Ben and his wife, Joy, have 7 daughters that take up most of their spare time. Ben absolutely loves his sports, being an ex PE teacher he likes nothing more than attempting to swing at the little white round ball and shooting a few hoops. Ben also leads the North Toowoomba Life Group.
Board (Overseers)
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BEN Mchugh
board chairman
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michelle Melia
board Secretary
Michelle is a single mother to two teenagers, Josh & Jemma. Besides raising her kids, she also enjoys the privilege of being teacher to children with special needs at a local primary school. In her spare time she enjoys reading for pleasure as well as researching many and varied topics and spending time with friends and family. Michelle also leads the Ladies Life Group.
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Dean Carelse
Board member
Dean and his wife have two sons and one daughter and is a high school teacher. Dean loves to hike and experience the great outdoors. He also leads the Mens Life Group, and serves on the coffee team and setup and pack up team.
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John Merriweather
Lead Pastor
John is married to Janine and has three adult sons, three grandchildren and a dog. He enjoys fishing in his tinny and working in his garden. In the past he studied agricultural science, worked for a stock feed company, then studied theology. He has been the pastor of a number of churches in Queensland and Victoria. He is also an instructor for 'Walk thru the Bible' and drives buses part time.
Staff
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CHRISTINE SALEH
ADMINISTRATION OFFICER
Christine joined the Outlook Team in April 2017. Christine was born and brought up in Kenya but has lived in Australia for nearly 19 years. Christine is married to Ash and together they have two daughters and a son. Born again at the age of 12, Christine has grown to be passionate about prayer warfare - joining fellow intercessors in Toowoomba Region. She has also taught Religious Instruction (RI) at a local primary school.
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ASH SALEH
WOrship coordinator
Ash is a local doctor, serving the Toowoomba community as a general practitioner. Ash is married to Christine and they have two girls and a boy. He started his role as worship coordinator in early 2018.
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STANLEY & GENEVIVE LOADER
YOUTH COORDINATORS
Stanley & Genevive Loader are our enthusiastic youth coordinators of BASIC Youth. The married couple has three girls. The family loves hiking & the great outdoors.
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Michael cox
Sound & data coordinator
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Gerard Baker
Treasurer