Our Team

Pastor Todd Hall

Todd is the lead Pastor of Exchange Church. He along with his wife of 30 years, Laurel, formed a team to plant and establish the church in 2009. Prior to this, Todd was a fruit grower who thrived in the satisfaction of seeing delicious fruit grown for eating.

Todd and Laurel love to be involved with their family of Brianna, Chelsea, Gabbi, and Elliott, with all their sporting pursuits including netball, basketball, and football. Above all this, Todd loves to see the gospel go deep into people’s lives to grow a vibrant relationship with Jesus Christ. For Todd, life is found, when you find Jesus.

Stephen Hickingbotham

Technology

Stephen has been married to Cathy for 38 years, having three adult children who also profess a faith in Jesus. Stephen became a Christian in his youth at 15, since then he has been passionately serving the Lord in multiple ministries.

The last 35 years Stephen has run a ministry supporting the wider church in systems development. He has a passion to use his gifts for the Lord’s glory and is currently serving in a variety of ways at Exchange Church including Kids Church,  Board member,  EC web site, church media, elder, systems devlopment and various other special projects.

Doug Andrews

Treasurer / Safe Church

Doug serves our Church on the Committee as Finance Officer and also as Safe Church Officer, maintaining oversight and reporting on our financial resources and our Safe Church policy. Doug has retired from a career involving accounting, finance, and administration in senior management positions. He is very keen to use his experience and skills to assist the Committee with administrative matters and to encourage and support our Lead Pastor.

Doug is married to Jen and they have four children and nine grandchildren. His extra-church activities include remote hiking/bushwalking and he is an active vintage car enthusiast.

James Gibbs

Mens Ministry

James is married to Hannah and they have two young children. He has been attending Exchange Church for 5 years and is a member of the Exchange Church Board. He loves His Saviour, Jesus Christ, and desires to serve Him in everything he does.

James runs his own business as a fencing contractor.  He is interested in old farm machinery and Holden cars, and would love to work on some restoration projects in the future.  In his spare time he enjoys four wheel driving, camping and fishing.

James leads our Mens ministry within Exchange Church.

Tom Briggs

Tom grew up in the Goulburn Valley where he was raised within a Christian family who instilled strong values in him from a young age.

Now as a husband to Emily and father of three, he prioritises raising his children in the ways of the Lord and seeing them walk out the plan God has for their life.

From a young age Tom has served within different areas of the church body and regularly leads worship and plays drums at our Exchange church services.

While Tom is a qualified carpenter who juggles work life, fatherhood and Monday night basketball, his best days are the ones spent fishing. 

Emily Briggs

Ladies

Emily is the leader of our women’s ministry at Exchange Church. She enjoys the Christ-centred, bible teaching focus of Exchange.

She has a desire to see women connect in a community where they are empowered and encouraged to learn and grow in their faith and their knowledge of the Lord, to know their worth as a daughter of the King.

Emily is married to Tom and has three children.

She was born in Shepparton, and works as a physiotherapist.

She enjoys spending time with her family, playing a variety of sports and getting creative in her sewing room.

Gabbi Hall

Team Roster

Gabbi is a vibrant worship leader and looks aftert the Team Roster for Exchange Church. She is the daughter of Pastor Todd and Laurel Hall and has been with the church since it was founded in 2011.

She has lived in Shepparton her whole life and works full-time as materials planner at Freedom Foods UHT plant Shepparton. Gabbi is very passionate about reaching those who have not heard the gospel in Greater Shepparton.

She has chosen Exchange as her home church as the teachings and music are rooted from the one truth God has graciously given us, his word the Bible.

Jim Pascal

Missions

Jim is married to Janet and and they have two sons and two grandsons.

Jim serves on the missions team and has had a lengthy history of involvement in local and overseas missions. Jim has retired from an extensive career in education at the secondary, TAFE, and tertiary sectors both as a teacher/lecturer and as an administrator.

Jim and Janet enjoy the practical and sound expository preaching at Exchange Church, together with the warm and welcoming fellowship it provides.

Jim is an avid reader and when time permits, takes every opportunity to accompany Janet on visits to their two sons and their families who live in NSW, both of whom are committed Christians.

Sharon Thomas

Young Adults / Video

Sharon is one of the Young Adults leaders at Exchange Church and also coordinates the video production team. She is a local optometrist and completed her Bachelor of Vision Science / Master of Optometry in Geelong.

Sharon loves to organise social events to connect the young adults of Exchange Church together, sharing life in community and fellowship. She also plays the violin in the church music team and is a member of the Goulburn Valley Concert Orchestra.

When Sharon manages to find spare time, she enjoys catching up with family and friends or sitting down to read a good book.