Rev. Dr. Shaun Brown
Senior Pastor
shaun@rockymountdisciples.org
Rocky Mount Christian Church is excited to introduce our minister, Rev Dr. Shaun Brown. He began his ministry with us on 8/19/24. He is a Pennsylvania native and a fan of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Pirates and Steelers. He comes to us from First Christian Church in Garland, TX. He is a graduate of Johnson University (B.A., 2006), Emmanuel Christian Seminary at Milligan (M.Div., 2010), and Wycliffe College, University of Toronto (Ph.D., 2019). While completing his PhD he began working in a residential home for adults with disabilities for Heritage Christian Services in Clarence, NY, where he served for five years.
He has served as an adjunct professor at several institutions in online and traditional settings, teaching courses in theology, ethics, and religious studies. A revised version of his Ph.D. dissertation was published as George Lindbeck and the Israel of God: Scripture, Ecclesiology, and Ecumenism (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021). He is also the author of George Lindbeck: A Biographical and Theological Introduction (Cascade, 2022) and co-editor of Theology and Star Trek (Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, 2023).
Shaun is married to Sherri Lynn O’Neal Brown, an occupational therapist. They have three children: Adalyn, Emilia, and Ezra.
Paula Harmon
Paula is the church’s Administrative Assistant and Bookkeeper. Feel free to come say hello to her any time. The office is open from 9 to 2:30 pm Monday through Friday.
Paula is a native of Franklin County. She resides in Fork Mountain with her husband. She enjoys spending time with her family and baking.
Rev. Barbara Weddle
Barbara is grateful to be the organist and choir director at RMCC. She is here with a mission to mold and shape our music program of adult and children’s choirs, a bell choir, and special music embracing the gifts and talents of many, and to join with you in singing praise to the Lord.
Barbara brings more than 25 years as a church music director/pianist/organist. In August of 2025, Barbara became a commissioned minister. What a wonderful journey! Music has always been her passion, and music in worship lifts our glorification of the Lord.
“Come, let us sing to the Lord, and shout with joy to the rock that saves us.” (John Michael Talbot)
Vanessa Stone
Vanessa has served in the nursery at RMCC since 2012. Full time she is the Dean of Students at Ferrum College, where she has worked since 2011. In her free time, she enjoys spending time at home with her husband Chris and their two children, Owen and Olivia.