CHURCH LEADERSHIP

Larry counts it an honor and privilege to serve the flock of Cheverly Baptist Church, having been installed as its lead pastor in January of 2025. Prior to that he served for sixteen years as a teaching elder at Joy Community Fellowship (EFCA) in Pitman, NJ.

Larry is exceedingly grateful to be charged with the weighty responsibility of studying and preaching God’s Word. But he is even more grateful for knowing the Lord and being saved by His amazing grace. Growing up in a Jewish family outside of Philadelphia, Larry came to embrace Christ as his Lord and Savior during his senior year at Penn State University. After spending a year completing an internship with the Chicago Bulls, he moved back to State College, PA, where he met his amazing wife, Michelle. Together, they have three delightful children (Halle, Felicity, and Noah).

In his free time, Larry enjoys a morning cup of coffee with Michelle, NFL and college football, playing golf, and going on long walks to pray and/or listen to sermons and podcasts.   

Born and raised in Miami, Florida, Tony came to know the Lord during his senior year of high school. The Lord clearly showed Tony his own self-righteousness and the righteousness of Jesus Christ. Tony was an active member of International Bible Baptist Church, and also met his wife (Erline) there.

Tony worked as a teacher in South Florida, and in England. He and his family moved to London, England to serve as bi-vocational missionaries in 2014. They were members of Slade Evangelical Church, and helped to plant Abbey Wood Community Church. Tony and his family later moved back to the States for the Capitol Hill Baptist Church Pastoral Internship in 2017. They then went back to Miami to help plant Kendall Baptist Church, where he served as a lay elder.

In 2020, Tony went back to International Bible Baptist Church (now Global Church) to serve as a Pastoral Resident, and to complete his MDiv from Southeastern Seminary. Tony now serves as the Associate Pastor of Cheverly Baptist Church. Tony has been happily married to Erline for over 13 years, and they have 4 beautiful and fun children (Olivia, Eden, Alan & Timothy).

Jonathan had the inestimable privilege of being raised in a Christian home and accepting Christ as his Savior at a young age. During childhood he lived in 5 states, but his deep roots in North Dakota make that his home state. Early in adulthood Jonathan enlisted in the Marine Corps which was a profoundly formative season, helping to establish and deepen his faith in God as well as to give him direction for career opportunities. While living in Minnesota he met his wife, Lianna, and they have 4 children together. In 2015 Jonathan and his family moved to Cheverly, where he works for DHS. They have been CBC members since 2018, and this local body of believers has been a tremendous blessing in the lives of Jonathan and his family. Jonathan enjoys his day-to-day work and serving in the church, but when he is not doing that he loves to be with his family and enjoys hiking, biking, riding his moped named Sojourner, and trying to run the hills of Cheverly.

Jonathan Leeman is the editorial director for 9Marks. After doing undergraduate and graduate degrees in political science, Jonathan began his career in journalism where he worked as an editor for an international economics magazine in Washington, D.C. Since his call to ministry, Jonathan has earned a Master of Divinity and a Ph.D. in theology and worked as an interim pastor. Today he edits the 9Marks series of books as well as the 9Marks Journal and is the co-host of Pastors Talk. He has written for a number of publications and is the author or editor of a number of books. Jonathan is married with four daughters and teaches adjunctively at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and the Reformed Theological Seminary.

Ryan was born in Louisiana, then moved to Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, which he calls his hometown. God saved Ryan as a teenager through an evangelistic youth ministry of First Baptist Church where he was patiently discipled through the faithful service of men in the church, youth choir, and multiple ministry opportunities. Ryan graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University in 2002, where he met his wife, Angela. After college, Ryan and Angela spent a few years in East Asia before Ryan went to law school at Seattle University School of Law. Ryan and Angela started their family in Seattle and have three children. Since graduating from law school, the Paynes have had the privilege of living in England and North Dakota before settling in Maryland. Ryan is grateful to serve as an elder at CBC. He also enjoys football, coffee, and hikes with his family.