Welcome to The Way

An Independent Christian Church

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Meet our Leaders

Pastors

Portrait of a senior male pastor, glamour retouched, smooth skin, warm flattering lighting, professional portrait style. Slightly fuller natural hairline — just a small amount of hair added at the front of the forehead, looking completely natural and not overdone. Same overall look, same background, same pose. Subtle and realistic.
Pastor Ray Westman
Professional church portrait photo touch-up. Take the existing photo of Pastor Jack Coley — a heavyset middle-aged man with gray hair slicked back and a full gray-white beard, smiling warmly, wearing a colorful striped button-up shirt — and enhance it to match a professional studio portrait style. Apply soft, even studio lighting with subtle shadows, smooth and brighten the skin tones, enhance color vibrancy of the shirt, sharpen facial features slightly, and place him against a soft blue-gray gradient studio backdrop (similar to the color #7a96a8). Crop chest-up, centered, same framing as a formal church directory headshot. Match the same warm, polished, professional look as a studio pastor portrait.
Pastor Jack Coley

Elders

A senior man with a mustache, wearing a dark blue polo shirt, smiles against a gray background.
Neal Murray
A smiling elderly man with a beard, wearing a dark blue polo shirt and a lanyard around his neck, standing in front of a gray background.
Russ Gemberling
Smiling elderly man wearing glasses and a light blue polo shirt against a gray background.
Darrell Riemer
A smiling elderly man with gray hair wearing a dark polo shirt, against a neutral backdrop.
Myron Paris
A middle-aged man with light gray hair and a mustache, wearing a white polo shirt, smiling in front of a gray background.
John Lorenti

Deacons

A smiling older man with glasses wearing a light blue polo shirt against a soft blue background.
Bob Czopek
Close-up portrait of a smiling man wearing glasses, a dark polo shirt, against a blue background.
Anthony Elmore
Mitch Fischer
A man with a beard and glasses, wearing a teal polo shirt, against a blue background.
Keith Presley
Smiling older man wearing glasses and a navy blue polo shirt against a solid blue background.
Mike Rivers