Staff

Rev. Rick Bowling- Pastor Reverend Bowling, a Shelby native, is married to Susan Shull Bowling. They have been blessed with four sons and a daughter-in law; Tripp and Laura, Julian, Webb and Holt. Rick graduated from North Carolina State University in 1984 with a BA in Business Management. In 2000 he graduated from Gardner-Webb School of Divinity with a Masters of Divinity. Currently Reverend Bowling is a candidate for his Doctorate of Ministry at Ashland Theological Seminary in Ashland, Ohio with a projected graduation in 2010. He currently serves on various boards in the community, as the Chaplain for the Cleveland County Volunteer Fire Department, a member of The American Association of Christian Counselors and enjoys teaching tennis and spending time with his family. His passion is sharing the outrageous love and transforming power of Jesus Christ. It is Pastor Rick's desire that everyone shall know God; that they shall experience the Father's love through Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior through the work of the Holy Spirit. 1 John 4:7-8 To send email to Rick, click here.

		Rev. Rick and Susan Bowling

		Wayne Johnson - Part Time Minister of Music Wayne is Westview's Provisional Part-Time Minister of Music. He is Associate Vice President of Operations at Gardner-Webb University. He has a Bachelor of Music from Mars Hill College and a Masters of Education/Cognate in Counseling from The University of South Carolina. Over the past 24 years, he has served two churches as Minister of Music. Wayne's experience in church music is broad. His foundation is in passionate traditional hymns, yet he demonstrates ability to blend traditional hymns with modern praise and worship, which is his preferred worship style. His strengths are found in choral conducting and vocal skills development. His vision for ministry is to lead the church to have a clear vision, devoted leadership and a heart for ministry; making music a passionate expression of worshipping believers, and encouraging all ages to worship the Lord together. To email Wayne, click here.

Wayne Johnson

Skip Allen		Skip Allen - Part-Time Youth Minister Skip was born and raised in Shelby NC. He accepted Christ as his savior at the age of 13 at Xtreme winter youth conference. From then until his freshman year of College he thought he was supposed to go to medical school and become a doctor. This was his plan and not even close to what God had in store for him. During the spring semester of his freshman year at Liberty University God turned his life and future upside down. Skip realized during that time that God was calling him to serve in full time ministry by communicating the word of God. It’s Skip's passion to accurately handle the Word of God and to communicate its message in creative ways, in order to see people draw closer to Jesus Christ. One of his favorite songs is called “one thing” by Charlie Hall and there is a line in that song that says, “all of life comes down to just one thing and that’s to know you Lord Jesus and to make You known.” Those lyrics describe the cry of Skip's heart and the purpose of his preaching. Skip has a B.S. in Biblical Studies from Liberty University and a Master of Arts in Evangelism and Church Planting from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary To send email to Skip click here.


Cathy Key		Cathy Key, Church Secretary Cathy Key has been secretary at Westview since September 18, 2006. She has over 15 years experience as a Church Secretary. She holds an Associate of Science degree in Office Administration from the University of South Carolina in Aiken and an additional year toward an Office Administration major from USC, Columbia. Her husband, Wayne, has been a Baptist minister for the past 35 years and is the pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Cherryville. They have three children -- Brian and his wife Laura, Rebecca and her husband Jason, and Ronald who is 18 and a senior at Cherryville High School. Brian and Laura have two children, Gracie and Chase. The Keys have lived in Cherryville for the past 15 years. To send email to Cathy, click here.


		Josh Haney, Pianist Josh feels God has gifted him to play a majestic instrument, the piano. He has played for churches since 1995 and also for weddings, revivals, gospel music festivals and community concerts. In 2001 he was a National Runner-Up and NC State Champion in the National Beta Club Convention Talent Contest. He made a recording in 1999, entitled "My Gift to Him". He enjoys participating in anything that will glorify God. Josh received a Bachelor of Science in Biology and a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He recently earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He and Crystal Green were married July 11th.
Josh Haney

Joyce Sheaffer		Joyce Sheaffer, Organist Music and education have been a great part of Joyce's life. She graduated from High Point University with a BA and from ASU with a Master's degree. She taught in Cleveland County Schools for thirty-four years before retiring. She served as interim organist and organist at New Hope Baptist Church in Earl and as interim music director at several churches. She sings with The Harmony of Hope, a ladies quintet. She and her husband Cliff, a math teacher in Charlotte, reside at Earl.