Meet our Current School Board Members
Chairman of the Board
Administrator
Senior Pastor
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Back in September of 2020, during the COVID pandemic, Cross Lanes Bible Church, the sponsoring church of Cross Lanes Christian School, took the opportunity to evaluate and reorganize the governing board of the school. From September 2020 until December 2022, the school was under the oversight of the CLBC Deacon Board. During that time, the Deacon Board developed a standardized set of by-laws for the School Board. During the months of laborious meetings, responsibilities were clarified in conjunction with the constitution of CLBC. Through the collaboration of Pastors, deacons, educators and advisors, it culminated in the creation of a new CLCS school board.Â
The new school board had their first meeting on December 14, 2022. Each new Board member received a notebook containing the by-laws, the Student-Parent Handbook, Faculty Handbook, Accreditation documents, and a Sustainability plan. The initial meeting consisted of an orientation and review of pertinent goals and objectives for the Board. The Board is comprised of 5 individuals: Pastor Ben Edwards, Mr. Eddie Riley, school Administrator; Mr. Mark Clark, chairman, Mr. Pete Roth, and Dr. Sue Forsbrey. Financial advisor, Pastor Mark Boyd, is also required to attend.Â
Some of the new ideas for the Board include regular reports during meetings from specific individuals involved in the various aspects of the school (Athletic Director, Director of Development, Supervisors, Warrior Foundation, Parent Teacher Fellowship, etc.) to provide an overall perspective and perception of CLCS. The Board plans to be more visible and available to both faculty and families.Â
 Dr. Sue Forsbrey has broken through the gender ceiling, being the first woman to be chosen to serve on the School Board in the history of the school. Sue was born and raised in New Jersey. She was saved in Sunday School at the age of thirteen and baptized later that year. She earned her BS in Nursing from Cornell University in New York. She then pursued and completed a MS in Nursing from Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina. Sue successfully completed her doctorate in Higher Educational Administration from West Virginia University.Â
Her experience includes serving as a nurse in hospitals in New Jersey. She has been a nursing instructor at LaGrange College in Georgia and the University of Charleston for 25 years. Most recently, she has been an administrator at West Virginia State College and Bridge Valley Community Technical College for over six years. Overall, Dr. Forsbrey has been involved in educational administration for over thirty years. Her valuable experience to the CLCS school board is immeasurable.Â
Sue has been an active member of Cross Lanes Bible Church since 1979. Her son, Kevin, is a 1990 CLCS graduate. Her grandson, Alex (class of 2018) and granddaughter Hannah (class of 2020) are also alumni of CLCS.
 Mr. Pete Roth grew up in Buckhannon, West Virginia. He studied communications at Concord University. He began his broadcasting career in 1990, working at radio stations throughout West Virginia. In 2002, he joined Bristol Broadcasting as an on-air talent and program director. He is very active within the community, often involved with large public events throughout the area. In addition to his professional obligations, he is a local scoutmaster who has volunteered working with youth for over twenty years and is an Executive Board member of the Buckskin Council, overseeing programs and assets of the BSA statewide.
Pete and his wife, Michelle, are the parents of two boys who have both attended CLCS. The oldest is a graduate and the youngest will follow soon. Michelle is the grounds supervisor for the Donel C. Kinnard Memorial State Veterans Cemetery.
Both Pete and Michelle are Christians. He was baptized at an early age; however, shortly after coming to CLBC he fell to his knees, realizing he hadn’t truly surrendered his life to the Lord. Since that day, he has trusted in the Lord to guide and direct him wherever needed. In 2007, both Pete and Michelle became members of Cross Lanes Bible Church.
 Mr. Mark Clark is a 1981 graduate of CLCS, the second graduating class. He was saved in 1967, at the age of five. Mark began attending Cross Lanes Bible Church in 1969. He started Cross Lanes Christian School in 1973, the first year of the school’s existence. Mark currently serves the church as a deacon and is the Chairman of the School Board. Mark earned his BS in Statistical Mathematics from Cedarville College and West Virginia State in 1989. He also holds certification in Federal Rules in Bankruptcy Procedures (FRBP).
Mark and his wife, Anna, married in 2005. Mark is the property safety manager for Burdette Reality, Inc. Anna is a CPA (Certified Public Accountant) with Dixon, Hughes, Goodman, LLP. They have two sons, Nickolai (high school) and Castiel (elementary school), who are current students at CLCS. Mark also serves CLCS as the golf coach.
 Mr. Eddie Riley is the Administrator of Cross Lanes Christian School. He was saved at nine years old at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Hickory, North Carolina. He earned his BA in Bible Education from Bob Jones University in 1983 and his MEd from West Coast Baptist College in 2019. Mr. Riley has been in Christian education for over forty years, including over 10 years as the Administrator of CLCS. Mr. Riley has served on the Executive Board of the West Virginia Christian Educators Association (WVCEA) since 2015. He holds Professional Certifications in Administration in both the American Association of Christian Schools (AACS) and the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI). Mr. Riley and his family became members of Cross Lanes Bible Church in 2013. He is currently part of the Pastoral Staff.Â
Eddie, and his wife, Milissa, were married in 1983. Milissa is from a long lineage of Christian educators. They have two children who have graduated from Christian schools, Charity (2010) and Micah (2019 CLCS grad).
 Pastor Ben Edwards is the Senior Pastor of Cross Lanes Bible Church. Pastor Ben graduated from Cross Lanes Christian School, which he attended from K-5 through 12th grade, along with his four siblings. He was led to Christ by his father when he was almost four years old. After graduating from CLCS, Ben received his B.A. from Bob Jones University, M.A. from Northland International University and his M.Div. from Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary. He is finishing a Th.M. from DBTS and is currently a Ph.D. candidate in World Religions with a full minor in Christian Philosophy at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
 Mr. Mark Boyd, CPA, Assistant Pastor of Worship and Stewardship at Cross Lanes Bible Church has been on staff eighteen years. Prior to that, he served as Sunday School Teacher, Sunday School Superintendent, Treasurer, Finance Committee, Deacon Board, School Board, and served on the Youth Committee. He came to Cross Lanes Bible Church in August of 1978 and met his wife-to-be, Cheryl. They were married in 1980. Cheryl is from Elmira, NY, attended Bob Jones University, worked as first grade aid at CLCS for ten years, and became Director of Bright Beginnings Preschool in 2009. They have been at Cross Lanes Bible Church for over forty-five years.Â
Mark and Cheryl have two daughters, Marie (CLCS grad 2010) and Amy (CLCS grad 2013), and three grandchildren. Mark is a native of Cross Lanes. He received Christ at the age of eight during family devotions. He started piano lessons at age seven and by age thirteen was playing publicly for church, weddings, and funerals. Since then, the Lord has privileged him to become an accomplished church pianist and organist.
After graduation from high school, Mark attended Bible College for two years then, in 1979, returned to Morris Harvey College, while working in accounting for Charleston National Bank. He continued taking accounting courses at West Virginia State College, then transferred to University of Charleston where he graduated in 1986 with a double major in Finance and Accounting. In 1990, he successfully completed the rigorous CPA (Certified Public Accountant) exam. In 2005, he came on staff at Cross Lanes Bible Church and has worked in all phases of ministry ever since. Currently, he serves as Treasurer, with a primary focus being financial accounting, reporting, and budgeting for Cross Lanes Christian School. Pastor Mark’s confession is Christ, and all things biblical; his passion is piano, and all things musical; and his profession is accounting, and all things financial.
