Mark Ritchie

Mark Ritchie is a Scotsman known as a creative and talented communicator of the gospel. Mark has a deep passion to bring the message of the cross where people least expect it. Mark has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe festival on a number of occasions and tours his evangelistic one man comedy shows all over the world. He is the founder of the 73rd Trust and now lives in Nottingham with his wife Tamzin and his two children, Jordan and Keziah.

Arianna Walker

Arianna Walker is the CEO of Mercy UK, a Christian mental health charity, specialising in helping Christians from all walks of life to live free and stay free. She is an international speaker, author and leader with 25 years’ experience in developing people, leading teams and coaching individuals – especially in the area of mental, emotional and spiritual well-being. We’re delighted to have Arianna with us for Tremble Conference 2024.

Paul Lloyd

From a background of addiction and professional crime, Paul reached out and found new life in Jesus Christ in 1995. The transformation has been amazing, beginning a new life and writing an incredible new story which includes a marriage 21 years ago to Vicky with teenagers Lilie and Thomas. Now Senior Pastor of Victory Outreach in Manchester since 2003, Regional Leader of Victory Outreach International UK/Europe with an MA in Theology and Transforming Leadership (NTC/Manchester University) he is an International and National Conference speaker with an amazing and exciting story. Paul has planted 6 churches and as the author of ‘Leading Broken People’ he is well qualified to minister at this years Tremble 2024.

Charles Kingsman

Charles was delivered from drug addiction and gangs and a life of crime about 20 years ago. He left that life by the power of God and now serves as Spiritual Care worker and Team leader at Broken Chains Ayr, working across Scotland and further afield. Charles’s passion is to see people come out of darkness, addiction and crime and have their chains broken to walk in freedom from life controlling issues, by the power of God.

‘Jimmy Boyle sensed it, William Wallace fought for it and you can experience it – FREEDOM’

Charles is happily married to his wife Jennifer and has 4 children. Charles is also pioneering and pastoring a church plant, called House of Prayer in Annbank, near Ayr. ⛓️

Julie McAddock

Julie is Co-Founder of a Charity called Street Connect and has been involved since its conception in 2013. Due to her own experience with addiction issues Julie believes in the power of Jesus Christ to set people free. The vision for the work began out of Julie’s passion to see a work developed amongst women on the streets of Glasgow city centre. Julie works alongside her husband Ricky and have saw the work grow over the past 10 years to both women and men in addiction. Together they have 4 children and oversee the growing work of Street Connect. Julie is going to share how she came through a period of darkness and now lives as a testimony of what God can do when we call on His name.

Ally MacPhee

Alistair was brought up in the South Side of Glasgow, he became involved with gangs as a teenager and had been written off at school. He was then introduced to drugs, which was the start of a journey into a life of crime and addiction. Drug dealing and prison became a normal part of his life. Then one day while using drugs in a flat in Glasgow, everything changed when he picked up a book that had been sitting on a table.

Jimmy Wield

Rescued from a crazy life of violence and addiction, Jimmy & his wife, Tanya, work as pastors in the Betel community, leading Betel’s work in Motherwell, just outside of Glasgow, Scotland. The joy they possess is evident and infectious as they establish a culture of hope and restoration for recovering men and women.

Matt Fortherinham

Matt first encountered God at 13 but didn’t continue to walk with God. 30 years later when addicted to multiple substances, suffering from psychosis, suicidal, totally broken having lost everything, busted, disgusted and not to be trusted, a total shell of a man, he finally surrendered, went to Rehab and made Jesus Christ Lord of his life.
Now 4.5 years clean and sober he has been restored to his family, and works full time in recovery and volunteer with Christ Centred Recovery organisations.