Dr. Mike Long

Mike has been a minister since 1990, most of this in the London area; he was born and raised in Liverpool, and first came to London as a student.

Mike is married to Suzie, and they have two grown-up children. He enjoys cycling and swimming (in the Serpentine, in Hyde Park), gardening and is interested in astronomy, and science in general.

In ministry he's passionate about helping churches to become centres of hospitality and justice, enthused about the gospel of Jesus and the kingdom of God, and committed to openness and participation in worship.

Mike was the minister at the Notting Hill church at the time of the Grenfell Tower fire, and in its wake was very involved in the local community, and also chaired Shelter's commission on social housing. He is still working on a book about ministry after Grenfell.

Mike moved to East London in 2023 to become the superintendent of the Forest circuit, and a year later was asked also to take on the Newham circuit.