Dear Redeemer Family,

I continue to be amazed at the tremendous privilege and opportunity our parish has in helping to plant and establish new churches in the Metro-Richmond area.

It began in 2016 when Redeemer was itself planted by a faithful group of 50+ people.
It continued in 2019 when we, in partnership with the Diocese of Christ Our Hope and Church of the Holy Spirit in Roanoke, sent out The Rev. Steven Breedlove to plant Church of the Incarnation in the West End.
It continues now with The Rev. Danny Hindman who is actively working to plant All Souls Anglican in the Forest Hills/Manchester neighborhood. They will likely launch in late 2022 or early 2023.
And now, it seems, it will continue on with Lewis Lovett, our third Church Planter-in-Residence, who will join our staff this Summer.

Lewis is a native of Knoxville, TN and graduated from Wofford College and Covenant Theological Seminary. Before attending seminary, Lewis worked as a youth director in Charlottesville, VA for 4 years. His wife, Maggie was born in Madison, VA and graduated from Washington & Lee in 2007. Lewis and Maggie were married in Lee Chapel at W&L in 2008 and have four wonderful daughters, Ellie Kate, Ruthie, Caroline, and Betsy.

Recently, Lewis has been serving as a campus minister with Reformed University Fellowship (RUF) at Washington & Lee University as an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). He has now transitioned into the ordination process with our Diocese (Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic) in preparation for the Anglican priesthood.

The Lovett family has purchased a home in the Salisbury neighborhood in Midlothian and plans to move in sometime early this Summer.

Some of you may see Lewis and his family around Redeemer occasionally this Spring and you certainly will this Summer. When you do, please give them a warm welcome!

In the Father’s love,