Our staff

People who love, care, and pray for our church

The staff and leadership at Neptune are men and women who love, care and pray for our church family and our beach community.

  • Dr. Travis Laney with his family on the beach

    Dr. Travis Laney

    Senior Pastor

    A 3rd generation Floridian who has pastored since 2000.

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    Pastor Travis is a 3rd generation Floridian. Born in Orlando, he grew up in Titusville until he went to college. He is a graduate of The Florida State University and has both a M.Div. and Ph.D. from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

    Pastor Travis and his family moved to Neptune Beach from Mililani, Hawaii where he was most recently serving. Since 2000, he has pastored churches in Carrollton, Kentucky, in West Palm Beach, Florida, and on Oahu, Hawaii. While in South Florida, he also served as an Adjunct Professor for many years both at Palm Beach Atlantic University and The New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary's Extension Center in Miami.

    He is married to his wife, Allison, and together they have four children.

  • Tanya McAvoy

    Tanya McAvoy

    Minister of Evangelism & Education

    On staff at Neptune since 2000.

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    After getting a B.A. in Psychology from the University of North Florida, Tanya attended Southwestern Theological Seminary and earned a Master of Divinity degree. She served on staff a few summers for Centrifuge and was a Lifeway Ministry Multiplier, and served with students on several church staffs before coming to Neptune.

    She continues to write for Lifeway Christian Resources and enjoys speaking to women's groups. She started at NBC in 2000 as the Minister to Students before becoming the Minister of Education and Evangelism. She is married to her husband, Ryan, and together they have three children.

  • Alan Walker with his guitar

    Alan Walker

    Minister of Music & Worship

    Leading worship at Neptune since 2004.

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    Alan has been in full time Music Ministry since 1998. Before that, he grew up on the international mission field in Africa and the Caribbean as the son of missionary church planters, Fred and Betty Walker. He received a B.A. in Communications from Jacksonville University and worked for seven years as a video producer for the Florida Baptist Convention.

    He was ordained into the ministry at San Jose Baptist Church in 2000 and served as Minister of Music & Worship there until joining the staff at Neptune in 2004. He is married to his wife, Amy, and together they have two children.

  • Shelly Brown

    Shelly Brown

    Minister to Preschool & Children

    Serving Neptune's families since 2008.

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    Shelly graduated from Florida College of Medical and Dental and also studied accounting at Jacksonville University. She worked in the dental field for many years and worked on staff at First Baptist Jacksonville for 19 years.

    In 2008, while on a mission trip to Spain, God called Shelly to take a step into a broader ministry. Later in 2008, she joined the staff of Neptune. She is married to her husband, Mike, and together they have three children.

Ministry support

Our support staff

Bobby Grant

Business Administrator

Tina Taylor

Financial Administrator

Sara Vigoureux

WEE School Director

Christine Hammock

Ministry Assistant

Megan Condon

Ministry Assistant

Church office

904.249.2307

nbcinfo@neptunebaptist.org

Come say hello on Sunday

Sundays: Life Groups 9:00 AM · Worship 10:30 AM.