John Snelgrove – Senior Pastor
John, and his wife Sandra, came to Hong Kong in 1987 and arrived at the church in 1995, having served at a church in Pokfulam for over 7 years. John retired from AXA Insurance in 2003 to work full time at The Vine. They have made Hong Kong their family home and are committed to…
Andrew Gardener – Associate Pastor
Andrew is the Associate Pastor at The Vine Church in Hong Kong where he oversees the pastoral and executive leadership teams. Born in the UK, Andrew moved to HK at age 12, which he now considers his true home. He has a Masters in Theology and a love for art house movies. Andrew is married…
Tony Read – Founding Pastor
Tony, with his wife Drusilla and their family came to Hong Kong in 1986 and has been part of The Vine leadership team right from its commencement in 1997. He was one of the founding Elders of The Vine and then in 2004 became Senior Pastor together with John Snelgrove to pioneer the growth of…
Tom Read – Worship & Media Director
Tom has been on staff at The Vine since 2001, and oversees the entire Worship, Media and Communications department. Tom is passionate about worship and media, and how it can impact both the church and the world. Tom is married to Jacinta and they have two children, Layla and Dylan. They have both lived in…
Matthew Chu – Operations Director
Matthew Chu joined The Vine as the Operations Director in September 2012. Matthew has many years of senior management experience both in the corporate environment as well as the non-profit segment. Matthew lived in Canada for over 20 years and returned to Hong Kong in 1997. He has been involved in many ministry related projects….
Mark Nam – Community Life Pastor
Mark has been part of The Vine since 2002 and was the Associate Worship Director for 4 years, before becoming Community-Life Pastor last year. Mark currently oversees the Small Group and Family-Life ministries at The Vine and is responsible for connecting newcomers into the life of the church. Mark is married to Kayi and they…
Karla Roscoe – Children’s Pastor
Karla Roscoe is the pastor of our Kidz 4 Christ ministry at The Vine and is originally from England. Karla and her husband, Richard, arrived in Hong Kong in 2002 and have embraced this vibrant city as home with their two young children, Isobella and Ben. She is thrilled to be working with an incredible…
Justin Ho – Young Adults Pastor
Justin joined The Vine as our young adults pastor in 2011. Prior to leading our young adults ministry oneighty, Justin worked as an interior designer in Macau and Hong Kong for 6.5 years. With the support from his wife Patsy and son Oliver, Justin yearns to see this city’s young adults empowered to do what…
Matt Snelgrove – Youth Pastor
Born in the UK, Matt has spent most of his life living in Hong Kong where most of his family resides. Matt has been youth pastor at The Vine since 2006, and has a call to reach the next generation. He is married to his wife Megan, who helps to co-run the youth ministry. They…
John Macpherson – Refugee Pastor
Originally from New Zealand, John worked for 15 years as a child and family social worker with a Christian support service. He moved with his wife, Anne, to Hong Kong in January 2003, and began attending The Vine. He was appointed to the elder’s board in March 2005, and then employed as our refugee pastor…
Sean Seah – Elder
Born in Singapore, Sean moved to New Zealand at the age of five and spent the formative years of his life there. Sean moved out to Asia in 2001 and started attending The Vine in Jan 2006. He joined the leadership of The Vine (Elders) in 2008 where he currently serves as the chairman. He…
Hudson Tsui – Elder
Born and raised in HK until the age of 13, Hudson left for England originally to study in a boarding school. Hudson returned to HK with his family in 2007 and started coming to The Vine. In 2010 he was appointed to the Elder’s board. Hudson is passionate about seeing The Vine becoming more of…
Rod Sewell – Elder
Rod arrived with his family from New Zealand in 1990 after taking up a position in the Hong Kong Civil Service. He and his wife Alison have attended The Vine since its inception, when Rod was appointed as one of the founding Elders. Rod and Alison are privileged to have witnessed the Vine vision grow…
Cliff Ma – Elder
Cliff was born in Hong Kong, and raised in the US. He has spent his entire professional career in Asia, and is currently in the fund management industry. Cliff returned to HK in 2003, and started coming to The Vine, where he has been actively involved with oneighty, the production team, and currently chairs The…
Blair Donaldson – Elder
Blair has been living in Hong Kong since 1997. He joined The Vine in 2002 and became an elder in 2010. Blair develops courses and lectures at Manna, The Vine’s Bible School and he is also a member of the worship team. In his spare time he buys way too many books, and is working…