Robert Bell Evangelist

Robert is an evangelist who has worked with the Heralds for the last 30 years in Scotland and abroad. He pioneered the Gospel Go Teams, Gospel Academy, and Everyone Scotland 2033 to reach every home in Scotland with a gospel of John. He is a passionate evangelist who loves the local Church and is an evangelist of evangelists. Robert is married to Louise and they have 3 adult children and 6 grandchildren.

Marc Pawson Trustee

Marc Pawson is married to Gemma and has three teenage daughters. He serves as Pastor of Palm Church and Trustee of The Heralds Trust. Marc is passionate follower of Jesus and is totally committed to all things Gospel.

He has served as the Director of Fire Safety Engineering at Riskhub since April 2025. Marc holds a Master of Science in Fire Engineering from the University of Central Lancashire and a Bachelor of Science in Fire Risk Engineering from Glasgow Caledonian University. He is committed to our vision and ministry to see Scotland reached with the Gospel.

Guy Pembroke Trustee

Guy Pembroke came to know Christ in his 20's while working in forestry. He and his wife Jocelyn trained in mission at Tilsley College and then served with a church in Dublin where their two daughters were born. They served in church planting and leadership training in Peru for 12 years, prior to returning to Scotland where Guy has developed Path of Disciples, a discipleship programme used by various churches in Scotland.

Guy currently works one day a week as a training consultant in forestry and volunteers as an evangelist based in King's Church Edinburgh.

Mark Donaldson Trustee

I was born in Falkirk, raised in Denny and attended Denny Baptist Church from the cradle. I was born again when 12 years old by the grace of God through faith that was a consequence of the godly example of my parents, a deep conviction of my sinfulness and a recognition of the truthfulness and utter reliability of Scripture; being baptised in my early teens. 

My chosen career in dentistry took me to the University of Edinburgh to study, where I graduated in 1986 before moving to Peterhead, Aberdeenshire; the North-East town in which I have lived and worked ever since. I sold my dental practice group in 2019 and fully retired in 2023. 

I am married to Shona with three, grown-up children (Gareth, Craig and Emma) and three beautiful grand-daughters (Rosie, Sophie and Hannah). In addition to lay-preaching, I enjoy playing piano, bass guitar, saxophone and drums (though not at the same time!); oil painting; reading and wood-working.

Averil Smith Treasurer

Averil has been married for 15 tremendous years to Rik, who is a software engineer, and they have 2 children. Averil is treasurer of the Trust and has been in this role since September 2004.

Averil was brought up in a Perthshire village and is part of a large family of 9. She attended a brethren church with her christian parents and became a christian herself at the age of 16.

Her passion is to mentor women and to guide them to find God’s purpose for their lives. She has earnestly sought God’s purpose for her life, especially over the last 5 years and has felt very close to God during 2006, with the terminal illness of her middle sister Yvonne and her subsequent death in June 2006 at the age of 44. Averil attends St Mungos Church in Balerno with her family.

Jeremiah 29 v 11 – For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.

Another scripture that has been very close to her this year is Romans 8 v 28 – And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.