Capitol Hill Baptist Church

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.

Mathew Freeman, Pastoral Assistant
Bio and picture coming soon.

Matthew Merker, Pastoral Assistant
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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 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. Brian and his wife have been blessed with two wonderful daughters. He has been serving CHBC as Assistant Administrator 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 Satrom, Biblical Counselor for Women
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 married to deacon of college ministry Rob Satrom.