Due to changes in the charity law, in 2006 the BUGB appointed a board of trustees. The role of the twelve trustees is to provide strategic direction for the BUGB, ensure appropriate policies are in place and operated effectively, to oversee the Union's committee structure and to ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.

They meet eight times a year, and invite people to join them to advise them on particular matters.


For more information on the trustees, see below:


The Revd Kwame Adzam is a member of Trinity Baptist Church where he is an evangelist, church planter, preacher, teacher and missions strategist. He is a director of the London Baptist Association, a member of the Knights Hill Panel set up by the Metropolitan Police and serving on the committee for developing young people and curbing crime among the youth in West Norwood set up by the Hon. Tessa Jowell.



The Revd Ruth Bottoms currently combines caring for her disabled father with a part-time MA in Christian Spirituality and part-time work as the Bedfordshire County Ecumenical Development Officer. She has previously had 16 years in local pastorate and three and a half years in an ecumenical community. She is a former Moderator of the Baptist Union Council and represented the Union at the World Council of Churches for fifteen years.


Malcolm Broad, MBE is Treasurer of the Baptist Union of Great Britain. He is a member and Treasurer of Keynsham Baptist Church and works for HSBC as a Senior Commercial Manager. For the last 13 years he has worked as an Association Treasurer in the west country. Malcolm is chair of governors at Portway Community School, Bristol to become Oasis Academy Brightstowe.

The Revd John Claydon is the Regional Minister (Team Leader) of the Northern Baptist Association with special responsibility for the pastoral care of ministers and churches. He oversees the association processes of ministerial recognition and plays a leading role in developing the strategies of the Association. He previously served as minister of Durham Baptist Church (1995 – 2001), having been a Baptist Minister since 1984. He has been a member of the Baptist Union Council since 1991 and is currently a member of the National Settlement Team and has previously served on the Mission Executive Committee and the Faith and Unity Executive.

The Revd Jonathan Edwards is a member of Newbury Baptist Church and is General Secretary of the Baptist Union.





The Revd Dr Stephen Finamore became Principal of the Bristol Baptist College in September 2006. Prior to that he served as Minister of Westbury-on-Trym Baptist Church in Bristol. He has knowledge and expertise in law, ministry, mission and theology and has served on a number of Trustee and Management Boards. He is a former staff member of the BUGB Mission Department.


Dr Colin Hicks, CB is on the Leadership Team of Teddington Baptist Church and a director of the London Baptist Association. He retired in 2006 from his final senior civil service post as Director General of the British National Space Centre and the following year was awarded a CB in the New Year's honour list for "services to science". During his career he worked in universities, government laboratories and in a number of civil service posts related to technology and finance. He is currently the President of Eurisy, a European non-governmental organisation. He has served on BU Council, Communication Committee and Grants Committee.


The Revd Gordon Hindmarch is a Regional Minister with West of England Baptist Association. As part of the association strategy for growing healthy churches, he has special responsibility for the pastoral issues including the care of ministers and their families, developing church leaders including ministerial recognition, and child protection matters. He was Minister of Moortown Baptist Church, Leeds from 1998 to 2007. He has served on BU Council, BU Trustees, GP&FE, Against the Stream, the Scholarship & Ministerial Training Bursary Committee and the Retired Baptist Ministers' Housing Society Committee.


The Revd Dr Clare McBeath is minister of the United Baptist Tabernacle in Openshaw, East Manchester serving a deprived urban community in the heart of a regeneration scheme. She holds a public appointment as a non-executive director of an NHS Mental Health and Social Care Trust and is a trustee of a local franchise of a national charity working with young people. She is a published author of worship materials and long standing writer for Roots for Worship Magazine with interests in urban spirituality, community engagement and all age worship.


Mrs Jenny Royal has worked for many years in consultancy as a Chartered Occupational Psychologist. She is a member of Wallingford Baptist church and has been involved in a number of consultancy projects with BUGB and Southern Counties Baptist Association over the past few years. She serves on the Staffing Committee of both.


The Revd Barrie Smith is a member of Hall Green Baptist Church, Birmingham and is Regional Minister with the Heart of England Baptist Association. He has served on numerous Committees, regionally, nationally and ecumenically and has some understanding both of Baptist ecclesiology and relevant Charity Law.


Ms Pat White is a member of Brixton (Kenyon) Baptist Church. She has knowledge and expertise in Human Resources and Ecumenical matters. Pat currently serves as Moderator of the Racial Justice Working Group and has 19 years Senior Management experience in Local authority. She has also served as a Lay Magistrate for a number of years.



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