Meet the Team

  • Jon Ball, vicar at Orchard Grove church. Smiling man wearing glasses, clergy collar, and a blue sweater standing against a beige brick wall.

    Jon Ball

    Minister

    Jon is the Minister for OGC. He lives on Orchard Grove with his wife, Imogen, and their two young boys. Get in touch with him if you're moving to the area or if you have any questions about OGC, he would be delighted to hear from you!

  • Imogen Ball, clergy at Orchard Grove Church. A smiling woman wearing glasses and a black clergy shirt with a clerical collar, standing against a beige brick wall.

    Imogen Ball

    Minister

    Imogen is one of the clergy at OGC, and is responsible for our work with families and the wider community. She’d love a chat if you have little people in your life or would like to find out more about our community groups, preferably over a good cup of coffee.

  • Matt Bodey. A smiling man with dark hair, wearing glasses and a light-colored t-shirt, standing in front of a beige brick wall.

    Matt Bodey

    Safeguarding

    Matt is our Safeguarding lead and generally gets stuck into many ministries at OGC. When he’s not engineering as part of his day job, you’ll find him working the Coffee Well on the development or playing rugby.

  • Lawrence Arnold. A smiling man with red hair, glasses, and a beard stands in front of a beige brick wall.

    Lawrence Arnold

    Associate Treasurer

    In addition to ensuring the church resources are faithfully stewarded, Lawrence leads the Audio Visual team.

    If you would like to talk about church finances, including how to start giving to Orchard Grove Church, he would love to hear from you! Email him here, or just say hi on a Sunday morning.

  • Marjay Pallant. Young woman with long black hair smiling, standing against a beige brick wall, wearing a green zip-up jacket.

    Marjay Pallant

    Communications

    Marjay’s in charge of general Comms at OGC, including our social media pages. Like us on fb or insta if you don’t already! She also heads up the Welcome team, who would love to connect with you if you’re ever visiting on a Sunday or attending one of our exciting community events.

  • Megan Jones-Dellaportas. A smiling woman with shoulder-length light brown hair, wearing a black sleeveless top and a silver necklace with a cross pendant, standing in front of a beige brick wall.

    Megan Jones-Dellaportas

    Prayer

    Megan leads Prayer ministry at OGC and is also part of the Coffee Well team. She’s our latest team member to move onto the development! She’s works as a doctor and ultimately wants to become a geriatrician; we’re keenly awaiting the opening of the local residential home, and looking forward to seeing how we can include the residents in our church and community.

  • Amy Sampson

    Worship

    Amy heads up the Worship team at OGC, leading worship on Sundays and looking out for our other musicians. She’s a local optometrist who loves a trip out on her paddle board in her spare time.

  • Laurence Pallant. A young man smiling, wearing glasses and a teal collared shirt, standing in front of a beige brick wall.

    Laurence Pallant

    Tech and Growth Groups

    Children’s doctor and church multi-tasker. Laurence leads the digital team and co-ordinates growth groups. You might also see him preaching, leading worship or the service. He loves music, running, and not being on-call!