Our passion is that everyone can know Jesus through the Bible

Head of Legacies and Key Projects

Matt Smith

Matt is passionate about enabling supporters to give to the causes closest to their heart and to become equipped to partner in mission for generations to come.

Matt says: ‘Reaching unreached people with the good news of Jesus and equipping the local church worldwide is something that I am passionate about. I love connecting with others who share this passion and developing new opportunities with them to see mission thrive and grow.’

Matt works to develop key relationships and he also manages the growing legacy programme for Wycliffe. Before joining Wycliffe, Matt worked in fundraising for another Christian charity. 

Matt and his wife have a young daughter. He and his family are part of a church in Cardiff.

Trusts Fundraising Manager

Lowri Turner

Lowri is passionate about people experiencing the joy of reading the Bible in their  own languages. 

Lowri says: ‘The Bible tells us that God’s word is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path (Psalm 119:105). I know how my life has been illuminated through reading the Bible, and it is such a pleasure to have a front row seat as Wycliffe works to give others that same opportunity. As a first-language Welsh speaker, I’ve experienced the deep joy of reading the Bible in the language I know best, and I love seeing others do the same’. 

Lowri is married to Simeon, and they live in Bolton with their two young daughters. Simeon is a Minister and Lowri is heavily involved in church life. Lowri has worked for almost 20 years for both Christian and non-faith-based charities. She is passionate about connecting enthusiastic donors with a cause that speaks to their hearts.

Supporter Care Team Member

Jess Dye

Jess is passionate about ensuring supporters of Bible translation are being well cared for. Enabling more people to know Jesus through the Bible starts with caring for our supporters, who are faithfully supporting the translation work. Being able to provide this care brings her great joy.

Jess says: ‘I love being able to help others in whatever their need may be. One of my favourite things about working at Wycliffe is hearing the testimonies of our supporters about how God has been faithful, and also praying with them.’

Before joining Wycliffe, Jess studied Theology and Worship at the London School of Theology, where she was the student mission secretary for a year, helping students get involved and learn more about mission. Jess is part of a church in Oxford.

Regional Manager for Scotland

Ruth McCaig

Ruth is passionate about serving the local church and encouraging churches in Scotland to be part of the worldwide ministry of Bible translation.

Ruth says: ‘I love the local church and can’t imagine churches trying to fulfil the Great Commission without access to God’s word.’

Ruth studied theology at Aberdeen University before becoming a secondary school teacher. She also worked as a youth worker in Stirling for a number of years. Before joining Wycliffe, Ruth worked as the Scotland manager for a different mission organisation. 

Ruth has two children, and her husband serves as the pastor of a church in Peterhead.

Church Relations Manager South East England

Hugh Stacey

Hugh is passionate about people being able to understand and be changed through reading the Bible for themselves.

Hugh says: ‘During a mission trip, when reading 1 John 4:18 – “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love” – I discovered how fear was limiting the way I related to others. This discovery changed the way I viewed risk and living for Christ. This shaped a lot of the decisions I have made throughout my adult life and I believe that all believers should be able to have life-changing encounters with God through independent Bible study—and Bible translation is how to make that a reality.’

Before joining Wycliffe, Hugh worked with many Christian children’s charities in the US and Honduras. During the nine years spent working in Honduras, he met his wife, Cinthia, and they had their daughter, Letty.

Regional Manager for Wales and South West England

Tabitha Doey

Tabitha is passionate about the difference that having the Bible in people’s languages makes to individual lives and whole communities.

Tabitha says: ‘I love that when people from minority-language communities find out that God can speak to them in their own language, their lives are transformed!’

Tabitha studied linguistics and since then has worked as an archivist, taught English to speakers of other languages, and spent time working for the London Transport Museum.

Tabitha and her husband belong to a church in Swansea.

Church Relations Manager for Central and Northern England

Paul Moores

Paul is passionate about seeing the truth of the Bible placed into everyone’s hands, so that they too can know the joy of freedom in God.

Paul says: ‘Throughout my Christian life I have found John 8:32 – “Then you will know the truth and the truth will set you free” – to be very real. Through my work with Wycliffe I love being part of a really “sharp end” gospel mission across the nations.’

Paul’s faith story started as a young teenager when he began to attend the Salvation Army with his grandmother, and then he was part of a thriving Pentecostal church in Greater Manchester. One Sunday evening in that church Paul understood how much God loved him for the first time and he accepted Jesus as his saviour.

Paul and his wife Lou served God for a time in Kenya in the 1980s and then went on to full-time church leadership within the New Frontiers family of churches. Before Wycliffe, Paul worked in church relations at The Leprosy Mission.

Paul’s other passions in life after Jesus and his family are Manchester City Football Club (he was taken to his first game aged 5 by his dad) and attending live music events.

Ireland Team Leader

Ricky Ferguson

Ricky is passionate about engaging churches across Ireland with the Bible and also in worldwide mission.

Ricky says: ‘I’m driven in my work by the thought: how are people and churches to grow in faith, love and service for Christ if they don’t have access to the word of God in a language they truly understand?’

Before joining Wycliffe, Ricky studied at Belfast Bible College and worked at Ards Evangelical Bookshop. Ricky is originally from the Northwest of Ireland, but now lives with his wife and three children outside Belfast. Ricky serves as an elder in his local church.