ABOUT OUR TEAM

Here is a little bit about
our leadership team

KingsGate Church Helston is led by Steve and Debbie Carruthers alongside Simon and Vicky Rootham. With equally remarkable testimonies of God’s leading to Cornwall, they now serve as the pastoral and directional leadership of the church. Additionally, we are privileged to have three gifted Elders who faithfully serve alongside the leadership, as together, we seek to follow the direction of the Holy Spirit for his Church.

  • Steve & Debbie Carruthers
    Steve & Debbie Carruthers Lead Pastors/Elders

    Steve and Debbie moved to Helston in 2007 with a clear call to relocate but without knowing the purpose. After serving for five years in the Free Methodist Church, God then unveiled the plans for KingsGate through a series of amazing prophecies coming from different visiting ministries, all unknown personally to Steve. Married for 38 years with two sons and one grandson, Steve has a background in Insurance and Debbie works part time for a local estate agent.

  • Simon & Vicky Rootham
    Simon & Vicky Rootham Assistant Pastors/Elders

    Simon and Vicky are married and have two young boys. Having left Norfolk to spend a year at Bible school in Sweden they felt a strong calling to Cornwall. Simon is self employed as a stove installer, whilst Vicky is actively involved in many areas of church and community life.

More about us

KingsGate Church Helston came into being as God spoke prophetically to three people in 2012. The church first met publically in February 2013 and we have seen God adding purposefully to our number since then. The church is now a registered charity and a member of the Evangelical Alliance.

We believe in foundations and from the outset we knew a sign of God’s blueprint would be local and wider national relationships, connections and accountability. Not being part of a denomination or movement was God’s natural development for us; however KingsGate will never be “independent” or stand alone.

Our connections in the Body of Christ will always be a vital part of our journey. Oversight and leadership accountability are essential to our health as a church.

Locally, we have an ongoing relationship with Senior Pastors Charles and Lib Fleming from Shekinah Christian Church who have been ministering in Penzance for over twenty five years. A source of great blessing to us, they support the KingsGate leadership team in an advisory capacity.

On a national basis we are thrilled to be part of the Ground Level Network led by Stuart Bell. “The Ground Level Network exists to support and care for local churches and ministries. They also seek to have a growing influence for good in the nation, affecting society in any way they can, to be prophetic, to model Word and Spirit, relationship and kingdom”.