Dean became our pastor in June of 2007. He has been in pastoral ministry since 1984. He served for 12 years as the pastor of Hinsdale Baptist Church (now known as Oak Community Church) in Hinsdale, Illinois. He was called to WSBC after ministering from 1996 to 2007 as the senior pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Lompoc, California.
Pastor Dean is a graduate of the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago and the University of Illinois Chicago (BA History). He received his master’s of divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois.
Dean has been married to Sherilyn since 1977 and they have three grown children: Matthew, married to Tia, Stephen and Ellen.

Steve joined the staff in August 2016 as our new Minister of Worship and Music. Prior to coming to WSBC, he had served as the Worship Pastor at Trinity Evangelical Free Church in Woodbridge, CT for 23 years. Steve and his wife, Lisa, are originally from Pennsylvania where they met each other at Messiah College and both graduated in 1991. They have 2 sons: Elijah who is a Police Officer in KS and Ben who is a Student at Moody Bible Institute.

At the heart of his ministry, Joel knows God has called him to faithfully model and teach people of all ages to know and grow in the Gospel of Jesus Christ and God's Story.  

Prior to Joel joining our staff and church family as the Pastor of Family Ministries, in 2017, he served at Community Fellowship in West Chicago and Pleasant Hill Community Church in Wheaton.  Joel is a graduate of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield IL.

Here are a few things that Joel loves …  "My Wife, Rhonda, and Kids, (Josie, Benji & Drew),  Michigan football,  Cubs baseball, Sunday afternoon naps, Cheering on my boys’ football & baseball teams, planning adventures and traveling with my family, my big puppy (Chocolate Lab, Ruby), sharing a great meal with family and friends, family huddles & hugs, making my award winning chili and sausage gravy, grilling, and creating something out of nothing from the Fridge."

Aaron, his wife Becky and their daughter, came to WSBC in June of 2019. They met at Taylor University where Aaron received a degree in Elementary Education.  He later went on to graduate from Liberty University with a Master of Divinity degree. Aaron then served 10 years in Youth Ministry at a church in Michigan. He served for 2 years as a volunteer at WSBC with our Middle School and High School Ministries while he was on staff as our Tech Director since October of 2019.