West End Baptist Church is blessed with a dedicated staff. Although our senior pastor position is vacant, our staff is leading the church effectively while the Pastor Search Committee does its work. The church is growing and ministering thanks to the dedication of our members and the hard work of our staff. Here are some of the folks you will want to know:

Dr. Carol McCann
Carol serves as the Interim Pastor as well as Minister of Education and Youth at WEBC. She oversees the Education Committee as they prepare and teach Sunday School and week night studies for children and youth. Carol plans additional activities for children such as the Easter Egg Hunt and Fall Festival. The youth group stays involved with summer camp, weekends at Eagle Eyrie, assisting younger children events, and other monthly activities.
Carol’s career began with nursing. She felt called into ministry during medical service and spent the next several years earning a BA in Religion from Averett College, and her Masters of Divinity and Doctorate of Ministry from the Baptist Theological Seminary in Richmond. She served several churches in Virginia before coming to WEBC.
Carol became the Interm Pastor in June of 2008. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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Dr. Matthew Smith
Matt has been on staff at West End since September 2000, when he was hired as the church pianist. In July 2002, he took on the role of Interim Choir Director, and in January 2003, he was offered the opportunity to be the church's permanent Music Director. Currently, he directs the Adult and Youth Choirs, Men's and Ladies' Ensembles, and two handbell choirs: the West End Ringers  and the West End Crescendos.  In addition, he continuines his duties as the church pianist.
Matt worked for 9 years as an educator in several Virginia high schools, where he taught music, math, and physics. He recently completed his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering at VCU, and he currently works as a post-doctoral fellow in immunotoxicology at VCU. In addition to playing the piano and singing, he enjoys reading, traveling, and theatre. He and his wife Donna live in Dinwiddie and are anxiously awaiting a referral from China for the adoption of their first child. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Mr. Brett Neville
Brett Neville is currently serving as church organist. He is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University in the Nursing program. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Hampden-Sydney College. He started his music training with piano lessons when he was only eight years old and began studying organ when he was fifteen. Brett was an active member of the Men's Chorus at Hampden-Sydney and participated in two European singing tours.

Currently Brett is engaged in theological training at Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond. For fun, Brett enjoys spending time with his family and friends. He also enjoys swimming, tennis, camping, and traveling.
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