Capitol Hill Baptist Church

Michael Lawrence, Associate Pastor
Born in Texas and raised in South Carolina, Michael attended Duke University in Durham, NC. In 1997, he completed a Master of Divinity degree at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Following work with a New England church plant, Michael and his family moved to England. There, Michael worked toward a Ph.D. at Cambridge University, completing the program in 2002. He joined CHBC as its associate pastor in 2002. He and his wife, Adrienne, have five children: Michael, Christian, Samuel, Sarah, and James.

Andy Johnson, Associate Pastor
Andy was born and raised in a believing family in Texas. He worked both on church staff and managing a small, family cattle operation. After completing degrees at Texas A&M, Andy moved to Washington, DC in 1997. Andy earned a living as an agricultural advisor for the US Congress while serving CHBC as an elder. In January of 2006, Andy joined CHBC as an Associate Pastor. Andy also gives special attention to the discipling and international missions efforts of CHBC. Andy loves reading, gardening and, most of all, spending time with his wonderful wife, Rebecca, and their children, Andrew and Evelyn.

Deepak Reju, Associate Pastor
Raised in New Jersey, Deepak Reju serves as an associate pastor at Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, DC. His pastoral responsibilities include oversight of the biblical counseling and family ministries at CHBC. He previously served on staff at Grace Church in Westfield, N.J. and Clifton Baptist Church in Louisville, KY. A George Washington University graduate, he also holds the MDiv and PhD degrees from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Deepak and his wife, Sarah, have three children, Zachariah, Lydia, and Eden.

Jamie Dunlop, Associate Pastor
Born and raised in the Chicago area, Jamie joined CHBC in 1999 when he first moved to Washington, DC following undergraduate work in engineering and applied math at Princeton University. He worked in business for ten years, most recently managing a line of business for a large management consultancy while serving the church as an elder. In 2009 , Jamie joined the staff as an Associate Pastor, focusing on administrative matters. He is passionate about the gospel, the local church, his wife Joan, and their two sons.

Greg Gilbert, Assistant Pastor
Greg Gilbert is senior pastoral assistant for church planting. Having graduated B.A. from Yale and MDiv from Southern Seminary, Greg intends to pursue a senior pastorate. He is married to Moriah, whom he met and married here at CHBC in 2002, and they have two boys, Justin and Jack. He enjoys doing stuff outdoors and sword-fighting (or light-sabre fighting, these days) with Justin and Jack.

Garrett Conner, Senior Pastoral Assistant for Church Planting
Garrett grew up in Hilliard, FL where he played football for the Hilliard Red Flashes. He finished undergraduate at Trinity Baptist College in Jacksonville FL and from there he went on to complete an M. Div in Advanced Biblical Studies at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest. Before arriving in DC, Garrett worked as amateur logger and professional waiter. Garrett has served as a lay leader in churches both in northeast FL and North Carolina. Garrett completed the CHBC internship program in May 2009. He, his wife Lara and son Jackson live on Capitol Hill.

Philip Van Steenburgh, Pastoral Assistant
Born in New Jersey, but raised in South Carolina, Philip “college-hopped” to three different schools before finally deciding to settle down and graduate from the College of Charleston, SC, in 2005.  In January, 2006, he moved to Washington, D.C. and took a job as a legislative staff member for his South Carolina Congressman.  Three and a half years later, in June, 2009, Philip turned away from politics and toward the pulpit, and is now “living the dream” on Capitol Hill.

Daniel Schreiner, Pastoral Assistant
Daniel Gus serves as pastoral assistant of student ministry and missions. He graduated from Western Kentucky University and claims both Louisville and the Twin Cities as “where he grew up.” Daniel also graduated from the CHBC internship suma cum laude in 2005 and later married Ashley, aka “world’s best woman,” in 2008. In his leisure time, Daniel enjoys baseball, going to the zoo to see his friends, and selling all of his possessions on the Internet.

Geoff Chang, Pastoral Assistant
After graduating from the University of Texas, Geoff Chang worked in business consulting for several years, until he was led to pursue full-time ministry. In 2005, he attended Southern Seminary, where he learned about the internship program at CHBC. He joined the church as an intern in the fall of 2006 and ended up sticking around DC, finishing his M.Div. from Southern in the summer of 2008. He enjoys spending time with his wife, Stephanie, playing pick-up basketball, and reading.

Gustav Pritchard, Pastoral Assistant
Hailing from Cape Town, South Africa, Gustav first joined CHBC to participate in the Fall 08 internship class, a.k.a the ‘greatest intern class ever’. Following a brief stint at a web-startup in downtown Washington, Gustav came on staff in July 2009 as the pastoral assistant for teaching and training. In addition to a business degree from the University of Cape Town, Gustav also holds a M.Phil (Applied Theology) from the University of Pretoria. Gustav enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter, and playing cricket in the church basement.

Gio Lynch, Children’s Ministry Administrator
Gio is a Brooklyn NY native who first came to CHBC back in 2000 as a student and became a member in 2004 when work brought her back to DC. Since then she has come and gone several times but is now very happy to be able to serve the church that has served her so well over the years. In her spare time, Gio enjoys hiking, camping and 18th century English country dancing.

Jeremy Eng, Church Administrator
Jeremy grew up in California and graduated from UCLA in 1999 with a degree in Sociology. Before arriving in DC, he served at the Chinese Baptist Church of Orange County, a Southern Baptist church in Anaheim, CA, doing various ministries including youth ministry, music and missions. Jeremy completed the CHBC internship program in May 2003. He, his wife Jessie, sons Caedmon and Elliott, and daughter Evangeline live on Capitol Hill.

Kasey Gurley, Administrative Assistant
Kasey grew up in a small town in Michigan where her family has been farming since the town was founded in 1826. She attended Wheaton College in Illinois and Albion College in Michigan, graduating from Albion in 2002. Since graduating, she spent two years working with high school students in various capacities and worked in D.C. for a year as a nanny for two wonderful families. She enjoys running, reading, and road trips.  She married her husband, Scott, in 2008.

Brian Leighty, Administrative Assistant
Brian grew up in Las Animas, Colorado; a small community on the South Eastern plains of Colorado. In 2000, he moved to Greeley to attend the University of Northern Colorado and graduated in 2003 with a degree in Psychology. After graduation, Brian moved to Washington, DC where he began work in politics and began attending Capitol Hill Baptist Church. In 2005 he married his wife Brooke and in 2008 they welcomed their daughter Ellie into the family. Brian has been serving CHBC as Administrative Assistant since March of 2008.

Ryan Brandt, Biblical Counselor for Women
Ryan was born and raised in Wilmington, Delaware. She felt called to pursue Biblical Counseling after working as a counselor at a Christian summer camp near Annapolis, Maryland while in college. Ryan graduated from Regent University with a Master’s degree in Counseling in 2008 and is very thankful for the CHBC library and the unofficial education she has received through reading as many CCEF books as she can get her hands on. Ryan enjoys being outside in warm weather and spending time with friends.

Hayley Sitton, Biblical Counselor
Hayley became a member of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in 2005, and serves on staff as a biblical counselor. She also works as a biblical counselor for Heart Song Counseling. Hayley grew up in many different states but went to high school and college in California. She received her undergraduate degrees in psychology and education from the University of Southern California, and her master’s degree in biblical counseling from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Prior to her biblical counseling career she did a one-year mission in the Czech Republic through Educational Services International, and after moving to DC worked as a fundraiser for International Justice Mission and Access Partners. Hayley is engaged to deacon of college ministry Rob Satrom.