Our UK Team

SYC is made up of a group of friends across the country who want to see a cultural shift in their local communities and across the nation.

Others have described us as Prayerful, Committed, Inspiring, Fun and Innovative. Together we greet you and welcome you to join our movement and see lives & communities transformed as culture is shifted. .

Our work

As of December 2020 we are looking to fill the following roles in Reading:

Youth Workers to join both our Schools and Detached youth work teams.
An Intern to be part of our everyday life and ministry
A Resource Developer to help us go to the next level income wise so we can offer team stipends and salaries
Someone to drive a marketing campaign for our work
A broadcast and production team leader for our online radio station.
Youth Team Lead to develop schools and youth work

Contact us to ask for an application form or speak with one of the team.

This is Us

Toya Anderson

Missional Staffer, Based in Reading

Toya is married to Neil and since we arrived in Reading she has become a Foundations expert, a National Conference stalwart, an exceptional volunteer and a great friend!

Aneta Banas

Movement Member, based in Reading

Aneta’s married to a chef, they have two gorgeous girls and a baby boy and she LOVES bringing order to our lives! (and we love her for that and many other things too!). She’s volunteering as administrator with us 2 days a week, while studying for her degree and looking after her family the rest of her time.

Claire Bankole

National Director, based in Reading

Although British, Claire still has an Australian accent from working with SYC’s parent organisation in Australia for just 3 years. She trained as a medical doctor and between doctoring and youth and community mission, has worked in 8 countries and 5 continents.

Dianne Barnard

Youth Worker, based in Layland and East Preston

Dianne is a methodist lay reader, is part of the Northumbrian Community and loves coming alongside young people.

Andrew Brooks

IT specialist, Based in Wokingham

Andy joined SYC to help out with the IT systems. He has lots of experience working in IT and enjoyed traveling for work. 10+ years of travels took him to many countries in Europe, The Middle East, Canada, USA and Latin America. He loves music especially festivals and is a keen motorcyclist taking part in charity rides.

Tracy Brown

Independant Examiner, Based in Reading

Tracy and her husband Scott are part of our lives and mission in Whitley. Tracy is a proud granma to baby Max and we are very grateful for her work examining our accounts for the last few years.

Sue Cady

MOVEMENT MEMBERS, BASED IN READING

Sue first got to know SYC in Reading since 2017 through her role as a church leader in Reading. She loves to be out and about meeting people, ably assisted by her dog Eevee. Eevee ensures that regular walks are taken in all weathers! Sue is a widow and has three adult children.

Her greatest achievement? – Well, her family might mention the rare occasions when she manages not to burn whatever she puts into the oven!

Ian and Erica Cave

Prayer and Support, based in Wheatley

Erica and her husband Ian were part of the home group that prayed for God to send someone to Wheatley village who would help them with their youth and community outreach; that’s how SYC started in the UK! They have a wonderful family including one gorgeous great granddaughter!

Peter Cuthbert

Movement Member, BASED IN Stafford

Peter is married to Mel and is a Cambridge graduate who spent a year with us as an intern. He is currently doing a PGCE in English. He loves heavy metal, gaming and musicals!

Aaron Dolding

Movement Member and Youth Worker, based in Reading

Aaron is a wonder with the guitar, and we’ve had many a lively, hilarious discussion around the table with our young people and mentors led by him! We’re glad he’ll be around for a bit longer in Reading (but Aaron, don’t forget to go on an adventure somewhere exotic (not too long) and come back and share your stories with us!)

Zsuzsa Gagyor

Bookkeeper, based in Reading

Zsuzsa is married with a gorgeous little girl. As well as being assistant manager at Costa, and studying for her accounting exams, she is taking over the bookkeeping from Akanksha and doing an amazing job!

Reneta Kuttan

Youth Worker based in Reading

Reneta is interning with us in Reading this year from Mumbai via Belfast. She is a bright cookie with two Masters degrees and a crazy love of cats. She keeps us all amused with her random, quirky comments and actions.

Kath McNee

Families Course, Prayer & Support, based in Wheatley

Kath and her husband Steve have been part of the SYC and Fusion story for decades. Kath is particularly passionate about helping families grow strong and healthy. She loves creating memories (her camera is usually close at hand) and is a gifted home maker and interior desiner.

Annemarie Murray

Team Leader, BASED IN Leyland

Annmarie has recently taken on the leadership of the work in Leyland having been part of the team there for many years. Her dream is to re-imagine the shop that we have had on the high street for many years and create a warm, hospitable, creative hub from where she and the team can run craft workshops and families courses amongst other things!

Indy Nottage

Youth and Community Worker, based in Reading

Not as young as he looks, Indy is married with two kids in primary school. He is a talented videographer and writer, gifted youth worker and collaborator and very much likes fine dining!

Vernon & Jenny Orr

MOVEMENT MEMBERS, BASED IN OXFORD

Anika Parker

Youth and Community Worker, based in Reading

Anika trained as a classical musician, is ordained in the Anglican church and has been involved in youth ministry since 1999 in Australia and across Europe. She joined SYC full time in 2012.

Jason Pheifer

Team Leader, based in Witham

Jason has been with the Boys Brigade all his life; he joined us here in the UK in 2016 from the USA. He loves wilderness trekking, camping and canoeing, and is passionate about seeing teenage boys become the men God made them to be.

Akanksha Sikka

Bookkeeper, based in Reading

Akanksha is married with a wonderful son. She came to do our bookkeeping for a year as practice for her accounting exams; she ended up putting off her exams because she wanted to help us, and stayed with us two years!

Andrea Smith

Movement Member, based in Reading

Amy Walsh

Administrator, based in Reading

Amy, a local Whitley resident, has recently graduated with a BA (hons) Philosophy from the University of Bristol. Amy works in our office two afternoons a week and keeps us administratively on track. She has also recently passed her driving test!

Jeannette Wilkinson

Movement Member, BASED IN MANCHESTER

Reach Schools

Schools Work, based in Reading

These guys work very closely with us in the Secondary Schools in Whitley, as such we function very much as one team, praying and planning our programs together, and coordinating our interactions with the schools.

Trustees

Leon Collyer

TRUSTEE

Leon Collyer grew up on a small farm in Suffolk and is now the Assistant Vicar in the Whitley Parish. “My greatest achievement in life has been getting away from the family farm and following the call to ministry. I wonder if returning to agriculture with ministry might prove to be an even greater achievement… I do enjoy looking after our rescue chickens and going on adventurous walks with the family!”

Guy Lowe

TRUSTEE

Guy has a beyond-description-wonderful wife who is tolerant of his quirks, and two children who all make him very, very happy. A teacher by day, he loves cooking, playing music (quality not guaranteed), a spot of gardening and DIY, and reading books – particularly anything by Neil Gaiman. One day he aspires to publish a novel (or two) that people love. And that also happens to make him lots of money.

Indy Nottage

Trustee

Join the movement

As you can see there are many ways to join the SYC movement and participate in shifting culture across our nation.

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