Rev. Washington has been our Pastor since 1990. He is married to Janet and they have two children, Rebekah and Lydia and a precious grandson Julian. He is a graduate of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (Master's of Divinity 1987) and a graduate of Clemson University (B.S. Mechanical Engineering 1983). mwashington@hrbc1.com

Tim has been serving Hollins Road Baptist since 1997. He served as our Youth Minister from 1997-2007. In 2007 his duties were changed to serve as our Minister of Education and Family. He also works full-time as a School Resource Officer for Roanoke City Schools. He and his wife Debbie have two children and six grandchildren. tyoung@hrbc1.com

Byron Lawson has been working with our students (6th to 12th grade) since November 2025. He leads the students in Sunday School and Bible Study as well as various events throughout the year. He works full-time at Carilion Clinic. Byron and his wife have 3 kids. hrbcstudentministries@gmail.cm

Melissa began serving on our staff in 2020. She's part-time, very gifted and loves children's ministry. She's married to Chuck and they have a son who's a graduate from Emory and Henry and works for Mattern and Craig. mkiser@hrbc1.com

Janet has served as our Music Director since 2014. She is the wife of Rev. Washington. She has a Bachelor's in Math from James Madison University as well as a Master's in Math from Virginia Tech University. She is also a high school Math teacher for Roanoke County Schools. jwashingtonjmu@gmail.com

Tonya has served as our Church Secretary since 2018. She and her husband David have 3 children and 5 grandchildren. Tonya has a Bachelors of Arts in Business Administration Management from National College of Business and Technology. office@hrbc1.com

Brenda is married and has 2 grown children and 5 grandchildren. She has been a member of HRBC since the year her father (Chips Doyle) was called as senior pastor. She graduated from William Byrd High School and Bluefield Junior College. The many years at Hollins Road have given her the blessing of serving in WMU, Sunday School, Discipleship Classes, Women’s Ministry, Youth Ministry, Children’s Ministry, AWANA, and Music Ministry. Her life verse is Jeremiah 29:12-13, “Then you will call upon Me and come and pray unto Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.”

Debbie has served since 1989. She also serves as our Sunday School Secretary. She and her husband Tim (our Minister of Education and Family Life) have 2 children and 6 grandchildren. dyoung@hrbc1.com

Loretta is the Financial Secretary for the church and she has been serving since  October 2023. ltondola@hrbc1.com