PASTOR’S PAGE

Meet Pastor Derek

Pastor Derek Irvine: Having grown up between northern Maine and Georgia, Pastor Derek is a graduate of Berkshire Institute for Christian Studies (Biblical Studies, 2003), Lancaster Bible College (B.S. in Bible, 2006), and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (M.Div, 2009).  After serving at a church in Clifton Forge, VA for 5 years, he was brought on staff here in 2015 in the role of Associate Pastor, serving mainly in the area of youth ministry until he transitioned into the Senior Pastor position in October of 2024.   Pastor Derek is an avid sports fan and enjoys the outdoors. He continues to serve us here along with his wife, Kathleen, and their beautiful daughter Anna.  Derek’s life verse is:  2Cor. 5:17 (ESV):  “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.”