Elders
SENIOR PASTOR - ANDREW BELLI
Andrew is honored to serve with EBC. A Massachusetts native, Andrew began preaching in high school, and he has been working to advance Christ’s kingdom in New England and beyond through the proclamation of the gospel ever since. Prior to being called to Newton, he was a pastor at Redeemer Fellowship Church in Watertown for over 12 years.
He also loves teaching the Bible and theology on the mission field, having taught in Peru and Colombia as Adjunct Professor of Theology at Reformed Seminary of Latin America (SRL), and locally in the classroom as Adjunct Professor at Boston Baptist College. Andrew has a bachelor’s in Biblical Studies from Crandall University, a master’s from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, with additional study at Southern Seminary, Oxford University, and Harvard Divinity School.
He married his best friend during college, an English literature major named Emily Dickinson (I know, right?), and they homeschool their five children.
In his spare time, Andrew enjoys hiking forests and mountains with his family, writing, baking artisan bread, crafting beard oils, and leading tours through old forgotten graveyards and Boston’s cobblestoned back alleys. Though he inherited his spiritual DNA from 17th century Puritan pastors of Boston’s North End, he’s actually descended from 20th century Italian immigrants of that same neighborhood. The Belli family’s roots are in the province of Frosinone, Italy like so many of his neighbors here in Nonantum, Newton’s Italian neighborhood
He also loves teaching the Bible and theology on the mission field, having taught in Peru and Colombia as Adjunct Professor of Theology at Reformed Seminary of Latin America (SRL), and locally in the classroom as Adjunct Professor at Boston Baptist College. Andrew has a bachelor’s in Biblical Studies from Crandall University, a master’s from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, with additional study at Southern Seminary, Oxford University, and Harvard Divinity School.
He married his best friend during college, an English literature major named Emily Dickinson (I know, right?), and they homeschool their five children.
In his spare time, Andrew enjoys hiking forests and mountains with his family, writing, baking artisan bread, crafting beard oils, and leading tours through old forgotten graveyards and Boston’s cobblestoned back alleys. Though he inherited his spiritual DNA from 17th century Puritan pastors of Boston’s North End, he’s actually descended from 20th century Italian immigrants of that same neighborhood. The Belli family’s roots are in the province of Frosinone, Italy like so many of his neighbors here in Nonantum, Newton’s Italian neighborhood
LAY ELDER - NICK ADAMS
Nick Adams has enjoyed the honor of attending and serving EBC since 2008. He's worn many hats, including positions in youth leadership, music leadership, deaconing, and treasury.
Outside of church ministry, Nick works as the Executive Director of the Pakachoag Music School in Worcester, MA, and also consults widely with arts organizations through his firm, Nick Adams Searches. A former professional trombonist and veteran of the U.S. Air Force and Massachusetts Air National Guard, Nick strives to bring a mix of organization and heart to his work inside and outside the church. He and his wife, Michele, live in Framingham and have two daughters.
Outside of church ministry, Nick works as the Executive Director of the Pakachoag Music School in Worcester, MA, and also consults widely with arts organizations through his firm, Nick Adams Searches. A former professional trombonist and veteran of the U.S. Air Force and Massachusetts Air National Guard, Nick strives to bring a mix of organization and heart to his work inside and outside the church. He and his wife, Michele, live in Framingham and have two daughters.