deep love for Jesus and Cornwall’s spiritual heritage.

Jodie Lintern is the Student Outreach Pastor at St Aldates Church in Oxford. She came to faith during university after spending her teenage years and early 20s playing football for Birmingham City FC. Passionate about helping students discover faith in Jesus, she pioneered the first Bridge the Gap Women’s football team —an outreach community for women aged 18-30.

Niall lives in Liskeard and Cornwall with his wife and three kids and leads the Creation Fest team. His background is in music and teaching, but the common thread has always been a heart for worship and unity in the Church. He has been leading CF since 2024 and loves being part of what God is doing in the region.

Grantham Wash is the pastor of Hampton Wick Baptist Church in Southwest London. After years of ministry in California , Grantham, his wife Abbey, and their son Wesley were sent to the UK with a heart for renewal in the Church and a call to make disciples. Their prayer and mission for their community is On the Thames as it is in Heaven.

John thinks, writes, and speaks for a living. His journey has been an eclectic one. Starting out as the singer-songwriter for the 90s rock band 'In the Silence' (see his Music page), he is now an author, speaker, historian, and media presenter (occasionally dabbling in his love of music).

Transforming Lives for Good - TLG - is a Christan charity with over 25 years' experience in equipping churches to understand and walk alongside children and families who are struggling with their emotional and mental wellbeing.

Warren Furman, best known as Ace from the original hit television show Gladiators, is often referred to as The OG Gladiator. Interpret that how you will — Original Gladiator, Original GOAT (Greatest of All Time), or as Warren himself humbly admits, Old Gladiator, which he says is probably the most accurate.

Tim Chaddick is the Pastor for Preaching at Reality Ventura and Founding Pastor of Reality Church London and Reality LA. A native to California, Tim's first ten years of church-planting ministry started as the Lead Pastor of Reality LA in 2006, a thriving church in the heart of Hollywood, before planting Reality London in the UK in 2016. In 2021, Tim returned to California to take up the Pastor for Preaching role at Reality Ventura.

Grace Wheeler is a follower of Jesus and loves sharing her faith with others. Grace is passionate about faith, travel, interior design and spending time with those she loves!! She is married to Nathan and they have a little girl called Bonnie-Rae. They have lived in the Midlands for many years but have recently brought a camper van and are exploring a move to Cornwall.

Dr Andrew Ollerton is a theologian and popular communicator. Working with Bible Society, he’s developed The Bible Course for small groups and recently published a new book The Bible: A Story that Makes Sense of life (Hodder). Andrew is married to Charlotte and they have three kids, two fish, a snake and a dog.

Brian Brodersen is the senior pastor of Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, California. Brian also serves as president of Calvary Chapel Bible College. He is the featured speaker on the Back to Basics radio program and the director of Creation Fest (UK). Brian is extensively involved in missions and church planting around the world. He has been married to Cheryl for over 40 years; they have four children and have six grandchildren.

Sarah Yardley is a follower of Jesus who is passionate about faith, travel, reading, coffee, and community. She grew up at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa in California, served at Reality Carpinteria, and currently lives in the United Kingdom. She loves discovering what it means to follow Jesus and inviting others to know and follow Him.

Carl is a UK based evangelist and church planter. He leads Edge Ministries and is president of Christian Vision for Men (CVM). Formerly a financial advisor, youth worker, charity leader and senior pastor of a large multi-congregational church He has planted a number of churches and has a particular focus and passion for reaching areas of deprivation. He leads the Edge church network, and is establishing Edge Communities and Edge Centres to provide a full spectrum of support and help for those who need it most.

Simon Guillebaud, MBE, spent two decades living in war-torn Central Africa, and speaks out of that context with raw urgency and passion for the last, the lost and the least. He’s the Founder of Great Lakes Outreach, host of the popular ‘Inspired’ podcast, author of the award-winning book Choose Life, and travels widely stirring up the Church for radical discipleship. His wife Lizzie and he live in Bath with their three teenage children. (see www.simonguillebaud.com and www.greatlakesoutreach.org)