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Rector
The Rev. Laura D. Inscoe serves as the 24th (and first woman!) rector of St. John’s Church. Laura received her Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary & Presbyterian School of Christian Education, and then participated in Virginia Theological Seminary's Anglican Studies program. She was ordained in 2002 and, before accepting a call to St. John’s Church, served as associate rector at St. Mary’s Church in Goochland County. She received her undergraduate degree in English from the University of Virginia and earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Richmond School of Law. Prior to seminary, Laura practiced law for 17 years, first in partnership with her father, Ernest Dervishian, and later in the corporate counsel departments of VHDA and Signet Bank. Her husband, Ray, a Presbyterian minister, serves as the Director of Pastoral Care at Westminster Canterbury Richmond. Laura is stepmother to two grown sons, Jack and Benton.
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Priest Associate
The Rev. Dr. Sandra M. Levy-Achtemeier was ordained to the priesthood in 1995. Her Ph.D. is in Clinical Psychology, and before entering Virginia Theological Seminary, she held the position of Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine and Associate Director of the Pittsburgh Cancer Institute at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Levy is a widely published author, and her most recent work, Flourishing Life, has recently been published by Cascade Books (Eugene, Oregon). Learn more about Dr. Levy-Achtemeier at her website. |
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2013
P. Maxwell, III
Timothy Smith, Sr. Warden
Carol Wharton
2014
David Ekey
Jacob Geiger, Jr. Warden
Cindy Pryor
2015
Bruce Duffy
Patty Soileau
Phinella Weatherspoon
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The Vestry
Nine Vestry members serve three-year rotating terms, with four new members elected annually by the congregation at the annual meeting. Vestry members join the Rector in planning and overseeing the affairs of the Church; the Rector and the Vestry exercise control over the investments and expenditures of St. John's Church.
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Parish Administrator
Patty Duffy joined the staff of St. John's Episcopal Church after a 16-year teaching career. She has a B.A. in English from the University of Virginia and a B.S. in English Education from Virginia Commonwealth University. A lifelong Episcopalian, she is an active member of St. James' Episcopal Church, where she sings in the Parish Choir, plans social functions for the Newcomers Committee, and teaches Bible school. She is a student in The University of the South's Education for Ministry program.
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Organist/Choirmaster
Bob Copeland is a Richmond native who has served at St. John's Church since 1983, when he came to restore the Adam Stein organ. He received his B.Mus. in Church Music from Westminster Choir College in Princeton, N.J.
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