Council

Trinity Church is constituted with a Church Council. This is a committee of elected lay people and various ex-officio members led by the pastor. Their role is to support the ministry and mission of Trinity church. The Council meet most months through out the year on second Mondays of the month. If you have any matters you would like to bring to the church council for consideration please contact the pastor or speak to a council member.

Martin Rae

Elected Council Member

After years helping with Kidzchurch, young people’s ministries and music, Martin joined council in 2025. He has been in Trinity Church since 2001, and before Trinity he was a member of seven significantly different churches, due to moving home around England and The Netherlands. Martin is kept busy and entertained by his two teenage daughters,…

Rani Mary Joseph

Warden, Elected Council Member

Rani, originally from Kerala, India and now living in Eindhoven, joined Trinity Church Eindhoven in 2012. She has been a member of the Church Council since 2016. After serving as Lay Vice Chair for three years, she took on the role of Warden in 2025. Since 2021, she has been serving as the Electoral Roll…

Joan Schutte

Warden, Treasurer, Elected Council Member

Joan joined TCE end 2014 after he moved to Veldhoven from Amsterdam. He is the treasurer of the church (as he is in daily life for ASML as well). He was born in Haarlem, studied Economics in Amsterdam and then lived and worked in four different countries on four different continents. Somewhere along the way…

Rajesh Datti

Elected Council Member

Rajesh is working as a business analyst for a large multinational company in Eindhoven. He is originally from Visakhapatnam in India, but later moved to Eindhoven in 2008. He has been an active member of Trinity Church Eindhoven since 2013 along with his wife and 2 daughters. He joined the church council in 2017 and…

Guido Crevecoeur

Treasurer, Elected Council Member

Guido Crevecoeur joined Trinity Church Eindhoven in 1995 (with a break from 2008 till 2013 when he lived in Shanghai) and has served as Warden since 2014; since 2016 he has also fulfilled the role of Associate Treasurer. He is married and has two daughters; he lives in Eindhoven and works for a major chemical…

John Nakka

Elected Council Member

John Suman Nakka works for his own company (epmdi b.v.) based in Eindhoven. He lives in Eindhoven with his family i.e., wife and two kids. John was born in Visakhapatnam, Andhra pradesh, India. In India, John was raised in a Lutheran family. In 2005, John moved to The Netherlands to pursue his PhD in Delft…

Jacob Sukumaran

Secretary, Elected Council Member

Jacob is a mechanical engineer originally from Capecomerin, India, and has been living in Eindhoven since 2021. Before settling in the Netherlands, Jacob lived in both Belgium and Sweden. He now resides in Veldhoven with his wife and son. Jacob has a rich background in church leadership, having served as both a Church Warden and…

Melissa Tse

Elected Council Member

Melissa is originally from Sabah, Malaysia, and has been living in Eindhoven with her husband, Oliver, and their two young boys. Since moving to the Netherlands, Melissa has become actively involved in several church ministries, bringing her passion for service and community-building to each role she takes on. Melissa is currently a dedicated team member…

Paul John Makau

Elected Council Member

Hello! My name is Paul John Makau — I love our Lord Jesus Christ as my Saviour. I and my family (my wife and two children) joined Trinity Church in 2013 and ever since we have enjoyed the compassion and care of the Trinity Church family. I am glad to be part of the Trinity…

Manju Sara Jacob

Elected Council Member

Manju grew up in Kuwait and did her university in India, her home country. Manju arrived in the Netherlands in 2006 to join her husband Bobby Daniel who has been part of Trinity Church Eindhoven since 2001. Along with Bobby, they live in Eindhoven with their three boys. Manju is a speech therapist and works…