People

Christian Concern is only possible because of the many Christians who support our work through prayer, action and giving.
But some of us are privileged to serve as full-time members of the team, working to put the hope of Jesus Christ at the heart of society.
Find out about some of our public-facing members of the team below.

Andrea WilliamsAndrea Minichiello Williams

Founder & Chief Executive, Christian Concern & Christian Legal Centre

Andrea qualified as a barrister in 1988. With her background in law, she founded Christian Concern and the Christian Legal Centre, which have run some of the most high-profile Christian freedom cases and campaigns in Europe. She is a leading analyst, campaigner and spokeswoman on issues of national importance in the moral life of the nation and a defender of Christian liberties in the parliamentary process, the justice system and the media. She is passionate about seeing our culture transformed by the gospel in every area of society. She is married to Gareth and they have four children.

Pastor Ade Omooba MBE

Co-founder, Christian Concern

Ade has been a church leader and social entrepreneur in the UK for over 37 years with a sincere heart for servant leadership. Alongside co-founding Christian Concern and the Christian Legal Centre, he has co-founded the Christian Victory Group – ICARE Projects (which has helped set up over 100 social action projects) and the National Church Leaders Forum (NCLF), a black Christian voice. He is a member of the leadership team of HOPE Together which resources and equips the Church for local mission. He is also a member of the Apostolic Team of Connection Trust, a global network of churches, and an oversight member of New Life Assembly. He was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List 2019.

Tim Dieppe

Head of Public Policy, Christian Concern

Tim joined Christian Concern in 2016 after a career in fund management. Tim connected with Christian Concern after being asked to run a sharia fund which he refused to do. He is now Head of Public Policy at Christian Concern, writing responses to Government consultations, interpreting the trends in government policy, and informing and equipping the Church to engage with cultural and political issues. Tim holds a degree from Oxford University and an MA in Theology from Westminster Theological Centre. He regularly writes articles for Christian Concern and other groups and has frequently represented a Christian perspective in the media. He was a contributing author to the book Beyond the Odds, about providence in Britain’s wars of the 20th century. He co-wrote with Beth Peltola Questions to Ask Your Muslim Friends, and wrote the recently-published The Challenge of Islam.

Steve Beegoo

Head of Education, Christian Concern

Steve has worked in the educational and ecclesiastical arenas for 30 years. He has been a teacher in the state, special and the independent sectors and has led in Church of England and Independent Christian schools. He supports many schools and educational organisations nationally, and internationally. He is regularly invited to speak at events across the world, and writes in the UK media on issues associated with Christian freedoms and education. He is married with three children.

 

Rebecca Bensted

Centre Manager, Christian Legal Centre

Rebecca has a law degree from St Catharine’s College, Cambridge and was called to the Bar in 2003. She practised at the Bar in general common law for six years and then started teaching drafting on the Bar Training Course at BPP Law School. She worked there for 20 years, where she was the Practice Area Subject Leader for Opinion Writing and Drafting.

She started working at Christian Legal Centre as the Centre Manager in March 2021. Her role is to manage and co-ordinate the work of the legal centre.

Rebecca is on the General Synod of the Church of England and is on the Church of England Evangelical Council. She is a trustee of Anglican Mainstream. She lives in Hampshire with her husband James, who is an Anglican vicar. They have 3 children.