Personal: Phil was born in Tyler Texas March 10, 1932. His family moved to Jacksonville, Texas soon after he was born. Phil and Frances, his wife of 44 years, have two children, Jay and Peggy, and two grand- children, both of whom have made a profession of faith.

 

Spiritual Journey: Phil accepted Christ as his personal Savior in 1950 at Central Baptist Church during a revival.

 

FBCW Service: Phil and Frances have been members of First Baptist for over 38 years. He has served in various capacities since that time and currently teaches the King's Heralds Sunday School class. He has also been a member of the Building Committee, and the Pastoral Search Committee. He is an Ordained Deacon and is currently a Trustee of our church.

 

Personal: Stan grew up in southern West Virginia where he attended Key Street Methodist Church. After completing college, Stan move to Northern Virginia and began to work as an accountant for a savings and loan. Stan married Jean in 1965. They have two children and three granddaughters.

 

Spiritual Journey: Stan was raised in a Christian home and has attended Sunday School and church his entire life. Christ convicted and saved him through his relationship with the church and other Christians. Stan joined FBCW in 1970 by statement and was baptized.

 

FBCW Service: Stan and Jean have been members of FBCW since 1970. He is an Ordained Deacon and has served as a Trustee, Finance Chairman, Sunday School Teacher and has served on various committees over the past 35 years. Currently, he is the Church Treasurer and Director of the Adult One Sunday School Department.

 

Career: Stan’s entire career was spent in banking. He retired as a Vice President from Citibank after 35 years of service. Stan continues to consult part-time for the Bailey Family Foundation.

 

 

Personal: Bill was born and raised in the Northern Virginia area, primarily Woodbridge. He married his high school sweetheart, Cheryl, in 1987. They have three daughters, Amanda, Lexie and Sydney.

 

Spiritual Journey: A few years into their marriage, Bill, together with his family, started attending a local Baptist church. Soon after, he accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and Savior, and has continued growing spiritually ever since, and especially since coming to FBCW.

 

FBCW Service: Bill and Cheryl joined FBCW in February of 1999. He has served in numerous capacitates since that time. He is currently a Sunday School teacher in Children’s Ministry, Chairman of the Missions Committee and an ordained Deacon. He has also served on the Administrative Ministry Team 5 of the last 6 years, taught in other Children’s Ministries, such as Kid’s Club, Vacation Bible School, Sports Camp, and the New Christians Class, and served on various committees, including the Initial Elder Selection Committee.

 

Career: Bill worked almost 13 years in the government, for the Army’s Communications Electronics Command (CECOM) in the area of tactical communications and special systems design and engineering. Following government work, He went to work as a managing partner and Chief Information Officer for SNVC, a Fairfax, Virginia based information technology and information security company. Bill also serves on the Board of Directors at SNVC and on the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association’s (AFCEA) Technical Committee.

 

 

Personal: Howard grew up in the Andrews AFB, MD, area. After his stepfather retired from the Air Force in 1968, his family moved to Columbia, South Carolina, where he attended North Trenholm Baptist Church. He married his high school sweetheart, Mary, after graduating from the Air Force Academy in 1977. Howard and Mary have three daughters, Rachel, Hannah, and Amy.

 

Spiritual Journey: Howard has been a Christian for 35 years having accepted Christ as a teen in Columbia, South Carolina. He fully committed his life to Christ in his senior year of high school after attending a Bible study led by an assistant principal at his high school. Within six weeks, the Lord led Howard and a friend to start their first Bible study for youth at his church. Since that time, Howard has been leading home and church Bible studies, served as a Deacon (and Deacon Chair) at University Baptist Church in Laramie, WY, and Hoffmantown Baptist Church in Albuquerque, N.M. He also served as an Elder at First Presbyterian Church and Christ Community Church (both PCA) in Panama City, FL.

 

FBCW Service: Howard and his family joined FBCW in September of 1998 and he has served as Deacon and Sunday School teacher. He has also served on the Bylaw Revision, and Executive Pastor Search Committees.

 

Career: The Lord led Howard to the Air Force Academy and a military career after high school. He graduated from the Air Force Academy in 1977 and retired form the Air Force in 1999. Howard currently works for Booz Allen Hamilton serving as the Science Advisor for the Air Force's Directorate of Operational Capabilities Requirements at Headquarters, USAF.

 

 

Personal: Ron was an abandoned baby who was adopted at age one. He grew up in southern Maine where he attended the First Baptist Church. Ron married Willie Mae in 1958 and they have two sons.

 

Spiritual Journey: Ron accepted Christ during a revival when he was ten years old. In 1978, he recommitted his life to God through the Bible Speaks Ministry.

 

FBCW Service: Ron and Willie Mae have been members of FBCW since 1979. He has served on various screening and search committees and is currently a Deacon and teacher of the Berean Sunday School Class.

 

Career: Ron served in the USAF from 1956 until 1977. He then worked for the D.C. Government with the Department of Human Resources as a substance abuse specialist. He also served in this capacity for the Department of the Army at Ft. Myer and the Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. He has been retired since 2001.

 

Ron has worked in the Good News Jail and Prison Ministry for over 20 years, is on the Board of Directors for Care Net Pregnancy Resource Center and serves on the Steering Committee of the US Too Prostate Cancer Support Group.

 

Personal: Billy was born in Monroe, LA, in 1954 where he lived until
he was 18 years old.  He moved to attend college in Colorado Springs, CO, where he met his future wife, Sally.  He then transferred to Louisiana Tech University for his senior year and married Sally in August of 1975.  Billy graduated in 1976 and entered the USAF to begin a military career.  Billy and Sally have 3 adult children, Ben, Jennifer, and Christina, all living in the greater DC metropolitan area.

Spiritual Journey:  Billy learned of Jesus and His love as a small child through Sunday school at Stone Avenue Methodist Church.  He accepted Christ as personal Savior in July 1970 when the Holy Spirit convicted a headstrong teenager at Central Baptist Church in Monroe, LA.  Billy spent several years learning more about Christ, who He is, and who He calls us to be, but continued to be a lukewarm Christian until rededicating his life to the Lord in the early 1980’s when he began earnestly seeking Him.

FBCW Service:  Billy and Sally joined FBCW in October 1992.  He has served as youth Sunday school teacher, on the Administrative Ministry Team, and in the Levite ministry (Woodbridge
Café and Security).  He is currently in the choir, teaches an Adult Sunday School class, and serves in the Good News Jail and Prison Ministry.  He most recently was selected to serve
as a Deacon.

Career:  Billy served 22 years in the USAF, first as an enlisted man for almost 2 years, then as an officer.  He was commissioned in 1978 and entered fighter aviation as a Weapons Systems Officer (F-4 and F-111).  He completed his military career in 1998 after serving on the Air Force Secretariat staff at the Pentagon for several years.  He now works as a Deputy Director and Program Manager for a local defense contractor supporting the Department of Defense.