Pastor – Rev. Kimberly Jenkins
Director of Music – Rev. Richard S. Keller
Rev. Richard Keller was born in Reading, Pennsylvania and raised in Arlington and Fairfax, Virginia. Richard began his music ministry early, playing for worship services at the age of 12. At age 15 he gave his first piano recital and became a church organist and choir director in the Methodist Church where he became a Certified Director of Music. He began teaching piano, organ and voice at age 16. While attending The American University in Washington, D.C., from which he graduated with a B.A. degree in Music Education, he became their first student vocal coach and had a special accompanist program created for him. Winning numerous national, state and local awards for piano performance, he also played in several dance bands and composed music for schools, conferences, churches and avante-garde films.
While teaching music in the Fairfax County Public Schools, Richard continued to accompany singers and instrumentalists in the Greater Washington Metropolitan Area, direct music and play for local churches, while appearing often on television and radio as a pianist and music educator. Receiving a strong call to the Pastoral Ministry, Richard attended and graduated from The Wesley Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity, then served for 31 years as a pastor in the Virginia Conference in churches numbering 300 to 2300 people. During that time, he also participated on many Methodist and ecumenical boards and agencies. Upon retiring, he returned to teaching music on high, middle and elementary school levels and being organist-director in Methodist and Episcopalian traditions. Richard continues to enjoy time with family composed of wife Peggy, three daughters and their families (including four grandchildren) while also enjoying Biblical study and teaching, music, nature, and feeding the deer, birds, and other wildlife that come to visit.
Lay Leader – Minister Hilda Macauley
