Meet The Team
Running a church involves a lot of people, and we're really grateful for all of those who make Christ Church Central happen. Some of those are in formal leadership positions, and while you can meet our staff team below, you can also read about how our church is led and governed here.
Kenny Larsen - Minister
Kenny is married to Jen and has three girls, Anna, Esther and Maisy. He returned to Christ Church Central in 2026 as Minister, having previously been a member for five years before heading off with a team to plant Christ Church Walkley.
Alongside his ministry at CCC, Kenny is involved in Biblical Counselling UK, both counselling and training others to bring the truth of Scripture to people in difficult times.
Tim Sandell - Assistant Minister & Students
Tim is married to Nicky and they have two young sons, Josh and Benjy. Tim joined the team in June 2022 as Assistant Minister, and, in December 2025, was asked to lead the church during our interim period while we await the appointment of a new minister.
Tim had the privilege of growing up in a Christian family and his student years were a time of growing in knowledge and love for the Lord Jesus. At uni, he began to sense the Lord’s call to the mission field. He and Nicky went on to serve in Greece for nine years as Central mission partners before being led to a new mission field in Sheffield. Tim continues to have a heart for the nations, and especially for Greece.
Tim trained for his ministry at Oak Hill College and Union School of Theology.
In his spare time, Tim enjoys time with family and friends, anything to do with Greece, exploring the Peak District, making sourdough, and reading a good book: especially the early church fathers, Tolkien, Lewis, or Greek mythology!
Steve King - Assistant Minister & Youth and Children's
Steve is originally from Essex, but went up in the world and has been living in Sheffield since 2014. He loves running up hills, maths, a good book, cups of tea and climbing, although not all at the same time. He is married to Louisa, and they have two young children, Ben and Alice.
Since 2020, Steve has been a part of the staff team as our Youth and Children's worker. He loves opening the Bible with young people and helping them to know and understand it for themselves. Alongside his youth and children's role, Steve is also studying theology part time, so he can know and understand the Bible more for himself, too!
Emma Moore - Operations Manager
Emma is a 'third culture kid' (TCK), having roots in the UK and growing up in Papua New Guinea (PNG). After returning to the UK at the age of 18, Emma went on to study at the University of Sheffield in Nursing Studies. In 2017 her path changed, and alongside her husband Dave and son Joshua, they returned to PNG (the Land of the Unexpected) to serve with New Tribes Mission, supporting the team in medical care and education until their return to Sheffield in 2021.
Gardening and dog walking are at the top of Emma's list of things to do in her spare time, but she is also partial to chocolate and a nice piece of homemade cake, especially when shared with friends!
Emma has been part of Christ Church Central since 2005 and loves to serve the church family as the Operations Manager since 2022, another land of the unexpected!
Joy Martin - Admin Assistant
Joy joined Christ Church Central when she was 16 and started working for the church in 2022. She is married to Chris and has a daughter called Robyn. She loves walks with her dog and family, board games (the more competitive the better!) and singing.
Ash Limi - Persian Discipleship Leader
Ash was born and raised in Iran and came to faith in Christ after moving to the UK. In 2019, he began an online ministry to share the gospel with Iranians in Iran, a work that continues to grow in reach and impact. In 2021, he joined St Luke’s Church in London and completed his two-year ministry training in 2024.
Ash is passionate about discipleship, evangelism, and making the gospel accessible to everyone . He enjoys sports and games, and he dreams of planting a church in Iran when the Lord opens the way.
He continues to be inspired by the words of Jesus: “Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?’ And I said, ‘Here am I. Send me!’” (Isaiah 6:8)
Andy Stovell - Community Outreach
He came to know Christ when young and soon became eager for everyone to know the good news too. He can't think of anything better than God's amazing gospel of free grace.
Married to Judith, they have 6 grown-up children, 3 grandkids, 3 chickens, 3 lodgers and a daft dog.
He loves his local church, but is mostly to be found 'out and about' meeting and eating with people from different cultures, with an open bible, then introducing them to his church family.
If you ask him, he'll possibly take you to his favourite Kurdish Bakery.
Joshua Bokolo - Ministry Trainee
Joshua grew up in Nigeria and came to faith in a Christian family and church community. He is married to Esther, and they have been part of Christ Church Central since 2022. Joshua joined the staff team as a Ministry Trainee and is involved in Student Ministry and Operations. He enjoys football, detective novels, spending time with family, and listening to old sermons.
Beth & Addison Baldy - Ministry Trainees (AT3)
Addison and Beth Baldy both grew up in America and met at a Bible college in Chicago called Moody Bible Institute. After graduating from university in May 2025, they got married and spent their first year together living in Knoxville, Tennessee. They began serving as ministry trainees at Christ Church Central in August 2026. While at CCC, they are also receiving further biblical and theological training through Union School of Theology in Wales. They enjoy running, backpacking, playing ultimate frisbee and disc golf, going to coffee shops, and following Formula One!