Our Staff

Rev. Josh Beeler

Pastor

Josh was called as Pastor of Madison Heights Baptist Church on April 30, 2023 and began his tenure with us on July 1, 2023. Prior to coming to MHBC, Josh served as Associate Pastor at Central Baptist Church of Fountain City in Knoxville, TN and Minister of Youth and Outreach at Port Norfolk Baptist in Portsmouth, VA. Josh grew up in Chesapeake, VA, got his B.A. at Old Dominion University, and holds a Master of Divinity from the Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond. Josh has been happily married to his wife, Sherry, since 2011. Together, they have two sons—Jayden and Brody. Josh enjoys community, traveling, hiking, board games, reading, disc golf, ultimate frisbee, volleyball, soccer, and playing guitar. He also enjoys cooking good food and eating good food with others. He is incredibly grateful for God’s calling him to Madison Heights Baptist Church, and looks forward to the years ahead of service together!

Catherine White

Director of Music

Catherine is a native of Forest,Virginia. She graduated from Lynchburg College with a B.A. in Music Education, and from the University of Tennessee with a Masters in Organ Performance. Catherine has served as pianist for Forest United Methodist Church in Forest and as organist at Chestnut Hill Baptist Church in Lynchburg and in the same capacity at Emerald Avenue United Methodist Church in Knoxville, Tennessee. Catherine began her service at Madison Heights in October 1991. She is married to Michael White and they have a daughter, Michaela.

Rev. Randy Bower

Youth Pastor

Randy is a native of the Hampton Roads area. He graduated from Bluefield College with a B.A. in Religion and Philosophy. He received the Master of Divinity with Religious Education from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, NC. Randy started in full-time ministry at First Baptist Church Graham, NC as Minister of Youth and Education. He also served as Minister of Children and Youth at Altamahaw Baptist Church in Elon, NC. Randy and his family then moved to Lynchburg, VA where he served as Minister of Youth and Education at Chestnut Hill Baptist Church concluding his tenure there of 20 years as Senior Pastor. Randy began serving as Youth Pastor at Madison Heights Baptist Church in October 2019. He is married to Sharon Walters-Bower and they have two adult children, Stacie and Dane.

Sharon Walters-Bower

Office Administrator

Sharon began serving in the role of all things MHBC Office on July 1, 2024. We are so excited to have her in this role!