People

SOMA Staff

  • Rev Dr Richard Moy

    National Director

    Richard came to SOMA UK from parish ministry in London and Wolverhampton. He is married to Nicola and they have three children. He came to faith on a short-term mission trip to Romania in 1995 and has travelled since then in Africa, Asia, Europe for missions and supporting Christian workers.

    In the UK he speaks at churches, conferences and retreats around the country. He runs a popular blog: In previous roles he has been a Regional Director for New Wine England and a Fresh Expressions Advisor for Lichfield Diocese.

  • Operations Officer

    It Could Be You

    We're recruiting someone who can make a big difference to a lot of people by serving at SOMA UK.

    We're excited to work with a new colleague who can bring a flair for administration and getting things done to our little charity .

    If you think that could be you please check out our jobs and opportunities page, and you never know, it might be your face on this page before you know it.

  • Rev Henry Blair

    SOMA Ireland

    Henry has 19 years of ordained parish experience before stepping out in faith to focus on leading SOMA Ireland and operating as Secretary for SOMA International.

    We work closely with Henry for coordinating shared missions overseas as well as on projects and programmes in the UK and Ireland.

    He is married to Helen and has four grown up boys. .

  • Rev Stu Wright

    Meta Youth Lead

    Stu set up META Youth through SOMA UK in 2022 to inspire 16-19s in bible knowledge, discipleship and cross-cultural ministry. In the summer of 2023 he led his first SOMA | Meta Youth mission to Zgharta Lebanon, followed by Rwanda in 2024.

    Stu is married to Susie and they have two children. He has been a church planter and parish vicar and now works for GIANT as a senior partner and leadership consultant helping influential leaders at key moments of transition.

Trustees

The SOMA Trustees carry the vision and the responsibility for SOMA UK. We are blessed by an excellent group of trustees each serving 3-year terms which are renewable up to a maximum of 9 years.


  • Chair of Trustees

    Kevin is a SOMA Team leader, a former Archdeacon and Re:Source National Director.


  • Chair of Trustees

    Kevin is a SOMA Team leader, a former Archdeacon and Re:Source National Director.

  • Jenny has previously worked as a lawyer and at Christian Aid and brings passion and expertise to her role as a trustee.

  • Wayne leads B&A Church in Bristol and is a SOMA team leader most recently visiting Uganda.

  • Ken has lived and served in Sierra Leone, before moving to the UK to continue to serve leaders in Africa through short-term visits. He has led multiple SOMA missions in East and West Africa.

  • Rachel heads up a podcasting and coaching business and advises SOMA on many operational and production matters.

  • Claire has headed up major financial departments in the public sector and has a passion to see SOMA's dreams become a reality.

National Leadership Team

Becky Harcourt

Claire Clarke

Mike Tufnell

John Bavington

Will Pearson Gee

Jon Kissell

Patron

Our Patron is Bishop David Williams, the Bishop of Basingstoke.He has long been an enthusiastic part of SOMA, taking part in our vital intercession work and participating in a SOMA mission to DRC. He grew up in Uganda, still has relatives in East Africa, and has a particular commitment to DRC Congo. He has been Bishop of Basingstoke since 2014, and is also the emissary of the Archbishop of Congo.