Midweek Update - April 24, 2024 (Apr 2024)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting Right Here Midweek Update April 24, 2024 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar This week begins the General Conference of The United Methodist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. This is the first meeting since 2019, and Pastor Alex Joyner is hopeful for the next chapter in our church after a tumultuous sea

Midweek Update - April 17, 2024 (Apr 2024)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting Right Here Midweek Update April 17, 2024 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Pastor Alex Joyner attended the Festival of Faith and Writing last week and recorded his video for us from Grand Rapids, Michigan. The festival is a three-day celebration of literature and faith. Pastor Alex led a discussion on us

Midweek Update - April 10, 2024 (Apr 2024)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting Right Here Midweek Update April 10, 2024 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Pastor Alex will be away leading a circle at the Festival of Faith & Writing in Grand Rapids, Michigan Wednesday through Saturday. He will be in worship this Sunday where we will welcome Christian ‘Hoos Exalt (CHoosE), the great UVA a

Midweek Update - April 3, 2024 (Apr 2024)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting Right Here Midweek Update April 3, 2024 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Pastor Alex reviews Holy Week and all that is upcoming in the coming weeks at Charlottesville First United Methodist Church. Can you believe over 250 people were with us Easter Morning and 150 more watched service online. God is go

Midweek Update - March 27, 2024 (Mar 2024)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting Right Here Midweek Update March 27, 2024 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Pastor Alex Joyner walks us through the events of Holy Week at CFUMC. Be sure to check the dates and times below so you don't miss out. Also, we introduce the new Director of Communication, Erica Gregory. Coming Soon

Midweek Update - March 20, 2024 (Mar 2024)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting Right Here Midweek Update March 20, 2024 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Pastor Alex welcomes spring and walks us through the events of Holy Week. Join us at Charlottesville First United Methodist Church starting Palm Sunday as we invite children to carry the palms into service. The journey continues t

Midweek Update - March 13, 2024 (Mar 2024)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting Right Here Midweek Update March 13, 2024 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Pastor Alex updates us on what's coming up this week, starting with the Rise Against Hunger food packaging event on Saturday! Then, during our service on Sunday, there will be a special offering for UMCOR. Also, plan ahead fo

Midweek Update - March 6, 2024 (Mar 2024)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting Right Here Midweek Update March 6, 2024 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Last Sunday, we celebrated the first anniversary of the merger of Hinton Avenue UMC and First UMC into our current church, Charlottesville First UMC. One of the highlights of our celebration was the unearthing of the time caps

Midweek Update - February 28, 2024 (Feb 2024)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting Right Here Midweek Update February 28, 2024 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar There are so many wonderful things happening at our church and in our community!  Pastor Alex recaps Bishop Sue's visit to Charlottesville, which involved discussing communities of faith with UVA students at the Wesle

Midweek Update - February 21, 2024 (Feb 2024)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting Right Here Midweek Update February 21, 2024 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Coming Soon Learning & Fellowship Continuing Opportunities Happening this Week Lenten Service and Lunch Today, Wednesday, February 21st at 12:30 pm   All are invited to the second Lenten

Midweek Update - February 14, 2024 (Feb 2024)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting Right Here Midweek Update February 14, 2024 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Coming Soon Learning & Fellowship Continuing Opportunities Happening this Week Ash Wednesday Service and Lunch Today, Wednesday, February 14th at 12:30 pm   All are invited to the first

Midweek Update - February 7, 2024 (Feb 2024)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting Right Here Midweek Update February 7, 2024 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Coming Soon Learning & Fellowship Continuing Opportunities Happening this Week NEW Youth Retreat Opportunity! Register by Friday, February 9th   Aldersgate UMC plans to take some of their yout

Midweek Update - January 31, 2024 (Jan 2024)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting Right Here Midweek Update January 31, 2024 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Our financial secretary Dana Palmer stops by to answer some of Pastor Alex's questions about the new connectional tool coming soon to CFUMC! She explains how to follow the email link that we'll soon receive, create a password, d

Midweek Update - January 24, 2024 (Jan 2024)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting Right Here Midweek Update January 24, 2024 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Pastor Alex shows us what we can expect from our new series of Visioning Informals, the first of which was held on Monday! Participants came together to share how we would describe Charlottesville First UMC today, as well as to

Midweek Update - January 17, 2024 (Jan 2024)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting Right Here Midweek Update January 17, 2024 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Pastor Alex braves the wintery cold to give us an update on the new version of God in All Things; due to a COVID outbreak among some of our CFUMC families, we're rescheduling the chili cook-off and contemporary worship expe

Midweek Update - January 10, 2024 (Jan 2024)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting Right Here Midweek Update January 10, 2024 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Pastor Alex reminds us about the Town Hall, which will be held after worship this Sunday! We'll discuss the vision for Rachel's Haven and the future of our solar panel project. Also, join in the fun (or just encourage from afar!

