Speakers
This year's
Pst. Fatima Sibanda is an ordained minister, a dynamic teacher of the word of God, a conference speaker, and a mentor of women. She is the founder of Hope For Every Woman International, a UK based organisation that empowers women and girls locally and abroad. She served in various women's organisations, Jacinth Precious Stone International Women`s ministry, Exceptional Women`s ministry including being the chairperson of Gracious woman international fellowship in Johannesburg South Africa. Fatima is the founder of Woman of Worth (W.O.W) and the Drawing Near Women's monthly prayer forum, a community where women gather for prayer and inspiration. She is one of the directors of Zion`s Hill, a Global Apostolic Prophetic Prayer Movement that meets weekly to intercede for the nations.​
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Fatima is the chairperson of Churches Together In GreaterBristol and also serves in the team that co-ordinates church leaders quarterly breakfasts with the civic leadership of Bristol. She is a committee member of the Keyboard Trust, a forum that seeks to bring unity in mission between black and white led churches. Fatima served in chaplaincy at the Bristol Civil and Family Justice courts and the Bristol Royal infirmary hospital. She is an author of 5 published inspirational books. Besides being a qualified secondary school teacher of English and history, Fatima holds a Diploma in Ministry and a Master’s degree in Practical theology. Currently, Fatima is the pastoral oversight of God's house International Centre in Yeovil and co-pastors God's house international centre Bristol alongside her husband Osien Sibanda. Recently she and her husband have been appointed to an honorary position of Ecumenical Canons at the Bristol Cathedral. Fatima and her husband are blessed with two amazing and powerful daughters.
Pst. Clare Thompson is married to Greg and has 6 amazing children most of whom have left home. We live in a Christian Community House with around ten other young adults and our adopted daughter. It’s been an amazing experience living with over 150 people in the last 20 years, we have loved it and feel very committed to living a life of shared discipleship, and including in our family home at times refugees and people in recovery. I am on the leadership team at Woodlands Church in Bristol and have been involved in leading the Wholeness and healing ministry there. I love to help people find their identity in God and discover the resources that God gives us to live in freedom and fulness of life.
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Dr Dolapo Solebo is a medical trainee in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Having qualified in medicine from Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry in 2013, she took a break from this field, gaining practical experience in the running and sustenance of a start up business in African art. She has since returned to her medical career pursuing her particular interests in the care of women and the unborn. She sits on the board of trustees of a UK based charity, Challenge Team, which has been operating for over 15 years and is also a School Governor at her local primary school.
She is married to her husband of over 8 years and is blessed with 2 beautiful young girls Dr Dolapo loves God passionately, has been a born-again Christian for almost 25 years, serving in her local assembly in church. Her desire is to be open and used by God to see women and nations saved.
Pst. Alice Bond studied English Literature at Oxford, where she met her husband Chris. When they married in 2003 they followed God’s leading to join the newly launched Hope Chapel in Bristol. Alice and Chris never planned to be pastors. Alice continued initially in the academic world before having three children. During this time God spoke to her about turning ‘what was black and white into colour’. This brought together her academic gifts, passion for the Bible and preaching and teaching gifts to produce Biblios during the years of raising young children.
Biblios is an interactive adventure through the Bible for small groups, designed to equip the church in taking hold of the whole Bible. It is a holistic Bible course to be experienced in community. It comprises maps, playing cards, engaging activities and video teaching filmed where the events of the Bible happened in Israel and Rome. Alice and Chris became senior pastors of Hope Chapel in 2014. In addition to leading Hope and developing Biblios, Alice is returning to post graduate academics in September with Westminster Theological College, studying Theology with Hebrew and Greek. This will further equip her in her calling and passion to speak and write truth within contemporary society.
