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	A leading member of the black community has been recognised in the Queen's New Year Honours List for his tireless efforts to reduce crime in Tottenham. The Rev Nims Obunge, Pastor at Freedom's Ark church, in Bruce Grove, has been appointed MBE for services to community relations. The married father-of-two is chief executive of Peace Alliance, a voluntary organisation set up in 2001 to tackle crime in Haringey by promoting citizenship and a sense of community among young people. He said: "I am very happy to receive the MBE but I can't take all the credit. All the work I do is in partnership with other people who are just as dedicated. But someone wanted to put me forward and for that I am honoured. "Walking around in Tottenham I saw young people who desperately needed help who would never cross the doors of my church. So I knew I had to get out there and do something." Mr Obunge, 43, has become a spokesman for the black community and is a member of the Home Office round table on guns, knives and gangs and a member of the Metropolitan Police Trident independent advisory group. The Rev Nims Obunge - profile Rev. Nims Obunge is Minister in Charge of the Freedom's Ark Church. A graduate in Political Sciences, and Diploma in Biblical Studies, Rev Nims has worked in the education sector as a teacher prior to taking up the ministry. Based in Tottenham, he is also Chief Executive of the Peace Alliance, a national crime reducation charity organisation working in partnership with faith, community, voluntary, and statutory organisations. His extensive involvement in community work includes membership of the Home Office Round Table on Gun Crime, the Executive Board on Crime Reduction, Member of the Local Strategic Partnership, and many others. www.peacealliance.org.uk www.weekofpeace.org.uk