Council Members

Council Members

Craig Dobbie
Senior Minister & Grace Church Council Chairman

Craig has been the senior Minister of Grace Church since arriving in 2016. He began his working life in the health care and education fields before joining Christ Church Gladesville as a staff member in 1995 and then EV Church as a member of the Executive Staff from 1998. He has been happily married to Louise for 26 years and they have three daughters.

Philip Watt
Philip has been a member of Grace Church Peninsula Council since inception. He previously attended EV Church Erina for 18 years, being on EV Erina Church Council for 8 years. He has had involvement with Growth Groups, LIFE and More to
Life Ministries. Philip retired from Central Coast Local District at the end of 2023 as Clinical Director Women’s Children and Families. Philip is married to Taita, and they have three adult children and three grandchildren.

Paul Cameron
Paul joined EV after moving to The Coast in 2000 and was then part of the core team which launched Grace Church Peninsula (then Peninsula EV). Paul leads the Growth Groups ministry and the rego team at Summerfest, helps with Grace Kids and has served on Church Council since our move to independence. Paul is an electrical engineer by training and works for Optus. Paul has been married to Elaine for 22 years and they have 3 teenage children and two rabbits.

Felicity Wheen
Felicity has attended Grace Church for several years. She has served on Church Council and leads the Membership team. Felicity has also been involved in LIFE, Summerfest and More to Life. She is married to Richard, and they have 5 adult children between them. Felicity has degrees in teaching and counselling, and has retired as Head of Teaching and Learning at a local school where she has held executive roles for 15 years.

Martin Walter
Martin has been a member of Grace Church since it started as Peninsula EV and served as a member of Church Council since inception. He has served as a Growth Group Leader at Grace Church and at EV Church for the past 15 years. He sometimes gets to play trombone in the band and at Christmas Carols. He’s married to Michelle and together they have three daughters. He’s worked in IT for over 30 years and currently for the State Public Service in Gosford.

Matthew Conrow
Matt and his lovely wife Ness have been attending Grace since it began over 10 years ago. They now have three children: Audrey, Ezra and Naomi and live in Ettalong Beach. Matt serves on band at Grace Mornings, and also as a Growth Group leader. He loves Jesus and longs to see Him made much of on the Peninsula and beyond. Matt works for the NSW Government, and is currently the Chief Financial and Operating Officer at Infrastructure NSW.