WESTSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH

Leadership

Pastoral & Ministry Staff

John Shaw

Senior Pastor

John Shaw is the Senior Pastor
of Westside Baptist Church.

He has been serving at Westside since 1999. He loves to preach from the Word of God and see people fall in love with Jesus and be transformed into His likeness (2 Cor. 3:18).

He loves his wife Carole and two children David and Heather. He enjoys watching Guy Fieri’s “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives” maybe because he likes T-Bone Steaks and Pizza.

Mark Morrison

Associate Pastor

Mark Morrison has been serving as Youth Pastor at Westside since 2009 and moved to the Associate Pastor in January 2020 .

He received his Bachelors of Science degree from College of the Ozarks and his Masters degree in Theological Studies from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

He has been married to his beautiful wife Jackie since 1996 and the Lord has blessed them with four wonderful children: Mikayla, Luke, Gracie, and Matthew.

Mark loves the outdoors, and the church is his passion. His constant joy is seeing our congregation travel down the road to spiritual maturity through the many different approaches incorporated throughout all the programs at Westside.

Drew Simmons

Youth Pastor

Andrew "Drew" Simmons is the Youth Pastor
at Westside Baptist Church.

Pastor Drew's vision for the student ministry at WBC is to raise up students who live unashamedly for God, believe wholeheartedly in His power, and share the hope of salvation through Christ with all people (Romans 1:16).

 Pastor Drew was born and raised in southeast Missouri where he met his lovely wife, Brittany.  They've been married since 2010and while they don't have any kids yet, they do have 3 fur-babies that they spoil. Pastor Drew was called to ministry as a teen and surrendered to that call in his early twenties.

Drew LOVES all things St. Louis Cardinals
and Missouri Tigers! He is also a HUGE fan
of Christian hip-hop and rap music. KB is
his all-time favorite artist.

Misti Noah

Preschool Ministry Director

Misti has had the privilege of serving as
Westside’s Preschool Ministry Leader since 2010.

Shortly after having her first child, the Lord laid it on
Misti’s heart to be the best Godly example for her. Since
then she has been involved in different ministries helping
to equip other mothers to do the same and leading
preschoolers  to Christ.

Misti enjoys watching the preschoolers light
up with enthusiasm as they learn more about
 our God and sing praises about Him!

In her spare time, Misti enjoys just good old fashioned
quality time with her family! She has been blessed with two
children that continue to amaze and amuse her. They enjoy
hockey, four-wheeling, ice skating and snow days as a family.

Audra Evans

Children's Ministry Leader

Audra joined the Westside Family as the
Children’s Ministry Leader in June 2022.  

The Lord laid it on her heart at a very young age her love of working with children.  She has had a very active role in many children’s ministries throughout the years of travel as she supported her husband’s Army career.  Her favorite thing about working with kids is watching them grow in their faith as they live out the love of Jesus in their everyday lives.

She has been married to her husband Steve, since June 2000 and they are blessed with two boys: Kaden and Brode.  She and her husband also lead re|engage, a marriage enrichment program here at the church.  

Audra and her family love spending time on the water
whether that be kayaking on the river, or boating on the lake.