WHO WE ARE

Core Values/DNA

Emmanuel is a Gospel preaching church serving the Mt. Vernon area, seeking to make disciples and make Christ known among the nations.

We engage in this gospel work with the following core values.

Expository Preaching:
Letting the main point of God's Word be the
main point of our preaching

Evangelism:
Equipping each other to regularly share
the gospel

Discipleship:
Helping each other more
faithfully follow Jesus

Gospel Motivated:
The message of the gospel is the central
driving factor for our ministry

Hospitality:
Home based ministry where we welcome
others as Christ has welcomed us

Prayer:
The evidence that we believe only God
can build His church and change His people

Diversity:
A church united under the gospel across
economic, ethnic and cultural boundaries

Missions:
A passion for seeing disciples made in the
uttermost parts of the earth

Bill was born and raised in Syracuse, NY. He came to know the Lord in his later teen years as a result of his dad’s faithful witness. He received a Bachelor of Pastoral Ministry from Davis College. After pastoring in the inner-city of Binghamton, NY for 8 years he moved to Alexandria in the summer of 2019 to do the pastoral internship at Del Ray. He has been married to Katie since 2011 and they have three children: Juliana, Elijah, and Ezekiel. Bill enjoys hiking, reading, and watching sports. Bill has a burden to see Biblically faithful churches planted in under-resourced neighborhoods. Over the last few years he and Katie have felt a particular burden for the Mt. Vernon area and are excited to see a gospel centered church revitalized there.
Bill can be reached at Bill@ebcalexandria.org

Ben serves as a bi-vocational Pastor at Emmanuel Baptist Church with the aim of coming on staff as soon as possible. Ben grew up in Lawrence, New Jersey. He came to know the Lord during Vacation Bible School as a young boy, and grew up with faithful, Christian parents.
Ben met his wife Marion in Washington, D.C. and together they have three children, Emily, Logan, and Hannah. Ben received a Masters from American University and a BA in Political Science and History from Loyola University in Baltimore. Recently, he finished a Masters of Theological Studies at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Ben served as a lay pastor at a church in DC prior to completing the pastoral internship at Del Ray Baptist where he served as an elder. His family has ministered in diverse contexts before and are passionate to see the gospel transform Mt. Vernon.
Ben can be reached at Ben@ebcalexandria.org

Luis was born in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, and lived there until he was six, when he moved with his family to Falls Church, VA. He came to know the Lord as a teenager through the faithful witness of his now-wife, Lucy, and his friend Brandon.
In 2017, he received his undergraduate degree in Information Systems from George Mason University. In 2022, he completed a pastoral internship program at Del Ray Baptist Church.
Luis has been married to Lucy since 2017, and they have two daughters, Luna and Lira.
Luis’ interests include praying and studying the Scriptures to deepen his love for God, listening to and playing music, exercising, fiddling with tech, and eating good food with good friends.
Luis can be reached at Luis@ebcalexandria.org

Brie serves as the Church Secretary for Emmanuel Baptist Church. She was born in Philadelphia, PA. However, she spent most of her childhood in Virginia and has since made it her home. She found her calling in church administration after serving for many years on multiple ministries with administrative tasks at her own church. In 2009, Brie met her husband Osmin who is originally from Tegucigalpa, Honduras. They reside in Dale City and have one daughter, Aubrie. Brie’s favorite bible verse is 2 Corinthians 12:9, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my strength is made perfect in weakness.” Brie comments, “this is my favorite verse because it reminds me that God understands and controls all things. He can use the circumstances that I don’t understand to display his power.”
Brie can be reached at secretary@ebcalexandria.org