Charlottesville Church Plant
About
In partnership with other parishes in our diocese, Church of the Holy Cross is planting a new church in Charlottesville in 2021. An initial core group is forming and gathering in small groups to pray for this work. Please join us in supporting this mission with your prayers, resources, connections, and encouragement! For more info, check out our vision document and sign up for our email updates below.
Church planter
We're delighted to announce that Claude Atcho has accepted the role of Vicar (Planting Pastor) for the Charlottesville church plant of the Diocese of Christ Our Hope, ACNA.
Claude is coming from Memphis, TN where he serves as pastor of a multi-ethnic church, Fellowship Memphis. Previously he served as a church planter in Boston MA. He's the author of Reading Black Books: How African-American Literature Can Make Our Faith More Whole and Just, forthcoming from Brazos Press in Summer 2022.
Claude and his wife Kelsey hail from Washington State. Kelsey currently homeschools their three kids (Julian, Adrian, and Tatum.) Claude enjoys shooting hoops and coaching their kids' soccer team. We can't wait for you to get to know them!
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