Josh serves as Senior Pastor of Mount Vernon and has been in local church ministry since 2002. He holds 3 earned degrees, including his Masters of Divinity and Doctorate of Ministry in Expository Preaching from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is currently pursuing his PhD in Biblical Studies through Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Josh has written several books including: Starting Strong, Pathway to Power, Believer’s Baptism, Don’t Drink Responsibly, and The Vanishing of the Gospel. He was also honored with the Warren-Poe Award for Rural Church Ministry "for demonstrating excellence in, or potential and promise for, effective pastoral ministry in a rural Southern Baptist Church" in 2010 from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Josh and his wife, Lydia, have three sons: Josiah, Caleb, and Levi.

Dr. John Sullivan is the Associate Pastor for Worship Arts and Missions at Mount Vernon Baptist Church. Prior to coming to Virginia, he has served as worship pastor in Texas, Illinois, and Kansas.
Dr. Sullivan has earned his Bachelor degree in Music from Southern Illinois University, a Master of Arts in Church Music degree from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, a Master of Music degree from Illinois State University, and a Doctor of Educational Ministry in Christian Worship from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
He has been very happily married to Beth Sullivan for the last 18 years. They have 3 beautiful children – Wyatt, Cooper, and Kate.

Clayton earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Mississippi College and a Master of Divinity with a concentration in Christian Education from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He has served at MVBC since January 2015.

Clayton & his wife Kelley have two daughters, Emma and Addi, and two sons, Aron and Owen.

Jerry serves as Associate Pastor for Pastoral Care and has held several ministry positions since 1976. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Richmond and a Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Mount Vernon ordained him to the gospel ministry, and over the last 4 decades he has served in various ministry roles in Virginia, South America, The Middle East, North Africa and Europe. Jerry and his wife, Kathy, have 4 married children and 10 grandchildren. Jerry joined Mount Vernon in 1959, served here in various staff positions in the late 1980’s, and is glad to return to his home church.

Rev. Matt Boschen has been serving in student ministry since 2011.

Hampton-Sydney College (BA in English; Minor Religion)
Union Presbyterian Seminary (Masters of Divinity)

Jean Grubbs serves as secretary to the Pastor and to the Associate Pastor for Pastoral Care. She has officially worked for the church since 1972 and was a part-time volunteered as office assistant for 10 years prior to employment. Jean attended the Medical College of Virginia School of X-Ray Technology. She became a Registered X-Ray Technician, but preferred and enjoyed working in the X-Ray office at MCV for five years. She married John Grubbs on January 6, 1951. They have a son and a daughter; and a deceased daughter. Also four grown grandchildren and one dog. She enjoys growing flowers, gardening, knitting, crocheting and working jigsaw puzzles.

Susan has served on staff since September, 2006. She and her husband Joey and their four children moved to Ashland from Northern Virginia in 2005 and they love living in the "Center of the Universe"! Susan enjoys spending time with her family, reading, cooking and the outdoors.

Lynn Madden has served on staff since July 2008. Lynn earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts: Emphasis of Graphic Design from James Madison University and a Printing Management Associate from Danville Community College. She previously worked at the Virginia Baptist Mission Board. She grew up in Danville, VA. Lynn is married to Jason, and they have two children.

Darie (rhymes with Marie) Lee serves as the Preschool Director for the Child Enrichment Center. She has served in Children's Ministry in churches in KY, SC and VA since 1993. As Head of School, her responsibilities include providing ministries and spiritual guidance for the staff, children and families of the Child Enrichment Center (CEC).Darie earned a bachelor's degree from Georgetown College (KY) and a Master of Divinity in Christian Education from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. She was ordained by First Baptist Church of Mauldin SC in 2010. Her hometown is Hopkinsville, KY. Darie is married to Rusty Lee and they have three children, Abby, Zach and Jonathan. Her hobbies include photography, reading, camping and traveling to KY and SC to visit family.

