About

Gerald and Lin Sidery, Lead Pastors

We’re glad you have chosen to find out more about Northgate Church. We are a family-friendly church in the heart of Chester. We seek to be a place for all people to encounter and engage with God, a place of care and community and a place of commitment to grow as followers of Jesus. We want to offer you a warm welcome as well as an invitation to join us wherever you are on your journey of faith.

Leadership Team

MEET THE TEAM

Lin Sidery

Nick & Sue Pengelly

At Northgate we believe in servant leadership, as demonstrated by Jesus. Our leadership team consists of Nick, Sue, Gerald, Lin, Jenni and Joe. Find out more about them below, and click here for our wider ministry team.

Jenni Ogden

Joe Bullen

Leadership Team

MEET THE TEAM

Lin Sidery

At Northgate we believe in servant leadership, as demonstrated by Jesus. Our leadership team consists of Nick, Sue, Gerald, Lin, Jenni and Joe. Find out more about them below, and click here for our wider ministry team.

Joe Bullen

Jenni Ogden

Nick & Sue Pengelly

We are a vibrant community of wholehearted, Bible believing followers of Jesus Christ who gather to encounter God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – growing in faith and resilience through every season of life.

We are a place of sanctuary and belonging, where God’s love is actively poured out to the hurting, the broken, and the marginalised.

We are building a culture where people can dream big, discover their God-given identity, and live out their full potential in Christ.

We are committed to being a spiritual home where believers grow deep roots. Life is not always easy—but God is always present. Our desire is to walk together through the ups and downs, cultivating spiritual maturity marked by:

We nurture this through:

We are carriers of the good news. The love, power, and presence of God are not confined to our meetings – they’re meant to overflow into the streets, homes, schools, and workplaces of our city and beyond.

We express this through:

We believe in one Church, many congregations. Together, we are more effective. We are committed to unity, collaboration, and collective impact across Chester.

We invest in this through:

Jesus came for the least, the last, and the lost – and so do we. We want to be a church that sees the invisible, embraces the broken, and creates safe spaces for healing and hope.

We live this out by:

God created each person with unique dreams and potential. We want to be a church that releases and celebrates creativity, vision, and purpose in every life.

We cultivate this by: