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Pastor
Reverend Wayne F. Johnson
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Wayne F. Johnson was born September 26, 1954 in Philadelphia, PA. Having moved to Virginia in 1955, Wayne
grew up in Chesapeake, VA. He is married to the former Becky Letise Kuykendall and they have two grown children, Kirk
and Letise, and five grandchilden. Wayne
graduated from The College of William and Mary with a B.S. in psychology and a minor in religion. In 1980, he graduated
from the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity with Religious Education degree. Wayne served
as Minister of Education at the First Baptist Church of Jacksonville, North Carolina, from 1979-1984.
He served at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Colonial Heights, Virginia, as Minister of Education and Administration from September 1, 1984 to September
30, 2003 Pastor Johnson has had the privilege
of serving as Pastor of the wonderful people of Rivermont Baptist Church since October 1, 2003.
David Abernathy
Interim Music Director
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| Rev. Wayne F. Johnson, Pastor |
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David Abernathy
Prior to becoming
a Good News Jail & Ministry Chaplain in March 1989, David worked as a volunteer at the W. W. Moore Juvenile Detention
Home. At that time, he was Minister of Music at Stokesland Baptist Church, a position he held until his ordination in 1989.
He also served two years on the Good News President’s Council for the Danville ministry. In 1991, David
was promoted to Senior Chaplain, where he currently serves in that capacity. He ministers at the Danville City Jail and the
Danville Adult Detention Center. David lives in Danville, VA, with his wife, Liz. They have two children.
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Anita Newton Anita was born in Danville and has attended Rivermont since
her birth. She accepted Christ and became a member of Rivermont at the age of 9. Her parents, Harold Martin(deceased)
and Louise Martin, are charter members of Rivermont. She has always been active in church and has been a member of the
GA's, youth choir, Sunday School, Women on the Go, and has taught GA's and children's choir for many years. Anita
is married to Roger Newton and resides in Dry Fork, VA. She has two daughters, Jennifer Depner and Katherine Reynolds,
two step children, including Chris Newton, and three lively dogs, Wilson, Holly and Gizmo. Music has been part
of Anita's life since she was very young. At the age of 6, she began piano lessons. At age 12, she joined the school
band were she played clarinet throughout her school years. Anita studied organ under the direction of Penny Crowder
inthe early 90's. Anita was an active member of Rivermont choir until she was asked to direct the choir at
Mount Olivet United Methodist Church in 1992. She was director there until she returned to Rivermont in June 1995 to
accept a position as the pianist. Anita now plays both the organ and piano at Rivermont.
Teresa Montgomery
Teresa has been employed as custodian at Rivermont since July, 1998 - it is a family affair as husband,
Ronnie, shares in the custodial responsibilities of the church also. They have three daughters, Anna, Sarah
& Kelly. Teresa is a Teacher's Aide at Stony Mill Elementary School. Ronnie is employed
by A.C. Furniture in Eden, NC. Anna and her husband, John Dalton, recently served as missionaries
in Papua New Guinea. Sarah is a student at Randolph Macon College in Lynchburg, VA. Kelly is a junior at Chatham High School. The family are members at United Baptist Church.
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