Nathan and Jen Weaver are the Lead pastors of New Springs City Church Sunderland. They have three boys, Finley, Reuben and Noah.

They have pastored the church since 2005 and in that time the church has grown significantly, also in that time the church has become a real presence in the community, through its various ministry’s and projects.

Nathan and Jen are passionate about people. Young, old, educated, uneducated, employed, unemployed, working, retired, black, white, singles, families, sinners, saints and everyone in between. Why are they passionate about people, because God is passionate about people.

Nathan and Jen love Jesus with a passion,Why? Because Jesus has made their lives worth living, and not only that they know that Jesus can make a serious difference to our community and city. They believe Jesus can bring the life and answers our community and city long for.

Nathan and Jen believe that in all of us, that we have a desire to feel real love, that in all of us that we have a desire to experience hope and they know that we can only feel both of those things by only putting Jesus centre to our lives.

Nathan and Jen have set their hearts on helping everyone that comes into their path, to be everything they can be in God.

After their love for family, people, Jesus and the local church, they love going out and eating good food as well as staying in a nice posh hotels (with out the boys).

Pastor Nathan is an ordained minister with Elim Pentecostal Churches as well as New Springs UK. He is also part of the regional apostolic team for Elim in the North East.

Along side Pastor Nathan and Jen in leading the Sunderland Campus there are six other leaders.

Miranda Smithson-Healy

Marion Frary

Ed and Marisa Greenfield

Rob and Sheila Smith