Pastor Steve has served as the senior pastor of Westwood since 2010. A graduate of Lee University, he completed both his Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and is completing his PhD at Columbia International University. After ten years in banking and management, he entered pastoral ministry to serve churches in TN, FL, KY, and GA. He and his wife, Cheryl, have been married for more than forty years and have four grown children, three daughters-in-love, and nine grandchildren.
In addition to serving in ministry to the local church, he serves as the board chair for WayMaker, Int’l, a missions and ministry organization serving refugees in the Eastern Mediterranean region. He is also a part-time professor at Lee University and Grand Canyon University, and a hospital chaplain for Bradley Medical Center.