Senior Pastor
Tim Simpson has been the Senior Pastor at Greenridge since 1992. He and his wife, Carol, live in Damascus. They have three sons, two daughters in-laws and five grandchildren! Tim grew up in a pastor’s home and accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior in 1967. He began to sense a call to the ministry as a high school student. He was ordained by First Baptist Church, Waldorf, Maryland.
Tim graduated from Carson-Newman College and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He served at a church in Howard County for ten years before coming to Greenridge.
He served as a Trustee with the International Mission Board of the SBC, has served as President of the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware.
His spiritual gifts are preaching, teaching and leadership. One of the most rewarding parts of his life right now is leading a Bible study for neighbors. You can reach Pastor Tim by email at: tim@greenridgebaptist.org.
Tim graduated from Carson-Newman College and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He served at a church in Howard County for ten years before coming to Greenridge.
He served as a Trustee with the International Mission Board of the SBC, has served as President of the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware.
His spiritual gifts are preaching, teaching and leadership. One of the most rewarding parts of his life right now is leading a Bible study for neighbors. You can reach Pastor Tim by email at: tim@greenridgebaptist.org.
Pastor of Youth and Young Adults
Mark Brunke has been in youth ministry since 2005. Prior to coming to Greenridge he served as the Youth Director of two campuses of New Life Community Church in Chicago and then as the Youth and Children Pastor at the Chinese Bible Church of Oak Park in Illinois. He received his Masters from Moody Theological Seminary.
Mark loves talking theology, apologetics, fantasy, and sci-fi. Mark's wife, Christy, is a wonderful mom and a published author. Their two daughters, Michaela and Angelina, are a mixture of fairy dust and ninja training. You can reach Mark by email at: mbrunke@greenridgebaptist.org
Mark loves talking theology, apologetics, fantasy, and sci-fi. Mark's wife, Christy, is a wonderful mom and a published author. Their two daughters, Michaela and Angelina, are a mixture of fairy dust and ninja training. You can reach Mark by email at: mbrunke@greenridgebaptist.org
Discipleship Pastor
Paul Davis was raised in southeast Missouri as the son of a Southern Baptist pastor. He has served in various places as youth pastor, associational youth director, music pastor, small group leader, and Sunday school teacher. Through some very cool, God-guided circumstances, Paul joined the Greenridge staff in October 2015 as the Discipleship Pastor.
Paul earned a Master of Arts and a Master of Theology (both in Old Testament) at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, NC, and he is currently pursuing a PhD in Semitic Languages and Literatures at the Catholic University of America in DC.
Paul really enjoys reading, languages, Star Wars, tacos, talking about the Bible and theology, playing with his kids, driving, and staying warm. You can reach Paul by email at: pdavis@greenridgebaptist.org
Paul earned a Master of Arts and a Master of Theology (both in Old Testament) at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, NC, and he is currently pursuing a PhD in Semitic Languages and Literatures at the Catholic University of America in DC.
Paul really enjoys reading, languages, Star Wars, tacos, talking about the Bible and theology, playing with his kids, driving, and staying warm. You can reach Paul by email at: pdavis@greenridgebaptist.org
Children's Ministry Director
Mary Ann Blackburn has been actively serving in various areas of the Children's Ministry at Greenridge since 2010 and as Children’s Ministry Director since 2013. Her husband is Mark and they have four children, a son-in-law and two beautiful granddaughters. Mary Ann previously served as the Children's Ministry Director for seven years at The People's Church in Amarillo Texas, and as the Preschool Ministry Director at The Church at Quail Creek also in Amarillo.
Mary Ann graduated from Baptist Hospital of Nursing in Memphis, Tennessee and worked in the medical surgical area for several years. You can reach Mary Ann by email at: children@greenridgebaptist.org.
Mary Ann graduated from Baptist Hospital of Nursing in Memphis, Tennessee and worked in the medical surgical area for several years. You can reach Mary Ann by email at: children@greenridgebaptist.org.
Manager, Facilities
Robert O'Conor has joined the GBC team after a career in Law Enforcement/Security and Business. Bob married his high school sweet-heart, Rebecca in 1987. She and Bob have been members of GBC since 1996. They have three adult sons (Brady, Patrick, and Ryan). Their three sons grew up at GBC and they have been active in the Children's and Youth Ministries.
Bob has served on many volunteer teams throughout his 20 years of membership. Bob accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior as a high school senior in 1980. Outside of Greenridge, Bob is an assistant baseball coach at Montgomery College and for the Bethesda Big Train (Cal Ripken Sr. Collegiate Summer League). He views his coaching as a ministry which has enabled him to mentor hundreds of young men over his coaching career. The work of the local church is very important to Bob and he is thrilled to be at GBC. His responsibilities include: Property Management, Building Operations, Safety/Security, and Community Building Use. You can reach Bob by email at: roconor@greenridgebaptist.org
Bob has served on many volunteer teams throughout his 20 years of membership. Bob accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior as a high school senior in 1980. Outside of Greenridge, Bob is an assistant baseball coach at Montgomery College and for the Bethesda Big Train (Cal Ripken Sr. Collegiate Summer League). He views his coaching as a ministry which has enabled him to mentor hundreds of young men over his coaching career. The work of the local church is very important to Bob and he is thrilled to be at GBC. His responsibilities include: Property Management, Building Operations, Safety/Security, and Community Building Use. You can reach Bob by email at: roconor@greenridgebaptist.org
Administrative Assistant
Dabria Tomlin has been actively involved in ministry in multiple capacities since 2013. She has served as a youth leader, youth administrator, A/V crew member, ministry director, ministry-church liaison, and, most important of all, pastor's wife. By God's grace, she married her best friend, Eric, in October of 2018 and has had the pleasure of serving by as his advocate and challenger since. Dabria enjoys dancing, talking theology, reading fantasy novels, asking lots of questions, photography, and coddiwompling.
You can reach Dabria by email at: churchoffice@greenridgebaptist.org
You can reach Dabria by email at: churchoffice@greenridgebaptist.org
Marketing & Social Media Coordinator
Patrick O’Conor graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park with a B.A. in communication. He began attending Greenridge when he was in Kindergarten and is excited to use his passion for layout & design to serve the Church. He married his wife Kat in 2019.
In his spare time, Patrick has a passion for photography, particularly portraits and street photography. He also has a passion for Star Trek, video games, and podcasts.
You can contact him by email at poconor@greenridgebaptist.org.
In his spare time, Patrick has a passion for photography, particularly portraits and street photography. He also has a passion for Star Trek, video games, and podcasts.
You can contact him by email at poconor@greenridgebaptist.org.