Todd has been the pastor at New Bethesda since October, 2002. Prior to that, he served as the Associate Pastor of Sandston Baptist for six years. He and his wife Susan, and their two sons, Matthew and Jacob, have enjoyed living in Mechanicsville since 1997. Mechanicsville has been a great place to raise a family and New Bethesda has been a wonderful church to be a part of. It has been a good match between a mission-minded pastor and a mission-minded church.

       In addition to pastoring the church, Todd serves as a Chaplain in the Army Reserves. He is currently with the 80th Division based in Richmond. He also serves as a member of the Virginia Baptist Mission Board and is active in the ministries of the Dover Baptist Association.

       Todd enjoys sports, kayaking, and just about anything outdoors.

 Tiffany Talley                                                                            Music Director

       Tiffany is New Bethesda’s most recent addition to its staff.  She is a Hanover County Public School Elementary Music teacher and has served as Interim Music Director for two local churches.  Tiffany received her B.A. in Music from V.C.U. in 1992 and married her husband, Mike the same year.  They reside in Hanover County with their two sons, Anthony and Chase.  Tiffany spends much of her time cheering on her sons at sporting and musical events and enjoys reading, working in the yard, and singing.

Tiffany@NewBethesda.org

Rae Duke                                                                                                                          Secretary

        Rae lives in Mechanicsville with her husband, Mike.  They have two married daughters:  Carrie, who lives in Blacksburg, Va., and teaches English at Blacksburg High School, and Abbie, who lives here in Richmond and is the Minister for Education and Students at Ridge Baptist Church in Richmond.  Rae & Mike also have a little granddaughter, Alexa.     

     Rae enjoys reading, working with children, "shopping" and making as       

many trips as she can to Blacksburg, Va., to spend time with her little granddaughter.  Rae is happy to be a part of such a wonderful church as New Bethesda.
      
Rae@NewBethesda.org

       Sylvia grew up in western Pennsylvania. She put herself through Bible College in New Jersey by teaching piano lessons to over 30 students. In 1963 she married Herman and after moving back and forth, they settled in the Richmond area in 1982. They have one daughter Melody, who lives in New Jersey and has a six-year-old little girl named Symphony Grace. Their son Cliff and his wife (also Melody!) live in Powhatan.

       In past years, she and Herman have served as house parents at the Richmond Home for Boys, Directors for Child Evangelism Fellowship, and workers with the mentally challenged in conjunction with Va. Baptist Children’s Home and Family Services.

       Sylvia has been the organist at New Bethesda since May 1, 2005, and has started a children’s music class on Wednesday nights. She and Herman also teach the children’s Sunday School class. In her “spare” time, she teaches approximately 12 piano students. Her hobbies include scrap booking and the old-fashioned, almost-lost art of letter writing.