Kim is responsible for running the childrens' music program, KidJAM and the summer Worship Arts Camp. Kim is a board certified music therapist (MT-BC), having graduated from Radford University in 1991. Kim has an active music therapy practice working with adults and children in medical, hospice, and palliative care settings. She grew up in Bloomsburg, Pa. She is married to Chris Gilbert, and they have 2 girls: Lauren and Katie. Kim enjoys playing the piano, guitar, and clarinet. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, aerobics, and golfing.

Dee has been on staff since November 2011, but has been a member here since June 2006. She is a 1987 graduate of Virginia Tech with a B.S. in Accounting, and worked in the corporate, private, and government sectors prior to 15 years as a stay at home mom. She is also a part-time Group Exercise instructor and serves in many ministries at Mount Vernon including Worship Arts, Students, and Women. Dee and her husband, David, have been happily married for over 29 years and are the proud parents of two adult sons, Zack and Josh.

Jessica has worked at MVBC since February 2002. Over the course of the years, Jessica’s job has continually evolved. In her current role, Jessica serves as the Women’s Ministry Assistant, Childcare Coordinator for church events and programming, a Database Administrator, Children’s Ministry Administrative Assistant, and Scouting Coordinator. Additionally, she works with Church Attendance and Outreach.Jessica earned her bachelor's degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders with a minor in Developmental Psychology at Radford (Va.) University. She is from Meherrin, Va., and her home church is Victoria (Va.) Baptist Church, although she and her husband, Craig, as well as their two children, Caitlyn and Jamie, are members at Mount Vernon. Their family also includes their two dogs, Tobie and Bella and two guinea pigs, Pheonix and Chat. Jessica serves as a Girl Scout Leader for her daughter's troop, as well as on the Executive Board for the Deep Run High School Band Boosters. She loves reading, writing, spending time with her family and crafting, particularly scrapbooking and hand-stamping. She has created her own Web-based company to offer her craft works. ''Ministry and InReach/Outreach are my passions and I firmly believe that God has called me to work in the church,'' she says.

Anne Winston has served as organist of Mount Vernon Baptist Church since May 1974. She joined Mount Vernon in 1964. As organist, she plays for the Classic Worship Service at 11 a.m. on Sundays. She also serves as accompanist for the Young At Heart Choir. She accompanies soloists and groups for various functions, and she plays for weddings and funerals at Mount Vernon when requested.

Anne also plays for funerals, weddings, and concerts at church and in the community.

Anne is married to Ken Winston, who serves as a greeter at Mount Vernon on Sunday mornings. Their family includes three children and their spouses plus five grandchilden ranging in age from 5 years old to 23 years old.

Anne was born and raised in Fluvanna County, Va., and her home church is Beaver Dam Baptist Church near Charlottesville, Va., on Broad St. Road.

Radford Moneymaker has worked for Mount Vernon Memorial Park for eight years. He maintains the beauty of the cemetery, provides services for all funerals and maintains the equipment.

Radford's hometown is Charlottesville, Va. He attended Miller School and technical schools. He is married to Pat and they have two children: their son, Brian, and his family live in Glen Allen, Va., and his daughter, Kim Murphy, and her family live in Staunton, Va. Radford's hobby is golf.

When asked to describe his job responsibilities in one sentence, Radford replies: "I cut grass and weed-eat stones and sidewalks, weed flower beds, clean up trash, take down dead trees and dispose of them, and mark grave sites, put up tents and chairs and take them down, clean out vaults and niches for funerals, put up name plates and flower vases, trim bushes, plant flowers, set head stones and benches, get fuel for mowers and trimmers, service two lawnmowers, sharpen blades and make repairs or take them to the shop if necessary and work on a dump truck and fill in grave sites and place flowers on sites, raise and lower head stones as they settle, then take the dead flowers away and top off graves and seed grave sites, and clean head stones and streets and sidewalks after mowing, and sometimes dig grave sites for babies or cremation and service the lift for caskets in the mausoleum, and go to Grappones to take and pick up name stones in front of the mausoleum, and get parts and oil and other supplies we need to operate and clean with, and take trash to the dump; put names on nameplates, lock and unlock the mausoleum on Saturday morning and close it on Saturday night, assist with funerals by actually putting caskets and cremains in vaults, and I'm on call at all times. This is most of what Dayton and I do, and this is also the longest sentence I have ever written."