Scott comes to Blacksburg from Knoxville, TN - first as a VT student in 2002 (Go Hokies!) - and again in 2011 for his civil engineering job.

A volunteer Deacon at The River, Scott was ordained in the Diocese of Christ our Hope (ACNA) in October 2018. Scott has a passion for getting people into God's Word while getting God's Word into people, and making disciples who will become disciple-makers.

Mary and Jack were ordained to the diaconate on March 10, 2017. The McDonalds are missionaries with the Society of Anglican Missionaries and Senders, with whom they previously served in Cochabamba, Bolivia, teaching animal husbandry and helping in micro-finance projects.

Ross has lived in the NRV since 1998, when he enrolled as a student at Virginia Tech. While at Virginia Tech, he was active in New Life Christian Fellowship (NLCF) leading small groups and participating in the music team. Ross and his wife, Jennifer were married in 2006 and have two children, Jonah and Rainer.

Ross’s musical journey began with piano lessons when he was around five years old. He would later learn to play the violin, which he still plays today. He also enjoys singing and playing the mandolin and acoustic guitar.

Born in Blacksburg, Matthew has lived most of his life in the Southeast. After graduating from Bryan College, he and his wife Sarah went to South Korea to teach English. After a stint in North Carolina working on degrees in apologetics and philosophy from Southern Evangelical Seminary, he went to the University of St. Andrews in Scotland to work on a PhD in analytic theology.