Midweek Update - January 3, 2024 (Jan 2024)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting Right Here Midweek Update January 3, 2024 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Pastor Alex gives us our first update of 2024, and many exciting things are coming to CFUMC! Our wonderful Christmas season will be drawing to a close with this week's Epiphany Sunday Celebration, so join us on Sunday evening to

Midweek Update - December 27, 2023 (Dec 2023)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting Right Here Midweek Update December 27, 2023 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Coming Soon Learning & Fellowship Continuing Opportunities Happening this Week Help with GSAC PACEM Hosting Saturday, December 23rd - Saturday, January 6th   In response to an upset to the P

Midweek Update - December 20, 2023 (Dec 2023)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting Right Here Midweek Update December 20, 2023 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Let's peek in on a conversation between Rev. Dr. Laura Holmes and Lara Upton about a new class that will be starting up soon! We will be engaging with the book "Reimagining the Ignatian Examen" and considering how we might

Midweek Update - December 13, 2023 (Dec 2023)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting Right Here Midweek Update December 13, 2023 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Our Children's and Youth Ministry Director, Lara Upton, joins Pastor Alex to tell us about all of the exciting events coming up this Christmas season and in the New Year! Over the next three Sundays, we will have a potluck

Midweek Update - December 6, 2023 (Dec 2023)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting Right Here Midweek Update December 6, 2023 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Pastor Alex updates us from the CFUMC Chapel, where the Blue Christmas Service will be held tonight, December 6th, at 6:30 pm. Join us for a more reflective service, where we will have the chance to acknowledge that Christm

Midweek Update - November 29, 2023 (Nov 2023)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting Right Here Midweek Update November 29, 2023 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Our Children's and Youth Ministry staff share some exciting information about an upcoming event: Stellar Christmas Parents' Night Out! We hope you'll join us on Friday evening for pizza, activities, songs, and worship, whe

Midweek Update - November 22, 2023 (Nov 2023)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting Right Here Midweek Update November 22, 2023 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Coming Soon Learning & Fellowship Continuing Opportunities Happening this Week Advent Decorating Sunday, November 26th at 4:30 pm   Come and join in the fun of decorating our church for the

Midweek Update - November 15, 2023 (Nov 2023)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting Right Here Midweek Update November 15, 2023 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Pastor Alex updates us from his conference at SMU, encouraging us to engage with our spiritual disciplines in new ways during the upcoming Thanksgiving and Advent seasons. He also congratulates us on a successful Consecrat

Midweek Update - November 8, 2023 (Nov 2023)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting Right Here Midweek Update November 8, 2023 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Pastor Alex fills us in on upcoming opportunities for fellowship, like Church at Chopt and Hymns and Pints, as well as how we can help as PACEM moves to a new location. Additionally, mark your calendars for Stellar Christma

Midweek Update - November 1, 2023 (Nov 2023)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting Right Here Midweek Update November 1, 2023 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Pastor Alex shares the importance of remembering All Saints' Day, which we will celebrate during our worship service this Sunday, November 5th. Special guest Lindsay Simpson, the co-founder of our November One Thing Ministr

Midweek Update - October 25, 2023 (Oct 2023)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting right here... Midweek Update October 25, 2023 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Connectional Ministry Intern Madison McManners offers the invitation to Sunday's Trunk or Treat in the CFUMC parking lot beginning at 3:00 pm! The lot is reserved for those who are offering their trunks as stopping point

Midweek Update - October 18, 2023 (Oct 2023)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting right here... Midweek Update October 18, 2023 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Coming Soon Learning & Fellowship Continuing Opportunities Happening this Week Meet our Lithuanian Partner Pastor Wednesday, October 18th at 6:00 pm    Pastor Remigijus Matulaiti

