Elders

Ashley Hood - Lead Elder

Ashley is married to Hannah and they have three children who are the delight and triumph of their lives!

Hannah is almost an Islander having lived here for a good proportion of her life and
she oversees the worship life at Apex.

Ashley is an Antipodean by birth. He is originally from Yackandandah (Yak-an-dan-dah) which is a small tourist town in northeast Victoria, Australia, which is also why he is usually to be seen wearing more clothes than your average Englishman, especially in summer.

He came over to the UK as a young guy to do an intern year at Ellel Ministries in Surrey and he never went back… of course this had nothing to do with the fact that he met Hannah, his wife to be, who was also working there!!

Ashley came into eldership at Apex in mid-June 2017 and step into the role of leading the team in early 2024.

Simon Jones - Elder

Simon and Hannh Jones are married with two wonderful children and moved to the Island to be near the sea that they both enjoy being on or in.

Simon came into eldership at Apex in November 2023 and has a passion for seeing young people engage with Jesus in a real and life changing way.