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Rev. Dr. Scott Ramsey

Rev. Dr. Scott Ramsey  Scott joined Lewinsville as Interim Pastor in August 2015 and became Pastor in September 2018. His primary goal in ministry is to cultivate a community of people who are seeking to follow Jesus, receiving the fullness of his love into our own lives, and then embodying Christ’s love in our broken world. This means that the church…

Rev. Layne B. Brubaker

Rev. Layne Baily Brubaker joined Lewinsville’s staff on August 23, 2021, as the Associate Pastor for Christian Formation. She was accepted by the congregation on July 18, 2021. Before coming to Lewinsville, Layne was the founding pastor of Hagar’s Community Church in Tacoma, Washington, located inside the Washington Correction Center for Women, the state’s largest…

Rev. Jen Dunfee

 Rev. Jen Dunfee joined the Lewinsville staff on April 1, 2019, as a  Care  Minister. In June of 2024 she became head of Christian Education at Lewinsville.  Jen first became connected to Lewinsville Presbyterian through the pre-Covid softball team, the “Lewinsville Sluggers.”  Jen has been a minister member of this Presbytery since 2007, serving the…

Rev. Peter Manning

Peter is the Associate Pastor for Care Ministries at Lewinsville.  Prior to coming to Lewinsville he was the Pastoral Resident at Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church in Dallas, Texas.  He was ordained as a Minister of Word and Sacrament in 2022, after completing his Master of Divinity degree at Princeton Theological Seminary.  He was also ordained as Elder and…

John Paul Nothaft

John Nothaft from Vienna, Virginia, serves as Director of Music Ministries at Lewinsville Presbyterian Church in McLean, VA where he works as organist and choirmaster. Since joining the church in 2018, John has created and curated Lewinsville’s “Holy Happy Hour” series.  In addition, he leads the Chancel Choir, Chancel Bells, and Lewinsville Choristers.   John received his…

Jeanne (Shan) Melone

Jeanne, (pronounced Shăn), grow up in Denmark where she met her husband while he was studying there. They have been married for 40 years and have three grown kids, all living in the Richmond area, plus two wonderful grandchildren.  She has worked in finance most of her life and is enjoying her job at Lewinsville…

Amelia Townsend

A former journalist and TV producer, Amelia graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a degree in English, Radio, TV and Motion Pictures and a graduate certificate in digital media. She has worked as a communications consultant for several national government contracting firms and led communications for international trade associations. She writes…

Evan Ayars

Evan is well known to most in the Lewinsville Congregation as he “grew up at Lewinsville”.   For a number of years Evan has served and is currently serving as the Bass Section Leader in the Adult Choir, and as a Youth Advisor. Professionally, Evan is currently the Choral Director at Chantilly High School, Rocky Run…

Steven Kirkland

Steve joined the staff of Lewinsville in 2008. For the ten years immediately preceding, he served in a similar capacity at The Falls Church.    At Lewinsville, he began as Night Sexton, but his duties evolved to include oversight of the entire physical plant.  As Facilities Manager, Steve is the “go to” problem solver on the…