Midweek Update - October 11, 2023 (Oct 2023)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting right here... Midweek Update October 11, 2023 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Pastor Alex talks about upcoming events, provides us with some updates on our PACEM hosting, and shares his thoughts on the conflict between Palestine and Israel.  Coming Soon Learning & Fellowship Co

Midweek Update - Oct 4, 2023 (Oct 2023)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting right here... Midweek Update October 4, 2023 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Happening this Week Fund Raising Yard Sale to Benefit Children in Haiti Friday, October 6th and Saturday, October 7th   The Albemarle Friends of the Robert Ford Foundation will have a yard sale on October 6th an

Midweek Update - Sept 27, 2023 (Sep 2023)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting right here... Midweek Update Sept. 27, 2023 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Pastor Alex talks World Communion Sunday and introduces Larry Thompson, an upcoming guest this fall.   TOMORROW - Last Thursday Lunch at The Dairy Market - 11:30am  All women are invited to join in

Midweek Update - Sept 21, 2023 (Sep 2023)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting right here... Midweek Update Sept. 21, 2023 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Hymns & Pints returns today, Thursday, Sept. 21 at 7 PM at Random Row on Preston Ave. Sponsored jointly with Wesley Memorial UMC.   Today's gathering will include tv trivia! Come join in the fun! &nb

Midweek Update - Sept 13, 2023 (Sep 2023)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting right here... Midweek Update Sept. 13, 2023 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Sticker stories - Love the Whole City, Love the City Whole, Starting Right Here     Church @ Chopt returns tonight, September 13 at 6pm   All are welcome to come eat and fellowship at Chopt in Barrac

Midweek Update - Sept 6, 2023 (Sep 2023)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting right here... Midweek Update September 6, 2023 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Midweek Update Pastor Alex shares news about activities upcoming this Sunday, including a screening of Raised/Razed, a documentary about Vinegar Hill. Sunday, Sept. 10 at 6 PM, CFUMC will be hosting a specia

Midweek Update - August 30, 2023 (Aug 2023)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting right here... Midweek Update August 30, 2023 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Midweek Update NEW MEMBERS CLASS BEGINS SEPTEMBER 10   Curious about membership at Charlottesville First UMC? Pastor Alex is offering a 3-week new members class beginning Sunday, Sept. 10 at 11:30 AM in the Fellowshi

PACEM News (Aug 2023)
from Charlottesville First United Methodist Church   PACEM Update Aug. 23, 2023 PACEM Winter Hosting 2023 October 28 – November 11     CFUMC will host up to 35 men overnight in the Fellowship Hall between Oct. 28 and Nov. 11.   During the PACEM Winter Hosting Program churches and other community organizations host guests who need shelter during the cold weather months from late October through March.  Each organization provides s

Midweek Update - August 23, 2023 (Aug 2023)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting right here... Midweek Update August 23, 2023 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Midweek Update NEW MEMBERS CLASS BEGINS SEPTEMBER 10   Curious about membership at Charlottesville First UMC? Pastor Alex is offering a 3-week new members class beginning Sunday, Sept. 10 at 11:30 AM in the Fellowshi

Midweek Update - August 16, 2023 (Aug 2023)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting right here... Midweek Update August 16, 2023 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Midweek Update Come down to the river to tube with Pastor Alex! Plus, information about the next New Members' Class and developing plans to celebrate the ministry of Hinton Avenue United Methodist Church this fall.

Midweek Update - August 9, 2023 (Aug 2023)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting right here... Midweek Update August 2, 2023 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Midweek Update Pastor Alex shares a forgotten connection between Charlottesville First UMC and the Jefferson School, invites us to share in this Saturday's Standing Up to Hate conversation, and previews Bishop Sue's

Midweek Update - August 2, 2023 (Aug 2023)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting right here... Midweek Update August 2, 2023 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Midweek Update   Virginia Conference Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson will be joining us as preacher for Sunday, August 13. Please plan on being here to meet and greet Bishop Sue! Our Living World:

Midweek Update - July 26, 2023 (Jul 2023)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting right here... Midweek Update July 26, 2023 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Midweek Update The Whole City Podcast: In this edition, Pastor Alex speaks with Bishop Ken Carter about the current challenges facing United Methodist Churches and exciting opportunities to pivot toward fresh new expression

