John Lunnay
Senior Pastor
John Lunnay comes from a background in education, consulting and counselling and has been in pastoral ministry for almost thirty years.
Chris Battistuzzi
Associate Pastor
Chris has a Bachelor of Theology and a Bachelor of Arts Modern Asian Studies with a wide range of experiences from High School Chaplain to working in management roles with Hungry Jacks and Woolworths while at Uni.
Chris is passionate about doing whatever he can to show people Jesus and help them know Him better in their lives.
Chris recently relocated to Adelaide with his wife and children.
Sonya Bertram
Music and Worship Pastor
Sonya has a Master of Education and Bachelor of Education (Secondary Music) and is passionate about worship being so full of Jesus that it ignites a fresh passion and heart filled response to God. Sonya co-ordinates the music team and co-ordinates the women’s program, Body and Soul. Sonya is also the Co-Coordinator of ACOM in South Australia. She is also the team leader for the Team Leader for the Marion Church of Christ Watoto House Building Team. She is also a wife, mother, and teacher.
Justin Low
Youth Pastor
Justin has a Cert IV in Youth Work and Youth Work (Juvenile Justice) and has almost completed his Bachelor of Youth Work. His special interest is gender and sociology. Justin is a husband to Joanne and father to a stray cat Clementine. They both prefer dogs but love the cat. Justin plays tennis competitively, drums reasonably well (at church and in a band) and enjoys writing hip hop. Justin is passionate about seeing young people discover true freedom and confidence in their identity and live life to the full. His wife Joanne also works with young people in her role as CPSWorker (Chaplain) at Hamilton Secondary College.
Chelsea Schramm & Joanna Hubbard
MarionLIFE Community Services
Both Chelsea and Joanna are qualified, passionate and enthusiastic. They represent Marion Life in a joint role of Director.
Joanna has degrees in English Communications, Teaching and Theology. Joanna has worked with World Vision Australia co-ordinating a Youth assembly – building key partnerships with Federal politicians.
Chelsea has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Occupational Therapy. She has worked with a diverse range of people of different ages, culture, lifestyle and backgrounds.