Meet Our Staff

Meet our Staff

It takes many talented hands to manage a church and reach our community with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Here are our staff and leaders who help to guide us on our mission to be a Beacon of God's Light to our community and the world.

Gordon & Diane Ellsworth have served as Lead Pastor and Pastor’s Wife since the planting of Beacon Baptist Church in 2001. They were part of the team that helped to merge Beacon Baptist and Virginia Beach Baptist Church in 2005 and have served as Virginia Beach Beacon Baptist Church’s Pastor and Pastor’s Wife since that time. You can email them at [email protected].

Pastor Neil Johnston is the Pastor of Youth Ministries here on our Campus. Neil is committed to seeing that each of our middle and high school students are living a life spiritually that allows them to grow their faith in Jesus Christ through Bible teaching, mentoring, fellowship and missions. Contact Pastor Neil at: [email protected]

Pastor Bill Dudley is our Worship Team Director. Each week Pastor Bill leads our Worship with songs of praise with a mix of contemporary songs and traditional hymns. He teaches a Sunday School class on Apologetics and you can sometimes find him in the Pulpit when Pastor Gordon takes a break.

Pastor Willie White ministers in our Deacon Fellowship, teaches one of our Adult Sunday School Classes, is involved in our FAITH Outreach, and still finds time to respond to Benevolence Requests from our Church Family and also from those in our community that reach out to us for assistance.

Donna Murray is the Church Administrator here at Beach Beacon. When you enter into our Church Office hers is the face of “Welcome” and “How can I help you today” that truly allows us to be a Church Living Life Together.

Jerry Chappell serves as one of our Deacons and leads our Outreach Teams here at Beach Beacon. His passion for the lost is a reflection of his love for His Savior and His desire to see all come to know Him as Savior and Lord.

Craig McManus serves as one of our Deacons here at Beach Beacon and also leads our Facilities Team to ensure that each and every time the doors of Beach Beacon open our facilities say “welcome” especially to our guests. If you drop in on Wednesday nights, you will find Craig and his wife Connie running our Awana program. You can email him at [email protected].

Angie White leads our Audio Visual Team here at Beach Beacon. Every Staff needs someone who ensures things flow in the right order on Sundays, Angie is that person for us.