Our Staff

Since 1989 Sparky has served as the Senior Pastor of Immanuel with a strong commitment to expository preaching. Born in 1950 in Richmond, Virginia, Sparky has prepared himself for shepherding God's flock in a number of ways. After graduating from Bob Jones University with a B.A. and M.A. and ...

Jim Bennett is a graduate of Washington Bible College and Capital Bible Seminary. He served as Youth Pastor in Hagerstown, Maryland for four years as well as at Immanuel. He is presently the Pastor of Family Ministries here at Immanuel Baptist Church, where he has served for thirty-five years. As ...

Michael grew up in a Pastor’s home (his dad being his “hero”) and appreciates the godly heritage he received from his mom and dad. Rebecca’s parents live in Geigertown, Pennsylvania, where her dad is the administrator of High Point Baptist Academy. Michael graduated from Northland Baptist ...

Geoff Chan joined Immanuel’s staff as Chinese Ministry Pastor in 2000. He and his wife, Eunice, were saved in 1976 when both of them were students at The University of Michigan. They have been members of Immanuel since 1981. Geoff received his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the Chinese ...

Ed Lee joined the staff of Immanuel in October 2000 as Pastor of Visitation. He served for 37 years in the insurance field. During his 27 years at Immanuel, he has served on the Board of Elders and has been a Sunday School teacher for 25 years. He holds an undergraduate degree from East Carolina ...

A graduate of Radford University, Becky earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education in 1972. Becky has also completed 15 hours towards a Master’s Degree in Learning Disabilities at VCU. She received her Master of Arts in Religion from Liberty Theological Seminary in 2007. In ...

Caren and her husband Dave have served the Lord together in various ministries for 30 years.  In 1994, the Cummings moved to Richmond and joined Immanuel Baptist Church.  Caren has been serving on the Women’s Ministries leadership team since 2002, and in January 2009 became the director of ...

Drew Bowles is a graduate of Lee Davis High School.  He has attended Immanuel Baptist Church his whole life.

Naomi Corcoran’s first encounter with Immanuel Baptist Church was as an infant in the Nursery Dept. She attended Bryan College in Dayton, TN where she met and married John Corcoran. She has lived in Richmond all of her life except for a short time in Lynchburg, Virginia and Argyle, Iowa where ...

Brenda Bowles is originally from Woodstock, VA and graduated from Lord Fairfax Community College with an Associate Degree in Secretarial Science. While studying there she met her future husband, Michael Bowles, and they married in 1975. They have a daughter, Kristi, and a son, Jeremy. She became a ...