Rev. Stephen Welch –
Stephen is the missions team leader for NorthStar Church Network. He is experienced as a church strategist, consultant, and catalyst for creative thinking, and gifted interpreter of demographics and cultural trends. His past positions include church planter, director of church extension, director of language missions, strategist and chaplain. Steve is a member of First Baptist Church of Herndon.
(To contact Stephen via email, click on his name above and complete the Contact Form)
Executive Director
Rev. Greg Loewer –
A Louisiana native with 28 years of pastoral ministry in Texas and Virginia, Greg began serving the churches of NorthStar Church Network in 2005. He assists the association’s various language congregations and gives focus to new church starts. Greg also serves on the pastoral staff of Columbia Baptist Church. He and his wife, Janet, have 5 grown children.
(To contact Greg via email, click on his name above and complete the Contact Form)
Team Leader for Language Ministries
Rev. Jesse Parker –
Jesse has served NorthStar as Liaison for Single Staffed Churches since 2005. He also coordinates the two annual events for Pastors and Administrative Assistants. He has retired from serving 35 years as Pastor of Little River Baptist Church in Aldie located in Loudoun County, VA. He has served a total of 56 years in the ministry in churches in North Carolina and Virginia. He and Joyce, his lovely wife of more than 57 years have two grown children and three grandchildren.
Liaison to Single Staff Churches
Rev. Charles Sinclair –
Charles joined the NorthStar Staff in January, 2011, as Team Leader – Rural Church Liaison. He recently retired as Pastor of Trinity Baptist Church in Arlington where he served since 1975. Charles grew up in the Mount Vernon Baptist Church located on 23rd Street in Arlington. He served as pastor of churches in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, & Virginia. He and his wife, Carol, have moved to Warrenton and are members of Warrenton Baptist Church. They have 4 children and six great grandchildren.
Rural Church Liaison
Ken Hadley –
Ken is serving as a NorthStar Fellow for 2010-2011. He supports the C3 Group and has previous experience in faith-based, higher education and government contracting. Ken is currently attending Leland Seminary. He and his wife, Rita, have 3 incredible daughters. Ken is a member of Convergence in Alexandria and serves on their Leadership Advisory Board.
NorthStar Fellow
William Robson –
William (Bill) is assisting NorthStar in 2011 as a Fellow working with NorthStar and our congregations in the area of church architecture. Bill is a licensed architect and realtor having over 25 years in planning and helping churches grow and flourish. He has worked on approximately 125 related projects and master planned over 65 church properties. He is an avid outdoorsman and take particular interest in wilderness backpacking, white water canoeing, and skydiving. He currently attends McLean Bible Church with his lovely wife of more than 26 years. They have 5 children.
NorthStar Fellow
Mrs. Katie Harding –
Katie is the director of NorthStar Women’s Network, which she founded in 2003 from a vision that God put on her heart to unite Baptist women and groups within the association. Through the WMU of VA she has served as a resource to churches, women’s groups and associations throughout our state. In 2004, she was commissioned as a missionary by the NorthStar Church Network and Ox Hill Baptist Church to minister to women in Northern Virginia. She now spends much of her time mentoring women to help them grow in their faith, and resourcing them in their ministries. Katie and her husband have two grown children and are members of Ox Hill Baptist Church where she also serves as the Pastor’s Assistant and the Women’s Ministry Director.
NorthStar's Women's Network Coordinator
Mrs. Sue Stanley –
Sue Stanley is our Associate of Administration and has been with us since 1996. Duties include assistant to Stephen Welch, office manager, and bookkeeper. Sue is married to Carlton Stanley and they attend Immanuel Bible Church in Springfield. Sue has two grown sons, a wonderful daughter-in-law, and two super grandchildren.
Associate of Administration
Mrs. Jackie Harris –
Jackie is our Demographer and the Administrative Assistant to the Associate Director. She began work in the Association’s office in Manassas in 2000 as the Librarian and assisted with projects including the Annual Church Profile. She and her husband, Jim, have three grown sons, and to-date, 5 grandchildren. She has been a member of Grace Baptist Church of Woodbridge since 1985 and is currently one of their trustees and a member of the Library Team.
Administrative Assistant
Mary Beth Inman –
Mary Beth joined our staff in June, 2007, after graduating from James Madison University. She is the Ministry Assistant for Language Ministries and greets our visitors as Receptionist. She is actively involved with our C3 Group and has lead sessions at our Senior High Retreat. Mary Beth maintains our master database, prints our monthly newsletter, receives registrations from NorthStar’s various ministry events, as well as a host of other duties. She is currently attending The John Leland Center for Theological Studies and is a member of Fairfax Circle Church.
Ministry Assistant for Language Ministries and Receptionist
Mrs. Eloise Barton –
In August, 1979, Eloise started working as secretary to Dr. Charles R. Standridge, pastor at the First Baptist Church of Clarendon (presently The Church at Clarendon). She retired in 1997 and began helping out at the Annandale office whenever needed. In 2007, NorthStar asked her to be a ‘regular’ volunteer once a week, and she became our Tuesday Volunteer. She says it was the best decision she could have made.
Volunteer
Mrs. Jeanne Woodside –
Jeanne has been our faithful Association’s Librarian since 1983. She works with churches in our Network, around the State, and anywhere she is needed teaching all aspects of Church Library Ministry. She and her husband, Bob, are active members of Calvary Hill Baptist Church in Fairfax, VA.
NorthStar's Librarian
