PASTOR JOE MEDLIN                                              

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If there is a place with an ocean nearby, there's a chance it may be one of the other regions in which Reverend Joseph (Joe) Medlin, Jr. has served. Born and raised on the southern coast of North Carolina, following seminary, Rev. Joe began serving in the role of Chaplain and then Pastor of First Congregational Church of Rockaway Beach another beach community where he remained for nearly 10 years before relocating to Hawaii with his wife and their young son. He served two churches in Hawaii and then relocated back to the US mainland to serve as our designated pastor, where he now intersperses his training in psychoanalysis to offer volunteer pastoral counseling to parishioners and the Chesterfield County community. Rev. Joe will also be serving as a chaplain at the Chippenham and Johnston-Willis Hospitals, supplementing his part-time status with us. Island life helped him slow down and pay closer attention to the sacred rhythms of the day; although he still remains a lover of silence, he does not tolerate it in the face of oppression. His passion for justice and equality are expansive, and he is particularly concerned about confronting and rooting out all forms of White supremacy and privilege, homophobia, xenophobia, ableism, sexism, and ageism. Rev. Joe believes that the church is called to stand in solidarity with all who are oppressed, be a voice for the voiceless, and embody God's compassion.

​4310 Courthouse Road, Chesterfield, VA 23832
Pastor Joe Medlin 808-785-4822
revjmedlin@aol.com
Pastor Joe's office hours Thursday 9-1, Saturday 8-12

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