I began the process of candidacy with the Virginia Synod in 2011 and then I received approval for ordination in 2016. I graduated from Lutheran Theological Seminary Gettysburg in 2016 and was ordained in January 2017. I served my first call in the Allegheny Synod with the folks of First Faith Lutheran Cooperative, a two-point parish, for 7 ½ years. I began serving the community of Lakeside Lutheran Church on July 10th in 2024. God’s move upon my life has enabled my husband and I to live geographically closer to our children, their partners, and our grandchildren, who live in the Tidewater area. It also brings me closer to my siblings, who live in Goldsboro N.C. I have always loved being near water, whether a river, lake, or ocean, and I am so very happy for God to have called me to be here with everyone, so that we can share the good news of Jesus the Christ together.
The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace (Numbers 6:24-26).
