Lead Pastor/Elder
Neil Grobler serves as the Lead Pastor of Forest Park. He was born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa. He came to the U.S on a tennis scholarship to Liberty University where he graduated and met his wife. Neil is passionate about God and leadership and loves seeing people’s lives be radically changed by the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Neil is married to Christine and has two children, Claire and Owen. They enjoy the outdoors as a family, playing tennis, and golf.
Elder
Joon Park serves as an Elder at Forest Park Church. He was born in South Korea and moved to the United States when he was 8 years old. He grew up in Atlanta, GA and is a huge fan of Atlanta sports and the Georgia Bulldogs. Joon is slowly working towards a Master of Divinity (MDiv) at the Reformed Theological Seminary in Washington DC. He is also a Liberty University alum with a degree in Government and received his MBA from The Johns Hopkins University. Joon is passionate about glorifying God and enjoying Him and encouraging others to to do the same through the gospel of Jesus Christ. Joon is married to Stacie and they have three children, Chloe, Justin and Greyson. They enjoy being in community, playing sports, the outdoors and consider themselves foodies.
Elder
Matt Scollin serves as an Elder at Forest Park Church. He was born and raised in the great state of Michigan and received degrees from Michigan State University and the University of Illinois. A musician by trade, Matt worked for 10 years as a professional opera singer both nationally and internationally before joining the USAF Band's Singing Sergeants. He and his wife Sarah have been married for 12 years and love following Jesus alongside others in authentic, biblical community. They have four children: Jack, Luke, Christiana, and David. Matt enjoys exercising, reading good books, drinking good coffee, and is pursuing his MDiv at Southern Seminary.
Office Administrator
Dee Smith is our Office Administrator at Forest Park. She oversees all of the day-to-day business of the Church offices and accounting. She is a very dynamic worker that is capable of just about anything she puts her mind to. If something needs to be done, she finds a way to do it. Dee also oversees our Nursery Ministry and loves working with babies & toddlers. She is a graduate of Troy University in Alabama where she met her husband, Robert Smith. They have three young adult children, Justin, Rebecca, and Paige. She enjoys spending time with her family and photography.
eXemplify Student Ministry Leaders
Jared & Rachel Dellapietro serve as the eXemplify Ministry leaders for Forest Park’s 6th-12th grade students. Transplants to Southern Maryland, Jared and Rachel are originally from Texas and Tennessee respectively, where each of them joined the U.S. Air Force and served a combined 41 years of service before retiring and transitioning to pursue the Lord’s calling in their lives. They have 2 children, their daughter Zoey, and son Aiden. While they consider it a privilege to have served their country, they count it a bigger blessing and honor to be serving the Lord and going on new adventures as they point the next generation of youth to Christ.
Ignite Children’s Ministry Leader
Christine Grobler serves as the Children's Ministry Director of Forest Park. She was born in Texas and grew up in Virginia. She went to college at Liberty University and studied Sport Management where she met her husband Neil. Together they have 2 children, Claire and Owen. Christine has a growing passion for reading, family discipleship and the local church.
Missions & Outreach Director
Jared Dellapietro serves as the Missions & Outreach Director for Forest Park. Jared grew up as a military dependent at Sheppard AFB in Wichita Falls, Texas, before joining the U.S. Air Force himself and retiring after 21 years of service on active duty and in the reserves. While Jared found it an honor and blessing to serve his country, Jared considers his greatest honor serving the Lord. In fact, Jared recently pursued and earned his Master’s in Divinity degree for Pastoral Studies in 2022 from Lancaster Bible College and Capital Seminary School. Jared is married to the love of his life Rachel, and together, they have 2 children Zoey and Aiden in whom they relish spending time together as a family by going out and catching the latest movies.