Peter Adegbie

Director, Culture Parade

Peter Kayode Adegbie is a pastor, writer, filmmaker and cultural entrepreneur. He is currently working towards a PhD in Creative Writing at Newcastle University. Peter whose work focuses on building inter-generational and inter-cultural bridges is originator and creative director of ‘Changing Perspectives Project’. He has recently launched a community interest company ‘Culture Parade’- as a melting pot for communities in the region to share their heritage, arts, literature, drama, fashion and cuisine with the wider community. Peter was a Christian missionary in East, Central and West Africa for eight years and is founder and senior pastor of Sunderland Chapel of Light. He is married to Theodora a legal practitioner and they have two children. • www.changing-perspectives.co.uk • www.chapeloflight.org.uk