Staff TEam

Senior Minister:
Trent Sutcliffe

Trent oversees the parish as a whole as our senior minister. He is the pastor and main preacher at St Marys. Trent is married to Catherine and they have four children.
After working as a high school teacher, Trent studied at Moore College and has been at SMSC since 2016

Assistant, Youth and Children’s Minister:
Evan Moses

Evan is responsible for youth and kids ministry across the parish, and the pastor and main preacher at St Clair. Evan is married to Madi and they have two children.
After working in custom vehicles and then outdoor education, Evan studied at Youthworks College and Moore College before joining the SMSC team in 2020.

Administration Officer: Madi Moses

Madi joined the SMSC team in 2022 part-time to oversee our administration, database and compliance. Madi is married to Evan, and they have two children.
Madi attends St Clair, and her work day is Friday.
Prior to ministry, Madi trained as a nurse and a pastry chef.

Student Minister:
James Crossley

James is completing a Bachelor of Divinity at Moore College, and serves at our St Marys congregation. James is married to Leonie, and they have one child.
Before studying for ministry, James worked as an engineer in the rail industry.

SRE Minister:
Sophie Ormshaw

Sophie works part-time with us as a high-capacity SRE (school scripture) teacher. Sophie is a member of the St Clair congregation, where she also serves on the music and children’s team. She is also an accredited Primary School teacher.
Sophie has attended SMSC all her life.

You can support Sophie by giving to the Tax Deductible SRE Fund and listing “Sophie Ormshaw” as the reference:
BSB: 062 597
ACC: 1088 1554
Please see a warden for a receipt.

Daniel Cridland:
Year 13 Apprentice

Daniel is completing a Christian gap year with Year13. He attends and serves the St Clair 9:30am congregation, as well as on a number of other teams.

To learn more about Year13 you can click here.
Contact Evan or Trent if you’d like to financially support Daniel.

Community Chaplain:
Rob Saipa‘ia

Rob serves the community of North St Marys as an Anglicare Community Chaplain in partnership with SMSC. He attends the St Marys 9:30am congregation.
Before becoming a chaplain, Rob completed The Well Training Program. He works part-time as a warehouse worker and is also studying through Laidlaw College in NZ.

You can find out more about The Well Training Program here.