About the team
Proclaiming Jesus as Lord in Amsterdam for
over 400 years
Meet Our Clergy & Churchwardens
From l-r: Scott Holmes (Churchwarden 2024-2026), Rev. David Macha (Senior Chaplain), Tim Simmers (Churchwarden 2024-2026)
You can reach David at info@christchurch.nl
Rev. David Macha
Senior Chaplain
David Macha is the Senior Chaplain of Christ Church Amsterdam. David was the Rector of the Benefice of Linton, Burnsall, and Rylstone in Yorkshire, England prior to coming to Amsterdam.
Rev. Kerry Buttram
(former) Assistant Chaplain
Kerry was the Assistent Chaplain at Christ Church Amsterdam, arriving just before the first COVID lock down struck, leading us through an interregnum until Rev. David Macha arrived.
Following his retirement in October 2025, he will now and then still share his sermons and contributions to our worship services.
As an American with wide overseas experience, and prior to his arrival at Christ Church Amsterdam, as the Assistant Dean of All Saints’ Anglican Cathedral Cairo, he brings a unique perspective to our international community. Kerry seeks to build bridges for the Gospel through daily activities and relationships.
Tim Simmers
Churchwarden
“As one of the Church Wardens, I am committed to helping others find a haven here, just as I did after returning to Amsterdam three years ago. I believe that the journey of faith is not always easy, especially in the complexity of city life. That’s why creating a space where everyone feels welcomed and supported is so important to me. At Christ Church, we strive to be “in the city, for the city,” providing opportunities to serve others and grow together in faith.
In everything we do, we are guided by Christ’s call to serve: “I was a stranger and you invited me in… whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” (Matthew 25:35-40).”
Scott Holmes
Churchwarden
“Christ Church Amsterdam has been, well, a Godsend. From providing a literal home to a spiritual home, this amazing church has been a blessing for my family and me, providing fellowship, comfort, and care in the best and worst of times.
Christ Church has helped deepen my faith, helping it grow and spread. As I prayed and reflected on life at Christ Church, I felt a servant calling, a need to be involved and serve others. I started helping in various ways: service set up on Sunday mornings, reading Scripture at service, joining the Council, handling communications for the church, participating in Bible study, and more—and feeling my faith continue to grow and mature.
And now as one of two Churchwardens, I feel both honored and a sense of duty and faith to help Christ Church Amsterdam continue to grow and thrive and become a ‘home’ for anyone who walks through our doors.”
Revd. Rik Florentinus
Clergy Associate
Rik Florentinus is prior of the Spe Gaudentes community, which is the core of the ecumenical Christian Oudezijds housing community
Daniel Odhiambo
Clergy Associate
Daniel arrived in the Netherlands in September 2018 for his post-graduate studies at Tyndale Theological Seminary, Badhoevedorp and started serving Christ Church Amsterdam as a PTO priest as soon as he arrived. He has since managed to learn two dead languages despite struggling with Dutch, completed another Master at the Theological University of Kampen, preached in almost all the Anglican churches in the country, and has been very lucky to marry Javellah with whom they now have two boys: Khesed and Judah.
Before arriving in the Netherlands, Daniel served as a missionary in the wild Northern Kenya, sharing roads with elephants and trying his best to avoid stray bullets from warring tribal groups. Daniel loves to teach the Bible, enjoys seeing people find their identity in Jesus and hopes you will find a home at Christ Church Amsterdam. Like he did!
Amos Nsengiyumva
Clergy Associate
Amos is joined Christ Church Amsterdam as a Pastoral Intern at Christ Church Amsterdam, as part of his graduate studies in Divinity at Tyndale Theological Seminary. Today, being ordained, Amos is a seasoned leader from the Anglican Church of Rwanda. When he did his first church-plant, in southern Rwanda, there were 41 witch-doctors in his patch; when he left, there were 4. Amos believes he was simply doing the ordinary work of the gospel.
Rhodé van Wageningen
Chaplaincy Administrator
Rhodé is the heart of the running engine of Christ Church Amsterdam.
As the first contact for practicals around Christ Church, she can be contacted at administration@christchurch.nl
Suraj Ghimire
IT Support
Suraj is the first point of contact for digital matters for each member of Christ Church Amsterdam that volunteers their time and talent to keep our Church running, welcoming , supports our mission partners and providing worship services.
The 2025-2026 Chaplaincy Council
Left to Right: Rev Kerry Buttram (clergy (retired October 2025), Antonia Walker (Safeguarding Officer, Synod Rep), Lilian Gacheru, Tim Simmers (churchwarden), Suraj Ghimire (IT Support), Derrick Luzinda , Samuel Eze (Synod Rep), Scott Holmes (churchwarden), Marc Dunnewijk, Rufus Samuel, Paul Manta (Treasurer), Jayakala Balasingh, Kenneth Umeadi, Anne-Marie Le Poole (council secretary), Rev David Macha (clergy). Absent on this picture: Marieke Cats (Synod Rep), Dineo Nhlapo, Ruth Paans ((ERO), Jasper (DPO), Marc Teerlink (CTO)
The 2025-2026 Officers
Paul Manta
Treasurer
“I joined Christ Church a few years ago, not as someone who believed in God, but with an open heart. Although I’d grown up in a loving and faithful family, in my teenage years I decided to leave the faith, thinking I would never want to return.
Viktoria, my wife, was in a similar situation: neither of us was part of a church when we first started dating, but the Lord has shown us mercy and we heard His voice calling us back home.
It is through this community that God has reached into my life, and from its members that I am learning to live a life pleasing to God. I’m grateful for the responsibility to contribute to Christ Church, to help it flourish, so others can receive the gift of faith, as I have.”
Ruth Paans
Electoral Roll Officer
Antonia Walker
Safeguarding Officer
The protection from harm of children and adults who may be vulnerable is of paramount importance to us.
As a Chaplaincy within the Diocese of Europe, we comply with the requirements of the Diocese’s Safeguarding Policy.
For further information click/see here.
Marc Teerlink
Trustee, Chief Compliance & Technology Officer (CTO)
Marc likes to plant and grow things. Innovation, Technology. Enterprises, Startups, Companies, Impact. But mostly he likes to grow people. Marc believes that without people sharing their talent, a church will only have mediocre results in reaching out and contributing to its surrounding community. He is a passionate, driven coach, focused on individual growth, and the growth of connected individuals with a common mission.
Prior to becoming the first CTO of Christ Church Amsterdam, which role Marc rather addresses as “the Christian Technology Officer”, he served in 2020 as “acting churchwarden” and in 2020-2021 as elected churchwarden, building on his experience as council member with various churches abroad, with a focus on church organisational development and digital church strategy.
Jasper ■■■■■
Data Protection Officer (DPO)
Jasper is an enthusiastic, committed and driven person, with foresight, analytical thinking and a lot of perseverance. Jasper is socially involved, in multiple leadership roles within Christ Church Amsterdam including the council and the MLT Centre.
For his day job, Jasper is the Business Security Officer, which makes him pretty well qualified as our DPO
