Our Team

Our Team

Senior Pastor

Gene Burdette

Pastor Gene Burdette, ThD comes to us from Orlando, FL where he pastored for nearly eight years.  He is married for almost twenty years to his wife Karen and have six children.  Pastor Burdette is a graduate of Pensacola Christian College.  He also possesses a Masters in Missiology, and a Doctorate of Theology. Pastor Burdette was a child of the foster care system and was adopted by Ralph and Helen Burdette at the age of five.  It was during this…
Pastor – Retired

Billy Shepard

Pastor Billy Shepard was born again and baptized at age eleven. He moved from Arkansas to the Washington, DC area in November 1954. He answered God’s call to ministry in August, 1957 and was ordained February 17, 1960. He has led in the establishment two churches: Arlington Missionary Baptist Church, Arlington, VA in 1960 (now known as First BC of Kingstowne) where he served as pastor for six and a half years, and Bethel Baptist Church, Woodbridge, VA in 1967…
Women’s Ministry Leader

Jean Shepard

Jean is married to Billy D. Shepard, Retired Pastor of Marsh Road Baptist Church, Woodbridge, VA, where she is Director of Faith Ministries, Bible Teacher for Senior High Girls, Women’s Bible Study Leader and co-leader of the Senior’s Ministry with her husband. She is also the author of “Worthy To Be Loved”, a Bible teaching program on Biblical Self-Esteem which she has taught in the US and Australia. Jean has a BA degree in Christian Education and working on her…
Pastor’s Assistant

Billy Petry

Pastor’s Assistant

Robert LeCompte

Brother Robert has been a member of Marsh Road Baptist Church Since 2001 and Music Director since 2006. Bro. Robert is currently serving as the Adult Sunday School Class Teacher and has been tremendously blessed to be able to assist Pastor Shepard by sharing God’s Word from the Pulpit when the Pastor is away and on 5th Sunday Services.
Sunday School Superintendent

Dan Dickerson

Greeter

Kellie Dickerson

Head Usher

Ray Scott

Usher

Vernon Santmyer