New River Baptist Association of Churches seeks to advance the kingdom of God through the ministries of its churches!
Our Director is Dr. Marc Bewley.
Bro. Marc’s first pastorate was a church plant in West Branch, Michigan. He was appointed there by the Baptist State Convention of Michigan and NAMB (then Home Mission Board) as a church planter apprentice. His next pastorate was a small mission church in Roselawn, Indiana. While in Indiana he led five mission trips to central Mexico, served on the Indiana state executive board and Associational moderator.
In 1992, God called Bro. Marc to pastor in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The church encouraged him to again lead mission trips and continue his education. He attended night school at Covington Seminary and received a Masters and Doctoral degrees in Ministry. Bro. Marc has also taught many classes during his tenure at the seminary in Old and New Testament Survey, Homiletics, and Hermeneutics.
In 1999, God led his family to Bogota’, Colombia. While in Colombia he helped to merge two English speaking churches into one. His family had ministries with street children, helped other missionaries start Bible studies and church, and began a Bible study in the US Embassy in Bogota’.
From 2008 to 2014 Bro. Marc has served in the metro Detroit area through the BSCM and NAMB as a Director of Missions. In 2015 he served in Chattanooga, TN as a Missions Pastor at Dallas Bay Baptist Church. Then in 2016-2018, he pastored Dolomite Baptist Chruch in Birmingham, AL. He currently is the Director of Missions of the New River Baptist Association in SW Virginia.
His email is pastorbewley@gmail.com
Cell number is 205-300-7787