Pastor Wayne Maynard was born and raised on the island of Nevis. He had the privilege of growing up in a pastor’s family where he was moulded and taught the things of God. He accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and Saviour at an early age and was actively involved in the ministry of the Shiloh Baptist Church in a variety of different areas including playing the piano, preaching and working with young people. His adolescent years were greatly impacted through mentoring from his youth leader, healthy relationships with other young people who were serving God and his years in the Nevis Cadet Corp.

He excelled academically in both high school and sixth form achieving the best results on the island at both levels. He furthered his education in the USA where he received both a Bachelor’s and Master Degree in Computer Science and Information Systems Technology respectively.

He married his best friend, Shennetter Smith in 1999 and they began their new life together in Virginia where they attended the Crossroads Baptist Church. This church helped them tremendously to grow spiritually through challenging preaching and good Christian examples. Their union produced two beautiful children, Mikaela (15) and Micah (11).

During a successful fifteen year career as a software engineer, Pastor Maynard felt the call of God on his life to be involved in full time ministry in the work of God. He began making plans to return home to Nevis, where he felt God wanted him and his family to serve. That transition was completed in February, 2015. He became the Senior Pastor of the Shiloh Baptist Church in October 2015 where he continues to serve in a variety of different areas including directing the choir and leading other ministries. He is passionate and dedicated to the cause of seeing the work of God grow and is thrilled to have a part in seeing that happen.