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| Pastors/Elders |
 Pastor Bryan Sims
Family:
Bryan and and Angela were married in 2000. The Lord has since blessed them with three daughters. Hannah and Karis are twins and were born 2003, and Emma was born 2005. Bryan grew up in Rockville, MD just outside of Washington, DC.
Testimony:
Bryan attended church for the first time in his life when he was 20 years old. His brother had become a Christian a year earlier and Bryan saw a radical difference in his brother's life. Bryan started reading the Bible and just after turning 21 years of age, he accepted God's gift of salvation by repenting of his sins and trusting Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. Like his brother, Bryan's life began to take on meaning and peace. A year later, he felt a strong calling to go into full-time Christian ministry. Bryan remembers what it is like to be confident on the outside and empty on the inside. He wants to tell others that outward accomplishments won't satisfy your deepest need to have a relationship with the eternal God, forgiveness of sins, and peace in this life and in the life to come.
Education:
- Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA
- Master of Divinity (M.Div) in biblical languages from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, NC
-Master of Theology (Th.M) in systematic theology from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Apologetics and Worldview Studies from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY
Something silly:
I failed my driving test 3 times and the written test a couple times. I felt better when I recently heard of a woman in Belgium who passed after her 38th try!
Dan Hanle - Elder
 Dan has been a member of Southbury Baptist Church for 16 years along with Carolyn, his wife, and their two children, Donny and Elizabeth. The last 9 years he has held the role of Elder. Elizabeth and Donny are currently both in college.
Through the years at Southbury Baptist and at other churches, Dan has held various roles such as Deacon and Sunday School teacher, and Youth Leader. A special note is that Dan has had the wonderful opportunity to baptize both of his children. An engineer by training, Dan has worked for both large and small firms as well as being self- employed.
Harold Wisener - Elder
 Harold has been a member of Southbury Baptist Church for 9 years along with his wife Sherry. He has served as Elder for the last 7 years and as Sunday School leacher for 8 years. Harold and Sherry have two sons and 4 grandchildren.He has served as Deacon and Sunday School teacher plus has filled other roles of ministry in previous churches over the years. The primary focus of his ministry has been to younger families.
Harold's background is engineering and he has been employed as a manager at Duracell, a business unit of Proctor&Gamble, for 33 years.
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