Meet the team.
Wouter and Simone Vertegaal
Wouter and Simone grew up in the Netherlands. They served churches in the UK for 15 years - for 11 years they have been part of Life Church Peterborough, where Wouter led the team. They moved to Nijmegen in the Summer of 2022 together with their 4 daughters. Wouter and Simone both work as staff members at Novio Church and are involved with kids, discipleship, training of leaders and pastoral care.
Auke and Beverly Meijers
Auke grew up in the Netherlands and Beverly in the USA. They have been a part of the leadership team at Newfrontiers Church, New Hampshire in the USA. They moved to Nijmegen in the Summer of 2022 and live there with their 2 sons. Auke and Beverly both work as staff members at Novio Church and are involved with youth, twenties, language school, discipleship and pastoral care.
Joel and Femke Bakker
Joel and Femke both grew up in the Netherlands. They have been a part of the team that planted de Goudse Familiekerk in 2018. They moved to Nijmegen in the Autumn of 2022 together with their daughter and son. Joel works as operations manager at Novio Church and Femke volunteers her time as part of our prophetic team.
Join us
We are looking for men and women who would like to roll up their sleeves, work hard and build with us to establish a strong team in Nijmegen. If you are interested in joining Novio Church or know someone who might. Let us know!