Meet Our Staff
Brooke Holloway Blake
Pastor
Pastor Brooke Holloway Blake began with Broadneck Baptist Church in August 2026. In addition to pastoring Brooke is a mom, wife, photographer, and avid coffee drinker. She's always for an outside adventure or a creative endeavor, especially if it involves coffee!
Brooke is a graduate of Howard Payne University (Brownwood, TX) and George W. Truett Theological Seminary (Waco, TX). She has been pastoring for over 20 years with associate roles focused on youth and missions--14 of those years have been in the DC/Northern Virginia area. Brooke is thrilled to join
BBC as pastor.
Valerie Mills Cooper
Pianist
Our congregation is blessed to enjoy the creative musical gifts of Valerie Mills Cooper each week. Valerie is an accomplished musician who can be found not only at the keys of our piano, but playing and singing in numerous jazz, gospel, and rock groups throughout the area.
A graduate of Virginia State University and Bowie State University, Valerie is a retired public school band director and school administrator. She was hired to be Broadneck's interim pianist and two decades later we haven't let her go! An Annapolis native with deep roots in the area, Valerie stays busy volunteering, making music, and carpooling her four grandsons around town.
Rosa Glover
Tracy Millward-Bourne
Nursery Care
Tracy Millward-Bourne has been faithfully and lovingly caring for our kids at Broadneck for more than 15 years. A resident of the Cape who raised two children of her own in the community, Tracy is trained in early childhood education and has worked as a public school and pre-school teacher.
Rosa Glover is an experienced mother of grown children and grandmother to three boys. Rosa has cared for our youngest ones since 2012, and has long been active working with children in churches as well as doing daycare in her home
We are grateful for the consistent, loving care these two amazing women give our little ones (birth-age 4) every week.