Leadership

Pastor David J. English was born in  Philadelphia, PA and raised in Morgantown, WV. He attended Word of Life  Bible Institute and Cedarville College. He received his M.Div. from  Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary, his Th.M. from Trinity Evangelical  Divinity School, and his D.Min. also from Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary.
Pastor David ministered for seventeen years as an Associate Pastor at Church of the Open Door in OH and Calvary Bible Church in MI.
He has been married to his wife, Amy, for 35 years. They have three children, two of whom are married. They began ministry at West Rockport Baptist Church on Easter Sunday, March 27, 2005.

Sharon Shaw was born in Bath, Maine and raised throughout New England. Her father was a pastor in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Rhode Island so this required many moves growing up. She has been active throughout her life in church ministries and at Pen Bay Christian School.
She has been married to her husband, Daniel, for 35 years. Sharon has served as church secretary and bookkeeper for nine years at West Rockport Baptist Church.