Christians Against Poverty appoints new CEO

In a joint statement, debt help charity Christians Against Poverty (CAP) and Christian charity Stewardship has announced that Stewart McCulloch, is to move to CAP.

McCulloch will join CAP as CEO at the start of 2024, taking over from the charity’s interim CEO, Lisa Pearce, who will return to her role as Deputy Chair of CAP’s board.

McCulloch joins CAP at a pivotal moment in its fight against UK poverty and debt; the charity’s recent report, ​‘Taking on UK poverty’, revealed a dramatic increase in household debt levels since the pandemic. CAP is currently engaged in a number of initiatives to develop the service provided to support local churches in tackling these impacts, as well as increasing their anti-poverty advocacy within local communities.

Roger Hattam, CAP’s Chair of Trustee said “We couldn’t be more delighted to be welcoming Stewart to the CAP family. Stewart’s Christian faith underpins his motivation to work with the Church in the UK to fight the effects that debt and poverty have on people’s lives. Stewart’s wealth of experience across church networks, finance and organisational development will be an important asset to CAP as we seek to grow our impact.”