The Elim Pentecostal movement has elected a new General Superintendent in succession to Rev John Glass.
Rev Chris Cartwright was elected by the Elim Conference through a postal ballot. He will assume his role at the forthcoming Elim Leaders Summit in May.
Cartwright began his ministry in the late 1980s at Kensington Temple where he was respectively worship pastor, pirector of the International Bible Institute of London and associate minister. He was ordained in 1993.
In 1997 he become the senior pastor of the City Temple in Cardiff, and in 2010 he became the regional leader for Wales and the Southern Region. He is married to Annie and they have three children.
In a Facebook post Cartwright expressed gratitude to the national leadership team for their trust in him and said: "I look forward to serving alongside so many others as we seek to fulfil God's call to us personally and to the whole Elim movement."
Outgoing General Superintendent, John Glass said: "Chris is a high integrity spiritual leader, and he and Annie can be assured of my continual prayers, warmest wishes and fullest support as they seek to take Elim into everything that God has for our movement in the years that lie ahead."
Founded in 1915 by George Jeffreys, the Elim Pentecostal Church is a growing movement of more than 550 Christian congregations in the UK and Ireland. Its Leaders Summit in Harrogate in May will mark the culmination of a year of centenary celebrations.
