Chrysalis Arts Trust

Keith Haward was raised in a Methodist family in Brighton and he puts his early faith down to his parents' strong beliefs. His faith developed when he went to college in Chelmsford and this helped him cope with his father's sudden death when Keith was only 21. He met his wife Angela at a local Anglican church Ealing (apparently there weren't many girls in the local Methodist church, so Keith tried the local C of E instead!). They married in 1979, and have three children. They moved to Amersham in 1988 where they went to St. Leonard's Church. Over the years, Keith has held a variety of roles in the church. His first involvement with Chrysalis was many years ago when he performed some sketches at Chesham Footbal Club. He is now looking forward to playing a larger 'role' in the future of Chrysalis, as a Trustee

		Katie Flory is the treasurer of CAT. She lives in Chesham, is married to Peter (bass player) and has three teenage children. She is a member of St. Leonard's Church, Chesham Bois and works as a finance manager for the charity NoviMost, also based in Chesham. Katie enjoys cooking and has catered for several CAT fundraising events

Keith Lawson lived with his family in Chesham for 18 years and went to Broadway Baptist Church. During this time he met Mandy and Nicki and saw the potential that Chrysalis had in reaching out to those who would not normally come into a church. After Chrysalis had established itself as a concept for outreach, it became clear that those gifted in the performing arts would benefit from a charitable trust set up to support and encourage them in their ministry. So in 1995 Keith, together with others, formed the Chrysalis Arts Trust with this as their main aim. He is greatly encouraged by what has happened in the past, remains ethusiastic about the present and is excited about what God will do in the future. Keith now lives with his wife, Helene in Devon. He has three children and his eldest son is a missionary in Mozambique.

		Nicki Matthews is one of the founders of Chrysalis who along with her 'Soulmate' Mandy was given the vision in 1991. She is Programme Director and also sings and speaks at many of the events. Life has been busy over the past ten years but particular the last two as she set up her own finance business in September 2001 and got married in May of last year

Brenda Rixon was born and brought up in North West London. She attended Sunday School at a small evangelical mission church where she became a Christian and met and married Malcolm. They moved to Chesham in 1963 and were baptised and joined Broadway Baptist Church, where she has been an active member ever since. Brenda was a founder leader of 2nd Chesham Girls Brigade and was for a time Chiltern District Commissioner. Evangelism has always been in her heart, and she helped at the first ever Chrysalis evening. A secretary/accounts person by trade she has worked in several different areas, including commerce, the NHS, Local Government, farming and recruitment. Brenda and Malcolm have three married daughters and five grandchildren (soon to become seven!)

		Nigel Gordon After growing up in the suburbs of London, Nigel started work in a sign manufacturing company as a designer and eventually moved up to the position of director. Nigel came to faith in Jesus Christ in 1979. Just four years later, he joined the staff of Luis Palau's Mission to London. Nigel served as Publications and Promotions Manager at CWR before joining Luis Palau Evangelistic Association in 1988, overseeing all LPEA and Next Generation Alliance® ministry in Europe. Nigel and his wife Evelyn, live in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, and have two married children and three grandchildren.