Our Pastors
Brewster Baptist has four full time Pastors: Doug Scalise, David Pranga, Joe Greemore, and Nate Ryan.
Pastor Doug Scalise
Born in Boston and raised in Brookline, MA, Doug Scalise is the son and grandson of pastors.
Doug and his wife Jill began have been married since 1989 and began serving at Brewster Baptist Church on October 1, 1995.
They have two grown sons, Nathan, who is married to Zoe, and Greg, who is married to Marci.
Doug graduated cum laude from Colby College ’86 in Waterville, Maine where he double majored in American Studies and History and Boston University School of Theology ’89 (Master of Divinity in Biblical and Historical Studies).
He earned his Doctor of Ministry degree in Preaching from Northern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1999. Doug’s primary ministry interests are preaching, leadership, equipping people to discover and use their spiritual gifts in ministry, spiritual formation, and making disciples.
Several themes at the core of Doug’s philosophy of ministry are sharing God’s love, grace, and mercy and the joy we have in Jesus while serving God and others.
Outside of BBC, Doug enjoys playing baseball with the Orleans Pirates in the Veteran’s Baseball League of Cape Cod in the spring and fall and and supporting the Brewster Whitecaps in the Cape Cod Baseball League. Doug likes watching the Red Sox, Patriots, Bruins, and Celtics, movies, especially comedies and classics, reading good books, going for long walks with Jill, and spending time with family and friends.
Pastor David Pranga
Pastor David Pranga joined the staff of Brewster Baptist Church in August of 2014 and serves as our Executive Pastor.
After graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater with a degree in Physical Education and a minor in coaching, he received a Master's degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois.
David has served as a Campus Pastor with Youth for Christ, and served in church ministry as both a Youth and Associate Pastor. Before joining our congregation, David was Associate Pastor at Chapel of the Cross in Westborough, MA.
David works with the staff, core ministry leaders, and many volunteers at BBC, overseeing the ministries, administration, finances, and operations. David enjoys the church ministries working together to reach their goals, and has gifts in Administration, Leadership, and Shepherding.
Born in Madison, Wisconsin, David met his beautiful wife, Christy (who also grew up in Wisconsin), in college through Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship. They have been married since 1997 and have their own tribe of five children (Rebekah, Rachel, Jeremiah, Elizabeth, and Hannah).
David enjoys spending time with his family, playing card and board games, camping, reading, movies, and is a huge sports fan. David’s favorite sports teams are the Green Bay Packers and all his Wisconsin Badgers teams. David has also completed three Ironman triathlons.
Pastor Joe Greemore
Originally from the Midwest, Pastor Joe joined the Brewster Baptist Church pastoral team in August 2020.
Joe and his family moved to the Cape from Mid-America where he served the First Baptist Church of Waterloo, IA (celebrating 170 years of ministry).
He has also ministered in the Central and Rocky Mountain Regions and has deeply enjoyed ministering in Massachusetts since 2020. Brewster Baptist Church's 200-year Bicentennial Celebration has provided countless reasons to give glory and thanks to God.
Joe, Shelby, and family were formerly citizens of the Cedar Valley where Joe served as Lead Worship Pastor, participated in Interfaith work, and served on the Boards of the Grout Museum and Area Agency on Aging (NEI3A). He loves serving with and in the community and has a passion for supporting missions.
Joe graduated from Ottawa University - a school founded by a partnership between the Ottawa Native American tribe and American Baptist missionaries Jotham and Eleanor Meeker - where he met Shelby, and later the Iliff School of Theology in sunny, mile high Denver, CO.
Joe served on the Board of Directors for the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society, known as International Ministries, from 2019 to 2025 and on the American Baptist Home Mission Society’s In Pursuit of Excellence Advisory Council, where he finds great encouragement and inspiration from treasured denominational leaders and friends.
Joe has great enthusiasm for hiking, biking, music, coffee chats, spending time with family and friends, providing pastoral care, praising the Lord, and leading worship with Shelby. With a heart full of gratitude to God, Joe has been blessed to lead worship here at Brewster Baptist Church as well as at local, national, and international levels.
He has enjoyed refreshing trips to the White Mountains (NH), summiting Mounts Washington and Eisenhower, as well as the Adirondacks (NY), the Rocky Mountains (CO), Hungary, and Honduras. Joe plans to traverse the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage with denominational worship leader Brad Berglund and is deeply grateful for Brewster Baptist Church. He is delighted to serve alongside gifted and seasoned pastors Doug, David, and Nate and the many ministers who are part of our church.
Shelby and Joe love their home in New England and are delighted to be on Cape Cod. Their children, Corbany, Addy, and Greyson, have enjoyed the Nauset Public Schools.
Joe has ridden across Iowa and dreams of participating in the Pan-Mass Challenge someday!
Pastor Nate Ryan
The newest addition to our pastoral staff, Pastor Nate Ryan, grew up right here in our own back yard! After faithfully attending BBC with his family for most of his life, he has returned to help shepherd our congregation in the areas of Student Ministry and Adult Discipleship.
Nate and his wife, Jennie, first met at Gordon College, where he studied Bible and Christian Ministry, and she studied Vocal Performance and Music Education.
Upon graduation, they both attended graduate school in Boston – Nate at Boston College School of Theology and Ministry and Jennie at the New England Conservatory. Before returning to BBC, Nate served as pastor of West Springfield Baptist Church in northwestern Pennsylvania from 2021-2024.
Nate is passionate about equipping others to better recognize the signs of God’s kingdom all around them. At the core of Nate’s philosophy of ministry is allowing God’s Word to shape and form His people to seeing themselves as active participants in His redemptive story. From the call of Abraham onward, God has called a People to Himself to share a collective story that gives them a sense of identity, purpose, and belonging. Helping others to adopt this narrative as their own story, so that they might better love God and love their neighbor, is at the heart of Nate’s mission here at BBC.
Outside of church, Nate and Jennie love singing in community choir, watching good movies, taking long walks with their Basset Hound, Squiggles, and rooting for Nate’s beloved New York Jets.