Midweek Update - July 19, 2023 (Jul 2023)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting right here... Midweek Update July 19, 2023 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Midweek Update Pastor Alex is on vacation this week. We look forward to the Rev. Harry Kennon preaching this Sunday! News Virginia Conference Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson will be joining us as preacher for Sunday, Au

Midweek Update - July 5, 2023 (Jul 2023)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting right here... Midweek Update July 5, 2023 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Midweek Update Our team shares their experience of ministry on the Appalachian Service Project last week. News Transition in the Youth Program After serving as Director of Youth Ministries through the pandem

Midweek Update - June 28, 2023 (Jun 2023)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting right here... Midweek Update June 28, 2023 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Midweek Update No video this week, but here are some photos of Pastor Alex and the team at ASP. Please keep them in your prayers for the rest of the week and look forward to their sharing on Sunday! News This S

Midweek Update - June 21, 2023 (Jun 2023)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting right here... Midweek Update June 21, 2023 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Midweek Update Pastor Alex goes out for mini-golf with Ministry Intern Maria Plantz and Rachel Barker and the new young adults group and they paused to do the Midweek Video. News Congratulations Pastor Ale

Midweek Update - June 14, 2023 (Jun 2023)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting right here... Midweek Update June 14, 2023 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Midweek Update Pastor Alex talks with Jessica Maslaney and Bonita Patton about the YMCA Summer Teen Program which is being supported by Charlottesville First outreach. News Alex & Suzanne on their way to Roan

Midweek Update - June 7, 2023 (Jun 2023)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting right here... Midweek Update June 7, 2023 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Midweek Update Pastor Alex shows us Habitat for Humanity's work at Southwood and promises we can learn more on Sunday with special guest Kelly Epley. News Grief is a journey through the loss of anything or

Midweek Update - May 31, 2023 (May 2023)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Starting right here... Midweek Update May 31, 2023 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Midweek Update Pastor Alex invites us to this Sunday's All-Age Worship and a gathering with Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson about LGBTQ+will inclusion in the Virginia Conference. Special Announcement: Bishop Haupert-Johnson b

Midweek Update - May 24, 2023 (May 2023)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Start right here... Midweek Update May 24, 2023 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Midweek Update Pastor Alex and George Batten represented Charlottesville First United Methodist Church at the annual IMPACT Rodef Tzedek ("Justice Ministry") Celebration. In Deuteronomy 16:20, God tells the people " Tzedek Tzedek

Midweek Update - May 17, 2023 (May 2023)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Start right here... Midweek Update May 17, 2023 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Midweek Update Pastor Alex announces First United Methodist Preschool registration, invites us to a vision retreat this Saturday, and shares plans to recognize graduates on Sunday News Charlottesville First United Methodi

Midweek Update - May 10, 2023 (May 2023)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Start right here... Midweek Update May 10, 2023 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Midweek Update Children's Ministry Coordinator Lara Upton introduces Ministry Intern Maria Plantz as they share the plans for Vacation Bible School July 31-Aug 4. News WELCOME MARIA!   Please join us in welcomin

Midweek Update - May 3, 2023 (May 2023)
Love the Whole City - Love the City Whole - Start right here... Midweek Update May 3, 2023 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar Pastor's Update Pastor Alex shares a hopeful vision of blessed unity and beloved community in a renewed, revived, and reclaimed Church. News Please come down to the preschool wing and enjoy our Art Show! 

CORRECTED: Midweek Update - April 26, 202 (Apr 2023)
Please disregard the previous version of this email. Midweek Update April 26, 2023 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar CORRECTION: The previous email inadvertently included the wrong photo for Ruth Martin.  We apologize for the mix-up!   Please find the correct image of Ruth below. Midweek Update: Plant Sale, new groups for learning and fellowshi

Midweek Update - April 19, 2023 (Apr 2023)
Midweek Update April 19, 2023 COVID Info Prayer Requests Watch Sunday's Service Donate Room Reservations Submit An Announcement Parking Map Church Calendar   WELCOME this week's Preacher! Karla. M. Kincannon is a retired United Methodist Minister, artist, writer and spiritual director. She earned a BA in art from Virginia Wesleyan College, and an M.Div. and D.Min. from Garrett- Evangelical Theological Seminary where she served on the facu