Leadership

Jeremiah Pent serves as pastor and ruling elder of Walker’s Chapel. Jeremiah grew up in Ft Worth, Texas, and moved to Virginia with his family in 2001. He earned his MDiv from Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, in 2009. In addition to pastoring, Jeremiah currently works in real estate management and marketing.  He also enjoys writing and has published a children’s book, illustrated by Ukrainian artist Dmitry Morozov. Jeremiah and his wife, Amy, have been married for 30 years and have seven children and four grandchildren.

Scott Magnino serves as a ruling elder of Walker’s Chapel. He grew up in Muskogee, Oklahoma, where he was active in scouting, played trombone in the school band, and earned his pilot certification at the age of 16. Scott earned a degree in Finance and Management Information Systems from the University of Oklahoma, and his career included work as a land surveyor, cardiovascular technician, and more than 30 years as a Security Specialist for the Department of the Air Force, Department of State, and the Department of the Army in a variety of positions around the world, before retiring in 2018. He and his wife, Karen, have two children and seven grandchildren. Since his retirement, Scott enjoys making 18th-century period reproduction furniture and managing an ever-growing honey bee apiary on their property in Madison County.

Jody Simmons serves as a teaching elder pro tem of Walker’s Chapel. Jody’s roots are in Corpus Christi, Texas, where he grew up. In 2005, he graduated with an MDiv from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Since then, he has pastored a church in Cherokee, Texas, spent a year and a half as a missionary in India, and served as Associate Pastor of River Hills Baptist Church in Corpus Christi from 2013-2022. He became an assistant pastor at Providence Church in February 2023. Jody and his wife Katherine have four children: Porter, Caleb, Anna Kate, and Lucy.

Deacons. The elders of Walker’s Chapel are currently evaluating potential deacon candidates for recommendation to the members.