Church Officers
Teaching Elders
Ruling Elders
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Tom Pulaski |
Dave Hawes
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Deacons
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Stephen Allen
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Rob Peterson
Jim Stewart |
Dale Orwig
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Charlie Baile, Pastor
Charlie grew up in Maryland and was drawn to the Lord through the ministry of Liberty Baptist Church in Lisbon, MD. Shortly after his conversion at the age of 17, Charlie did his undergraduate work at Nyack College in Nyack, NY. Continuing to sense God's calling towards the pastorate, Charlie continued his education at Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte. Charlie was ordained in the PCA in 1998 and was an Assistant Pastor for four and one half years at Mitchell Road Presbyterian Church before becoming the Pastor of Shady Grove. Charlie is married to Kim and they have three children: Haddon, Elise, and Karis. They reside in Montgomery Village.
Tom Parker, Minister of Congregational Care
Tom is also a native of the county. He grew up on a farm in the Aspen Hill area and attended John F. Kennedy High School, along with his wife, Priscilla. At Bucknell University, Tom worked with Young Life as a volunteer leader. Tom graduated from Gordon-Conwell, after which he pastored a church in Philadelphia for five years. Returning to Montgomery County in 1983, Tom and Priscilla began attending Shady Grove. Tom became a Ruling Elder in 1991 and joined the staff in 1993. The Parkers have three children: Carrie, Ben, and Abby. They live in Silver Spring.
Bruce Wiley, Minister to Youth
Bruce grew up in the youth program at Fourth Presbyterian Church in Bethesda, and has been active in youth work since then. He graduated from the University of Maryland and returned to Fourth to lead the middle school ministry. From there he worked with the high school ministry at McLean Bible Church and was the youth pastor at Grace Presbyterian in Annapolis before joining the staff here at Shady Grove in January 1999. Bruce and Peggy live in Gaithersburg and are the proud parents of daughters Cara and Emma.
