Meet the Team

  • Tomás Knowlson

    SENIOR PASTOR
    tomas.knowlson@leedsvineyard.org
    0113 230 2139

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  • Hetal Knowlson

    SENIOR PASTOR
    hetal.knowlson@leedsvineyard.org
    0113 230 2139

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  • Anne Button

    EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT PASTOR
    Finance & Governance, Small Groups, Designated Safeguarding Lead
    anne.button@leedsvineyard.org
    0113 230 2139

  • Alex Harbour

    ASSISTANT PASTOR
    Sundays, Alpha, Baptisms, Equip Year, Designated Safeguarding Lead
    alex.harbour@leedsvineyard.org
    07943 924898

  • Hannah Green

    COMMS, DESIGN, SOCIAL MEDIA LEAD
    hannah.green@leedsvineyard.org
    0113 230 2139

  • Sue Richardson

    ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR
    sue.richardson@leedsvineyard.org
    0113 230 2139

  • Jaime Lynch

    FAMILY TIME CENTRE MANAGER (The Vine) & FINANCE ASSISTANT
    jaime.lynch@thevineleeds.org
    07435 788837

Key Volunteers

  • Eli Bloom

    Restored Beacon

    restoredbeaconlv@gmail.com

  • Mary Bayana

    Vineyard Kids

    kids@leedsvineyard.org

  • William Sims

    Vineyard House

    william.sims@wharfedale-vineyard.org

  • Jon Grayson

    Vineyard House Building Manager

  • Sarah Byde

    Youth

    youth@leedsvineyard.org

  • Mark Burgess

    The Lantern

Meet the Trustees

  • Anne Button

    COMPANY SECRETARY

    Anne is one of our Assistant Pastors and covers governance and finance. Anne lives in Alwoodley with her husband and three children.

  • Mike Byde

    CHAIR AND RESPONSIBLE FOR HR AND THE PEOPLE EMPLOYED BY THE CHURCH

    Mike is in a management role within student administration and support services at the University of Leeds. He has many years of experience working in administration and general management roles within the higher education sector. Mike lives in Meanwood, is married to Sarah and they have two young sons. He serves as a worship leader at Leeds Vineyard and he and Sarah also lead a Small Group.

  • Hetal Knowlson

    SENIOR PASTOR & TRUSTEE

    Hetal is Senior Pastor of Leeds Vineyard, alongside her husband, Tomás. She previously worked as a doctor and now lives in Leeds with Tomás and their daughter. 

  • Jon Grayson

    TRUSTEE WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR RISK MANAGEMENT

    Jon is a former Security Director, his expertise is in Risk, Governance & Project Management. Jon lives in Oakwood with his wife, three daughters and dog.

  • Judy Hardy

    TRUSTEE WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR SAFEGUARDING

    Judy works for a national housing company and has been part of Leeds Vineyard for more than 10 years. She and her husband, Rob live in north Leeds with their three children.

  • William Sims

    TRUSTEE WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR VINEYARD HOUSE

    William is the head of sales for a major Office Services company. He has two grown up daughters and four grandchildren and lives in Harewood with his wife Victoria. Outside of work and church his interests include road cycling, travel, eating great food and enjoying a healthy lifestyle. He is also passionate about honesty and integrity in business with a focus on making companies more sustainable and the development of corporate social responsibility.

  • Tim Steere

    TRUSTEE WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR FINANCE

    Tim is Head of Customer Insight at Leeds Building Society. He is also a board member of Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundation alongside being a Director and Chair of AURA Insight a networking forum for clientside insight professionals. Tim lives in Headingley with his wife and four children. They are foster carers for Leeds City Council. If he has any spare time Tim will be found running up hill and down dale as fast as he can!

  • Simeon Ramdas-Harsia

    Simeon is a lawyer at the Government Legal Department. He is married to Georgie, and they and their daughter live in Roundhay.

Meet the Senior Pastors

Tomás & Hetal Knowlson

Tomás & Hetal Knowlson

Tomás and Hetal are the Senior Pastors of Leeds Vineyard. They are passionate about helping people discover life to the full in Jesus and seeing the church become a place where everyone can belong, grow, and play their part in God's kingdom.  

They love seeing people encounter Jesus, become more like him, and discover the unique part they have to play in God's story. Together with the church family, they long to see Leeds transformed by the love and power of Jesus.  

Tomás and Hetal have been part of the Vineyard movement for many years and love serving the church at Leeds Vineyard. They live in Leeds with their daughter and, when they're not at church, enjoy a cheeky Nandos, spending time with friends, and exploring Yorkshire together. 

Meet the Founding Pastors

Together, David & Alison planted Leeds Vineyard in 1997. They have led and pastored the church bi-vocationally until handing over the Senior Pastor roles to Tomás & Hetal in September 2026. David continues to serve as the Regional Leader for the Vineyards in the North of England.   

Under their leadership Leeds Vineyard has planted five other churches: Harrogate, Sheffield, Edinburgh, Bradford and Durham.