Kingsland Church

What is Gift Aid?

Gift Aid does not cost you a penny more, but can add an additional 25p to every £1 you donate. When Kingsland Church Colchester receives a donation from a UK taxpayer, we're entitled to claim an amount of tax (calculated at the basic rate of income tax in that year) paid on that donation. Once you have given your permission for us to do this on your behalf, there is no need for you to do anything else.

All that is required is that you must be a taxpayer and that would have paid or will pay sufficient Income and/or Capital Gains Tax to cover all the Gift Aid claimed on all your donations in that tax year. Please note that it is your responsibility to pay any difference.

The amount of tax we claim will be 25% of the total value of your donations in that tax year. Furthermore, if you are a higher taxpayer, you are also entitled to claim the difference between the basic rate which we will claim and the amount of tax you have actually paid. For further details on how you can do this, please contact your tax office. If your tax situation changes and your gifts will no longer be eligible for the Gift Aid scheme please contact us and we will amend your record accordingly.

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Meet The Team

Neil Loxley

Pastor

Neil has been a Minister at Kingsland Church for 30 years. “I love to see people grow in their relationship with God…

Ian Davies

Pastoral Leader

Ian is the Pastoral Leader at Kingsland Church. “I give God thanks for being able to serve Him here at…

Sara Garcia

Administrator

Sara is normally found on our front desk during the week, ready to welcome people to our suite of rooms,…

Karen Loring

Outreach Leader

Karen doesn’t like the word ‘Evangelist’ but she is one! Using her wisdom, love for people and the presence of…

Shaun Almond

Director of Children & Student Ministries / IT & Livestream

Shaun left the states with his wife Livi and settled in the UK in 2016 because of a calling to…

Bec Bright

Director of Children & Student Ministries

Bec and her husband Nathan have been apart of Kingsland Church for years and felt called to step up and…

Staff Team

Meet the team that make it all happen here at Kingsland day after day, with a heart to love, serve and bless the community.

Virginia Mahon

Assistant Kings Cafe Manager

Virginia is a key member of our staff team, running Kings Cafe on a daily basis. Originally from Sri Lanka…

Susann Lalla-Maharajh

Administrator & Finance

Susann has worked in the office part time for many years, and now looks after the books and financial records…

Chris Ling

Housekeeping

Chris ensures our rooms are clean, tidy and ready for the hundreds of people who use the building each day….

Boards of Reference

Each of the four members of the Senior Leadership Team have a small Board of Reference, who help hold us to the vision of the Church to Love, Equip and Celebrate. These boards meet monthly and function as a pool of wisdom, guidance and support for the Senior Leadership Team. Each term the Boards of Reference get together to consider the bigger strategic vision of the church. Together they bring an enormous breadth of experience and wisdom to the church leadership.

Trustees

Our Trustees are Kayode Alaka, Margaret Andrews, Louise Bardell, Andy Courtier, Mee Foong Purser and Neil Loxley. This group help us to function in a way that is compliant with all the relevant legislation regarding issues such as health and safety, charity reporting and employment law, and they also keep us on track financially.

Everyone Else!

Kingsland Church is completely dependent on the small army of a couple of hundred people who lead and serve in so many ways. We have great teams of people who lead worship, run discipleship groups, welcome people, lead excellent youth and children's ministries, run our Kingsland Advice Service, serve in King's Café or are a part of the other ministries of the church. As a church we are delighted to Equip people for works of service and excited to see people take up that challenge.