Dear Redeemer Family,
It’s that time of year again—time for us to prepare to thank two Vestry members (Bethany Lansing and Matt Morgan) for completing their three years of faithful service and time for us to vote in two new people.
Our Vestry Election takes place the Sunday before Holy Week, which is March 26 this year. In between now and then, I would encourage you to prayerfully consider which two of the following five people would be best suited to serve and lead our parish in the coming years.
Trey Arnold
My family and I have been blessed to worship at Redeemer since we moved to Richmond in 2016. I am committed to serving the Lord and loving our neighbors in this parish. It would be an honor to serve again as a faithful steward on the vestry.
Alex Burlingame
When Emily and I joined Redeemer 5 years ago, we developed a deep commitment to the Anglican tradition and this parish in particular. It would be an honor to apply my personal mission of creating order, clarity, and excellence in the world to this context.
Matt Harper
Vestry service is one of the best ways I can serve and add value to Redeemer, while helping to safeguard its vision and carry out its values. As a career-long HR professional and with prior vestry service at other churches, I would join the Vestry with energy, experience and drive to prayerfully help move us forward in the future.
Lisa Yancey
I desire to serve on Vestry because I love Jesus Christ and I want to serve him obediently and faithfully. I’ve covered the decision in prayer and wise counsel and would be honored to serve the parish in this way. I’m enthusiastic about supporting Redeemer’s vision; Gospel Formation through Missional Presence and trust the Lord to guide this process.
Rachel Yowell
I would like to serve on Vestry because of the immense respect I have for our leadership and the structure of our leadership. It would be an honor to serve our parish alongside such great leaders. I would like to spend my time, energy, and attention on being thoughtful and wise about our resources, and ask good questions as we discern and make decisions that I hope would allow our parish to sustainably flourish.
I can attest that each of these people is a mature, thoughtful, wise, compassionate follower of Jesus. There are no bad choices here! I want to remind us all that the Vestry election is not a popularity contest, but rather a matter of spiritual, strategic discernment.
As a reminder, here is a document that lays out the responsibilities of the Vestry. Please give a read if you need a refresher.
Bethany and Matt, thank you for your three years of service! It has been a joy to work with you! And to these five new candidates, thank you for allowing your names to go forward and your willingness to serve in the years ahead. We are grateful for your courage!
In the Father’s love,
