Our Co-Pastor

Reverend Vanessa Oliver Ward is Co-Pastor of the Omega Baptist Church.
 

At the Omega Church, Rev. Ward has served as Associate Minister and Director of Religious Education.  She introduced the model of the comprehensive, holistic, quarterly curriculum offering classes on topics ranging from theology and Bible to parenting and aerobics. 
 

In the current role as Co-Pastor, she serves in numerous capacities and shares the pulpit occasionally with the Senior Pastor.  She facilitates meetings and works closely with a team of ministry leaders which shares the responsibility for oversight of the 40+ ministries within the church.
 

She contributed to the writing of Journey to the Well, A Student and Leader Workbook accompanying the book authored by Bishop Vashti McKenzie; and has written articles published by the Urban Ministries Incorporated.  She is a graduate of The College of Wooster, United Theological Seminary and is currently pursing a PhD. in Bible at the Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio.
 

Rev. Ward is sought locally and nationally to speak at churches and other organizations. In 2005, Rev. Vanessa Oliver Ward was a recipient of the Dayton YWCA Women of Influence Award.  This award is given annually to women who have made community contributions and to women who personally embody the YWCA's mission to eliminate racism and empower women.
 

She is the wife of the Reverend Dr. Daryl Ward and mother of Joshua, Rachel, Bethany and mother-in-law of Barbara Greene Ward.