Leadership
Mitch Evans - elder - Lead Pastor
Mitch serves Woodlawn as lead pastor and has served in pastoral ministry for 13 years. He is complimented in ministry by his wife Leigh Ann, who is a small business owner and stay-at-home mom to their two daughters Hensley and Reagan.
Phone: (704) 824-4261
Justin Morehead - elder - Music and discipleship pastor
Justin serves Woodlawn as the music and discipleship pastor. He has served in ministry since 2016 and began at Woodlawn in January, 2019. He and his wife Canaan were married in 2011. Canaan is a stay-at-home mom, home school teacher to their two boys, James Lee and Eli, and artist.
Justin has received a BA in Mass Media Communications with a minor in Writing from Methodist University in Fayetteville, NC and is pursuing a Master of Divinity from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Email: justin@woodlawnbaptist-lowell.com
Phone: (704) 824-4261
Don Trapp - volunteer elder
Don serves as the Volunteer Elder for Woodlawn. He has been a member of Woodlawn for over 45 years and has served as a deacon, teacher, and in other various roles around the church. He is married to his wife, Debbie, and has three children.
Don graduated from Gaston College and worked for Duke Energy in the nuclear department for 35 years and retired in 2016.
Email: don@woodlawnbaptist-lowell.com
Phone: (704) 813-8660
Chris Norris - Volunteer Elder
Chris serves as a Volunteer Elder for Woodlawn and has served in ministry throughout his life. Of those years; 22 have been blessed in marriage to his wife Ragan, along with the joy of four children, Jace, Clay, Anna Grace, and Owen. Chris graduated from Fruitland Baptist Bible College with an Associates Degree in Religion/Christian Ministries. He has also worked in the HVAC industry for 19 years.
GABE VEAZEY - STUDENT MINISTER
Gabe serves Woodlawn as the Student Minister and has been working in ministry since high school. Gabe has a wife, Abbey, who is currently a stay-at-home mom to their son Elias.
He received a bachelor’s degree in Biblical Studies from Criswell College in Dallas, Texas and is pursing an MA in Biblical and Theological Studies from South Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Email: gabe@woodlawnbaptist-lowell.com
Phone: (423) 227-8937
Ministerial Staff
CRYSTAL WATKINS - MINISTRY ASSISTANT
Crystal has been serving Woodlawn as our Ministry Assistant since 2016. She graduated from Belmont Abbey College with a Bachelors in Computer Science and Business. She is mother to three children and married to Tony Watkins, who serves as one of our deacons and they have been members at Woodlawn for over 25 years.
Email: admin@woodlawnbaptist-lowell.com
Phone: (704) 824-4261
