Pastor Bill  began at Central Church of the Brethren as an Interim Pastor on September 1, 2024.  Our congregation has loved him and his wife, Carol, so much that we have hired him as our part-time pastor on July 1, 2025.

Bill is a lifelong member of the Church of the Brethren and was raised at First Church in Roanoke, VA. He was licensed to the ministry in November of 2003 and ordained in February of 2007.  He is a graduate of the Christian Growth Institute.  He has served four Church of the Brethren congregations:  Trinity from 2003-2008; Interim at Mason’s Cove in 2008;  Bethlehem from 2009-2021;  and Copper Hill from 2021-2024.

His wife Carol has been beside (and sometimes out front pulling) all along this shared journey.  She is well-suited to be a pastor’s spouse having the gifts of affirmation and encouragement.  They have been married 45 years and together they have three children, two grandchildren, and 6 great-grandchildren.  At home with them now is their cat, Sinatra, who they rescued in 2014.  They enjoy traveling to visit family, to see the ocean, or cheer on the Washington Nationals Baseball team.

Bev Anspaugh has been serving as Music Minister at Central since June, 2024.  Although having no formal training, Bev has sung in choirs and participated in other musical groups since she was just a young child.  She considers her musical ability to be an absolute gift from God, and nothing brings her more joy than leading congregational singing and directing choir.  Bev has served as Music Coordinator at Annual Conference and NOAC, as well as directing the NOAC choir.  Bev is also a proud member of the Roanoke Valley Choral Society.  Bev and her husband, Eric, have been active members at Central since 2019.

Bob Iseminger has served as organist/keyboardist at Central Church since his graduation from college. He has accompanied many Virlina District services over the years and was the pianist at Annual Conference in 2007. Bob has also served the church in the roles of youth counselor, Sunday School teacher, ministry team member and leadership team member and chair.

Karen Stump began working at Central Church of the Brethren in July of 2024.  Her skills she brings with her after retiring in 2018 with 30 years of teaching children in Floyd County Schools, has helped her a great deal as Office Administrator.  She loves children and enjoyed her years as a teacher very much!  Since retirement, she has worked as a concierge of Friendship Health & Rehab South, and as an infants’ teacher at Copper Hill Childcare Center.

Karen lives on Bent Mountain with her husband, Mark, who she has been married to for 37 wonderful years.  During this time, they raised two daughters, Mariah (33) and Danielle (30), who make her and her husband very proud!  She and her husband love spending time with their 4 beautiful grandchildren and all of their family members.  She stays very busy at their church on the mountain, Mount Union Church of the Brethren.  Family and church are very important to Karen and her husband.  Beware though, Karen has an identical twin sister, Kelly, who many mistaken as her.