Leadership

Lance was born and raised in southwest Florida and came to know the Lord at a young age. He later attended Liberty University where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Missions (1995). He then studied at The Master’s Seminary under the ministry of Pastor John MacArthur where he earned his Master of Divinity degree (2000) and a Doctorate of Ministry in Expository Preaching (2011). Lance was ordained to the gospel ministry at Grace Community Church in 2001 and immediately departed to serve the Lord in the Czech Republic from 2001-2020 as a church planter. In addition to church planting and church revitalization, he also established the Czech Bible Institute and Didasko publishing ministry. He came to Danville, Virginia in January 2021 when he began serving as the senior pastor of Westover Baptist Church. Lance and his wife Sandy have been married since 1998 and have 4 children and one grandchild. 

Noah spent the first half of his life in the Carolinas until his family moved to South Central Pennsylvania where he spent his high school years. He went back down to South Carolina to study at Bob Jones University and graduated in 2022 with a Bachelor of Music Education. Noah spent his first year after graduation traveling full-time for his alma mater and leading the very first BJU Music Education Ministry Team. In 2023 Noah was called to be the music director at Westover Baptist Church and took on the role of youth pastor in 2025. In his free time, Noah enjoys performing and writing music, reading books, running long distance, and hiking mountain trails. Noah and his wife Kayla have been married since December 2024. 

John was blessed to be born into a loving family in Central Texas and moved to Alabama as a junior in high school where he met a young lady, Jill, who became his high school sweetheart. John and Jill were married right after graduation and attended Auburn University, where he graduated with a degree in textile engineering. In 1999, on a mission trip to Ukraine, the Lord called John into full time youth ministry. He became the youth pastor at Westover Baptist Church in 2002. Upon becoming a youth minister, he felt the calling for biblical training, so he attended Liberty University where he received a Master of Arts in Religion degree with an emphasis on pastoral counseling. After eleven years as a youth pastor, John was called to God’s Pit Crew, a Christian disaster relief ministry where he served for four years. Then, in 2017, John was called back to Westover, this time as the administrator of the school, Westover Christian Academy where he is currently serving. John and Jill are blessed to have two children who love the Lord, a son, Jay, and a daughter Jennifer. Jay is married to an amazing daughter-in-law, Sarah. They have three children and live in the Lynchburg area. Jennifer is married to an amazing son-in-law, Jared, and they have two children and live in the Winston-Salem area. 

Youth Ministries & Security

Children's Ministries

Young Adult Ministries, Visitation, &  Technology

Pastor Robert Vermillion (left), and Pastor Doug Barber (right)

In the fall of 1993, Southall Baptist Church and Lynn Haven Baptist merged and formed Westover Baptist Church. On September 5, 1993, the church held its first service and had 235 charter members. Dr. Doug Barber, formerly of Southall Baptist Church, became the senior pastor. Reverend Robert Vermillion, former pastor of Lynn Haven Baptist Church, was selected as the co-pastor. Reverend Paul Nelson was selected as the worship leader. The church merger led to the transformation of Southall Christian School to Westover Christian Academy in September 1994. The 15-acre site was immediately expanded to include new facilities for Westover Christian Academy to serve the Danville community.

On January 3, 2020, Dr. Doug Barber was given the title "Pastor Emeritus" and passed the baton of the role of senior pastor to Dr. Lance Roberts who had served as a missionary in Czech Republic for almost 20 years.