Elders
Joint leadership dedicated to the study and teaching of the Word and fulfilling biblical standards.
1 Timothy 3:1–7 and Titus 1:5–9
Elders
LEAD PASTOR
Mike Abendroth
Mike’s passion is preaching the Bible in a verse-by-verse fashion and training other men to do the same. He graduated from The Master’s Seminary in 1996 (M. Div.), received his doctorate in Expository Preaching at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in May 2006 (D. Min.), and is an adjunct professor at EBTC (European Bible Training Center).
Pastor Mike is also the author of Jesus Christ: The Prince of Preachers (DayOne, 2007), The Sovereignty and Supremacy of King Jesus (DayOne, 2011), Things that Go Bump in the Church (Harvest House, 2014), Discovering Romans (Zondervan, 2014), Sexual Fidelity (NoCo Media, 2015) and Evangelical White Lies (NoCo Media, 2016).
He is overwhelmed at God’s grace in his salvation and for his family (Kim, Hayley, Luke, Maddie and Grace). Mike has been the Senior Pastor at Bethlehem Bible Church (BBC) in West Boylston, MA since April 1997. When not enjoying his family, Mike is often seen on this.
Executive pastor
Steve Cooley
Pastor Steve graduated from The Master’s Seminary in 2002 and retired from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department in 2004, after 21 years of service. He and his family were called to Bethlehem Bible Church in June, 2004.
Steve and his wife Janet have three grown and married children (spouses in parentheses): Steve Jr. (Jennifer), Kristin (Jerry Fish), and Megan (Joey DeFilippo), and seven grandchildren: January, Autumn, Jude, Colt Fish, and Devany, Carys, and Declan DeFilippo.
On Twitter, Steve is “The Tuesday Guy,” @TheTuesdayGuy a nickname given by a young fan (from Virginia) of No Compromise Radio. Steve is a gamer. He particularly likes PC and board games with some historical flavor. Just don’t ask him to play basketball (or any other sport). His mind is willing, but his body is not able.
Pradeep Tilak
Originally from India, Pradeep has been worshiping with the saints at BBC since 1999, where he serves with his wife Sunita. They have two daughters – Kathryn and Judith. His ministry focus is on Homegroups, IBS and Pulpit Supply. Pradeep graduated from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD GOD is an everlasting rock. (Isaiah 26:3-4 ESV)
Corey Lagunowich
Corey and his wife Karen have been a part of the BBC family since 2014. Their homeschool has always been boisterous and jam-packed with three sons and two daughters. Given saving faith by our triune God in the early 2000s, Corey has a passion for the Psalms and preaches or teaches on them frequently, both in homegroup and when providing pulpit supply to churches throughout New England. He teaches the New Members Class at BBC, welcoming brothers and sisters in Christ into our local body.
You can often find Corey at a baseball field, a sushi restaurant, or providing tech support to family and friends.
On the third day Jesus rose again, according to the Scriptures. He ascended to heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again with glory to judge the living and the dead. His kingdom will never end.
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