Our team
God has blessed us with some amazing people at Destiny. Our leadership team comprises elders, deacons, staff, and a large number of lay leaders. Each of our locations has a dedicated location pastor or team who aim to serve the church and outreach into their surrounding vicinity.
We cannot do what we do without the commitment, passion, and investment of our many volunteer small group and team leaders. There are too many to name, but allow us to introduce some of the key people you may meet at Destiny.
Peter Anderson
Lead Pastor
Peter is the founding pastor at Destiny Edinburgh and does most of the preaching. He oversees all of our Edinburgh locations and other churches in the Destiny Network. He is married to Angie and has two children.
Sammy Ewan
Location Pastor - Leith
Sammy is on staff and is the Location Pastor in our Leith congregation. He also oversees discipleship and pastoral ministry. He is married to Helen and has a young son.
Pastor Paul
Location Pastor - Gorgie
Paul is on staff and is the Location Pastor in our Gorgie congregation. He also oversees prayer and outreach initiatives. He is married and has four children.
Michael Forde-Hyde
Location Pastor - North
Michael is on part time staff and is the Location Pastor in our North Edinburgh congregation. He is married to Lizette and has two children.
Jordan Hope
Location Pastor - South
Jordan is on part time staff and is the Location Pastor in our South Edinburgh congregation. He is married to Jodie and they have two young children.
Linda Odén
Location Pastor - Online
Linda is on part time staff and oversees our online location - Church Online. She is married to Johan and they have three children.
Andrew McGreehin
Elder
Andrew is on staff as our finance and operations manager. He is married to Sarah and has two sons.
Graeme Williamson
Elder
Graeme is on staff and oversees Sunday services, events and property. He is married to Katrina and has two daughters.
Dan Everett
Students & young adults
Dan is on part time staff and oversees ‘Authentic’, our 17-25s ministry and is preparing to launch our City Centre location
Isaiah Obe
Assistant Pastor - Gorgie
Isaiah is on voluntary staff and is the Assistant Pastor in our Gorgie location and oversees our Sunday Evening service there. Isaiah is married to Mowo and they have a daughter.
Sarah McGreehin
Kids
Sarah is on part time staff and oversees Kids' Church across all of our locations. She is married to Andrew and they have two sons.
Mark Johnston
Youth
Mark is on full time staff as our Youth Pastor and oversees Destiny Youth across all of our locations.
Jamie Craib
Worship
Jamie is on part time staff and oversees the worship department. He is married to Amy.
Liz Bowes
Community action
Liz is on part time staff and oversees all of our Destiny Angels initiatives in the city.
Johan Odén
Church Online
Johan is on part time staff and oversees Church Online. He is married to Linda and they have three children.
Chris Mooney
Tech
Chris is on part time staff and oversees our tech department. He is married to Irene and they have grown up children.
Brian Williams
Maintenance
Brian is on staff and maintains all of our church premises. He is married to Anne and they have two grown up children.
Michael Coyle
Graphics
Michael is on part time staff and is responsible for our graphics. He is married to Bethany and they have a young son.
Jodie Hope
Admin
Jodie is on part time staff and helps with operations. She is married to Jordan and they have two young children.
Abbie Grainger
Admin
Abbie is on staff and provides general admin support to many of the staff and ministries in the church.
Vayda Okpa
Events & publicity
Vayda is on part time staff and helps coordinate events and publicity.
Jane Macintyre
Kids
Jane is on part time staff and helps to run the Kids' Church. She is married to Alan and they have three children.
Natalie Morgan
Kids
Natalie is on part time staff and helps with Kids' Church.
Kate November
Destiny College Intern
Kate is an intern with Destiny College and is volunteering as PA to Pastor Peter and Sammy. She has two grown up sons.
Vishal Dara
Deacon
Vishal is one of the location leaders in North Edinburgh. He's also a volunteer deacon and is married to Judith and has a young daughter.
Nathan Brown
Deacon
Nathan is a volunteer deacon and oversees the smooth running of Sunday services in our Gorgie location. Nathan is married to Shelly-Ann.
Gabby Russell
Gift Aid administrator
Gabby is a volunteer and helps us in the finance department. She is married to Alan and they have a daughter.
