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Bill Hansen is the Pastor of Education and Administration.
Bill served churches in both Georgia and Florida before coming to Emmanuel 14 years ago. He has worn many hats before accepting Christ in 1980. Artist, teacher, realtor, stock broker and race car driver are among the varied pursuits he followed prior to accepting the call to the ministry. A native of Wisconsin, he holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree from the University of Wisconsin and a Master's degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is a doctoral candidate at Luther Rice Seminary. Bill also serves as the Administrative Dean at Emmanuel Christian School. He and his wife, Rozi, have one daughter.
Scott David is the Pastor of Worship.
Scott has been working in fulltime worship ministry since 1993. He moved to Northern Virginia to work at Emmanuel in 2007. Born and raised in Muskegon, Michigan, he accepted Christ when he was seven years old. He has spent his whole life singing in church, first with his family, then in New Found Joy (young adult group), with his wife and now with his family. Scott studied music performance at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia and in his senior year transferred to Crown College. He graduated from Crown College in 2006 with a B.S. in Christian Ministry. Scott was ordained in June of 2006. Before coming to Manassas, he served at 3 other churches in Virginia. Besides serving as worship pastor, Scott has served as Student Pastor and Education Pastor. He served as Revivalist speaker and singer in Virginia and Jamaica and has served as student and children Camp Pastor for Grace Bible Camp. He has recently enrolled at Liberty University Seminary working towards his Master of Arts in Christian Leadership Studies. He has a passion for not only leading people through music to worship God, but also in discipling Christians into a deeper walk with God. He and his wife Debbie have three children.
Brandon Hembree is the Pastor of Students
Brandon has been working in the student ministry for six years before moving to Northern Virginia to work at Emmanuel. Born and raised in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, he accepted Christ when he was nine years old. He graduated from Mississippi College in Clinton, MS in 2007 with a B.S. in Political Science and Communication. After graduating college, Brandon finally surrendered to the calling of full time ministry and was ordained in May of 2009. Before coming to Manassas, he served at 3 other churches in Mississippi, led as a Camp Pastor for LifeWay Student Camps and spoke at numerous student retreats. He has recently finished his first year at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary working towards his M.Div. Brandon has a passion and heart for building relationships with students and discipling them as they grow closer with God. Brandon's interests include Atlanta Braves baseball, his friends and family and conversations at Starbucks.
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