The Lab Team
The Lab has a team of people, both paid and volunteers, who have committed to help serve the wider Lab community and take a lead for the Lab’s community work in Alway.
Core Team
James Henley, Student Pastor
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Whilst serving as the Lab’s Student Pastor, James is going into his third year of a degree in Youth Work and Theology at the Centre for Youth Ministry in Bristol. James came to Newport aged 18 for his gap-year, when he discovered The Lab and realised he couldn’t leave. His passions are searching for God in unlikely places and reflecting on anything and everything that sparks his imagination.
Stephanie Keates, Administrator
Stephanie graduated from the University of Wales Newport in 2008, after studying Creative Sound and Music. She’s now moving into her second year with The Lab in Alway, working as The Lab’s administrator. Stephanie helps to hold together the practical side to The Lab, as well as having a real calling for pastoral support, particularly with other girls.
Dan Caulfield
Dan is heading into his second year with The Lab, after studying Film and Video in Newport. This year, he is working as Chaplaincy Assistant with the University, hoping to resource and empower students in their spirituality and build links between different faiths on campus. He has a real, infectious passion for what God is doing in Alway and on campus.
Matt Way, Community Schools Worker
Matt just graduated in September 2009 in Photographic Art at Newport University. As well as working with The Lab this year, he and Stef are also trying to build a portfolio of design work which they are looking to build into a small business over the next year.
Katharine Murphy
Kaf is with us for a year, working part-time as Pastoral Assistant at St Paul’s Church whilst she explores the possibility of ordination with the Diocese of Gloucester. She studied Engineering at Cambridge University, and spent the last year working with very young children in a nursery.
Stef Roberts
Stef graduated last year with a degree in Animation from Newport University. He is currently committed to the Lab part-time whilst he teaches drums in schools and privately, and works with Matt trying to build up a client-base for their design work together.
Pastoral/Oversight Team
Justin & Lucy Groves
Justin and Lucy moved to Newport in 2005 with the mission to start up a “youth church” by the Bishop of Monmouth – which has since grown and evolved into what the Lab is today. About two years ago, Justin took over as Priest-in-Charge at St. Paul’s Church in the City Centre. Lucy and Justin bring wisdom and insight to the Lab and keep an eye on everything that goes on.
Louise Gough
Louise is the minister at Trinity Methodist Church in High Cross. She joined the Lab in September 2008, moving to Newport from Cardiff, where she worked for the Methodist church there.
