Meet the Team

Arriving in Cambridge to study history in 2015 I fell in love with the city, a guy called Jonathan and the church. After graduation I became a townie, married the guy and started working for the church. I love to bake and read. I'm passionate about helping students live out Romans 12:1- becoming a 'living sacrifice' for God during their time at university.

Hailing all the way from New Zealand I now live in the centre of Cambridge with my wife Maria and our three children: Leni, Mabel and Vera. For my day job I do research at Cambridge Uni on sustainability, climate change solutions and developing countries, and for fun I play the drums and guitar, listen to vinyl and walk Baxter (my ridgeback dog).

My name is Maria but everyone calls me Ru. In my life there's Jesus and there's my people and then there's basically just music. I love music. I write it, play it, eat it and breathe it. Occasionally I'm interested in other things (like indoor plants and outdoor fitness) but not often.

A northerner by birth, I came to Cambridge in 2009 for vet school. Post-graduation I traded animals for people and began working for KingsGate. I get excited by food, coffee, nature, sports, reading and movies, and especially love doing all of the above with Annabel (except coffee - she's more of a tea person).