FIEC Staff:
National Director - Al Stewart
Apart from being a faithful and godly man of deep Christian character, who together with his wife Kathy, has a deep longing to win our country for Christ, he also comes to us with a wealth of experience and knowledge. He has led churches of various sizes, within a wide range of socio-economic contexts. He has led large ministry organisations - Youthworks, and Katoomba Christian Conventions. He is a gifted preacher, being sought after both here and overseas.
Bruce Bennett - Chaplain
Bruce joined FIEC as a chaplain in April 2021 after serving as the Senior Pastor of Orange Evangelical Church for many years. Bruce is married to Robyn and they continue to be members of OEC. Bruce also works with Vocational Bible College (VBC) two days a week.
Jim Ramsay - Chaplain
Jim has been serving Jesus in church ministry for over 45 years. Jim is one of our chaplains - getting alongside our FIEC pastors to encourage them in their ministries. Jim is married to Lesley and they have 4 adult children and numerous grandkids. Jim & Lesley are members of EV Church at Erina.
Ruth Sheath - Women’s Network Coordinator
Ruth coordinates our work among women in the fellowship. Ruth also works as a chaplain at Moore College and as a coach with Geneva Push. Ruth has been a member of The Lakes Church at Tuggerah on the NSW Central Coast since it was planted 20 years ago. She is married to David (Senior Pastor at The Lakes Church) and they have 3 adult children.
Dean Ingham - Operations Manager
Dean is our Operations Manager. He has been in ministry for over 25 years, including two stints at Crossroads in Canberra and 10 years with CMS in Italy. Dean is married to Jo and they have 4 adult children. He and Jo are members of Crossroads.
FIEC Executive:
Andrew Heard (EV Church, Erina) - Chairman
Adam Ch’ng (Cross & Crown, Melbourne) - Secretary
Greg Gardiner (Disciples Church, Springfield) - Treasurer
Roger Burgess (Maitland Evangelical Church, Maitland) - Member