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Don has been married to Eleanor for thirty-eight years. Eleanor and I are responsible for a discipleship training course in our local church.

Between 1963 and 1996 I served with the Metropolitan Police ( London ) in a variety of roles including front-line policing and traffic patrol. I completed my service as a sergeant at New Scotland Yard where I was co-ordinator of a service-wide group looking at ways of improving the quality of service to the public. Throughout my time as an officer, I was involved with the Christian Police Association both at a local and national level. In 1992, from within CPA, we formed the Federation of Christian Police Fellowships which links together Christian Police groups around the world and to date have held three international conferences.

Whilst still serving as a police officer, I completed studies at Spurgeon’s College in Pastoral Care and Counseling and the Cambridge University Diploma in Religious Studies, graduating in 1990.

Since leaving the police service, I have held the post of Assistant Director of the Christian Police Association and more recently Executive Director, in which I still serve. As part of that work I have been serving as Chaplain to the Police Rehabilitation Centre in the South of England . Over the years it has been my privilege to minister in a number of countries throughout Europe . I am also an instructor with the Pointman Leadership Institute and been overseas with them to Russia (twice), Estonia and Romania .

Matthias has been a police officer for 29 years and serves in the state of Baden-Württemberg in Germany. He is married to Monika and has two children at the age of 17 and 15. The family belongs to the local evangelical free church.

Matthias started his career in Stuttgart and is now serving in the southern black forest area. His current assignment is as a assistant chief and head of the burglary, grand theft and prevention department. At the moment he is also teaching as a co-professor at a college in the subject of Ethics.

He has been a board member of the German Christian Police Association since the eighties being responsible for foreign contacts and founded in 1993 together with two other members a group to serve police officers around the world in building up moral and ethical values.

Matthias has visited all continents to present seminars about Ethic in Police Leadership (except Australia). In 2003 he was sent to Brussels to represent Germany in the Joint Situation Centre for the foreign ministry in a diplomatic status.
In Southern Germany he visits churches to share with them about being a Christian and a Police Officer.

He has been working in the Police Service for approximately 22 years, and is a A/Inspector at Loughton responsible for Neighbourhood Policing

Between 1998 and 2000, he served on an European Police Mission in Albania (Eastern Europe) following the demise of Communism and a civil war. Since April 2007 he has been Acting Detective Inspector leading an unit that deals mainly with domestic violence and District performance.

He is married to Linda, they have no children, but do have one dog called Chelsea.

Simon has been involved with the UK Christian Police Association since 1990,and served as a Branch Secretary and as a UK Council member. He has been involved with the Federation of Christian Police Fellowships (The International CPA) since 2001, and currently is the Chair of the International Board and the Prayer Co-Coordinator.

Simon has been a baptised born again Christian for over 27 years and is the Leading Minister at Eastwood Evangelical Church, near where he lives. He led a Church in Albania, whilst serving on the Mission there. He has an Honours Degree in Theology and is currently studying part time for a Masters in Preaching at Spurgeon Baptist College in London. He enjoys traveling and teaching and combines these pastimes to serve God. He has preached in Asia, Africa and Europe. Simon has a heart for Africa and currently has a commitment to teach once a term at the Africa Inland Church Sitotwet Bible College (near Kericho, Kenya).

Richard Wiggins was a member of Hertfordshire Constabulary for 31 years before retiring in June 2004. He then became a trainer training a national custody system for the British Police. For the last year he has been working with the Metropolitan Police in London.

Richard was a founding member of his local branch of the Christian Police Association and has served on the Council of the CPA for thirty years. In 1994 Richard helped to form the Federation of Christian Police Fellowships and was involved in the running of the first three International Conferences and remains on the board of FCPF.

Following the formation of the Pointman Leadership Institute Richard became a licensed instructor and is involved in the running of the UK branch. Richard lives near London with his wife June and they celebrate their thirtieth wedding anniversary in 2008