Our Team

Pastor Marty Anderson came to Commonwealth from University Baptist Church in Baltimore, Maryland, where he served as Associate Pastor for College Ministries for seven years. At UBC, he organized and taught, counseled and led a weekly informal service for 80-100 college students that included music, testimonies, Scripture readings, and a message. In addition, he led student mission trips to Costa Rica, Mississippi’s Gulf Coast, and Atlanta. At Commonwealth, he has drawn on his rich college experience as a Centrifuge camp worship leader by helping lead our youth group on their summer trip to Passport Camp in Wingate, NC.

Born in Saltillo, Mississippi, Marty holds a degree in Educational Psychology from Mississippi State University and his MDiv from the McAfee School of Theology. In addition to spending time with his family, Marty enjoys playing guitar (sometimes even in our services!) and watching college football, particularly his alum team, Mississippi State.

Pastor Robin Anderson has been serving as Co-Pastor of Commonwealth since 2012.

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Before coming to CBC, Pastor Robin served at University Baptist Church in Baltimore, Maryland and FBC Decatur, Georgia. She earned her MDiv at Mercer University's McAfee School of Theology. Before attending seminary, Robin earned her BFA in Theater Performance from Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri.

Pastor Robin served on the leadership team Baptist Women in Ministry and the Alumni Board for McAfee School of Theology. She has sermons featured in The Theological Review and in This is What a Preacher Looks Like: Sermons by Baptist Women in Ministry.

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Robin and Marty have three children. She enjoys writing, hiking, and taking an occasional tap dance class.

Beth currently lives in Alexandria. She delights in exploring new activities, and has taken classes in archery, belly dancing, Couch to 5K, drawing, native plant identification, and swing dancing. In her free time, Beth enjoys creative pursuits, puzzles, reading, running, and spending time with good friends.

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Beth grew up in Maryland as the 7th of 10 children, and moved to Northern Virginia as a young adult. She returned to college when both of her children were in middle school, completing her Bachelor’s in Accounting with a minor in Business Administration from UMUC. Shortly after earning her degree, she began using her skills and education in the position of office administrator at Commonwealth Baptist.

Courtney Hodge is our Youth Leader and Coordinator for Christian Education. In this role, she provides Christian education and training for the CBC church community, with a primary emphasis on youth and children.

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Not only does Courtney possess a genuine enthusiasm and care for people, she has extensive experience in education. Courtney was a high school math teacher for 8 years, and is now working as a Program Manager in Inclusive Learning. She has a Master’s of Religious Education from Shaw University Divinity School.

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One of her favorite pastimes is playing board games with her fiancée and her 8 year old son!

Ryan Walker has over two decades of professional musical experience. In addition to being the primary singer/songwriter in the DC-area band The Beanstalk Library, he has played guitar, bass, and keyboard with various bands and artists. He served as the contemporary worship leader at Columbia Baptist Church in Falls Church, VA, from 2003-2010 and brings his musicianship to services at a variety of churches on a freelance basis. He also teaches private piano, guitar, bass and ukulele lessons. Ryan enjoys incorporating both sacred and spiritually thoughtful secular music into worship.