RISE Conference

Name: RISE Conference
Start: 2025-06-27T19:30:00+01:00
End: 2025-06-28T20:00:00+01:00
Location: Influence Church (RMD)

Schedule

Fri, 27 Jun, 2025 at 07:30 pm to Sat, 28 Jun, 2025 at 08:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Influence Church (RMD) | Richmond, EN

Join us as we unite together as one church, for one incredible weekend. United in vision, passion and purpose!
Our desire for RISE Conference is for people to be equipped, encouraged and empowered to rise up and be a positive influence in their world.
RISE Conference is hosted by Influence Church, a multi-location Church in the heart of northern England. Gathering for RISE Conference will be people of all ages, backgrounds, experiences and life stories from across all our locations, as well as friends and guests from Churches across the nation. There will be powerful moments of worship, some phenomenal teaching from our guest speakers and quality time for community and connections.
GUEST SPEAKERS
Ps Sophea Sem
New Life Fellowship, Phnom Penh Thmey
Pastor Sophea is the Lead Pastor of New Life Fellowship in Phnom Penh Thmey, Cambodia. A church that was pioneered over 25 years ago that has now grown to be a strong and influential church in the nation of Cambodia seeing over 500 people regularly attend.
Within the nation of Cambodia, Ps Sophea is instrumental in planting churches, impacting communities in villages, cities and provinces across the nation.
Through the KLGN church network, he apostolically trains church leaders from across Cambodia, equipping and strengthening the body of Christ in the nation.
Ps Sophea is married to Jenny, they have five children and our very own missionary, Asher Dowding, lives on top of their garage!

Ps Grayson Jones
Country Director England North, AoG Great Britain
Pastor Grayson, with his wife Del, are the Senior Leaders of Legacy Church, a multi-site church with campuses in Doncaster and Swansea. They have four children and seven grandchildren.
Grayson and Del became Pastors of Doncaster Pentecostal Church in 2002 and have since transformed the church into what is now known as Legacy Church. Over the past 21 years the church has seen significant growth including planting a location in Swansea.
In addition to leading Legacy Church, Grayson has been involved in various roles within Assemblies of God in Great Britain over the past 30 years, most recently as Country Director for the North of England.
With a heart on the individual and the firm belief that God has given everyone a distinct calling on their lives, their vision is to raise, train and equip the next generation of leaders to pursue God and His Kingdom.

HOSTS
Ps Ben and Gale Dowding
Influence Church, UK
As Senior Pastors of Influence Church, Ps Ben and Gale are both passionate about building a relevant, growing and influential local Church that sees the purposes of God fulfilled across the nation. They are both passionate about building a Church that enables people to encounter God and empowers them to make a difference for the Kingdom of God, through their lives.
Pastors Ben and Gale have a role as Area Leaders for Assemblies of God in the North of England. This involves, providing connection, encouragement and training for Churches and Pastors across the North.