Emmanuel Episcopal Greenwood
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Welcome to Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Greenwood, Virginia.  Whether you are visiting from the community or from out-of-town, new to the Christian faith or seeking a church home, we invite you to worship with us.  Wherever you are in your spiritual journey, we hope that you will accompany us. 

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Mailing address:
P.O. Box 38 | Greenwood, VA 22943

Street address:
7599 Rockfish Gap Turnpike
Greenwood, VA 22943

540-456-6334
info@emmanuelgreenwood.org
CAMPUS MAP
​Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Greenwood parish is located 3 miles west of the Crozet exit on Interstate 64 (exit 107) on Route 250/Rockfish Gap Turnpike.
  • 15 miles west of University of Virginia in Charlottesville
  • 6 miles east of the north entrance to the Blue Ridge Parkway and Skyline Drive and Shenandoah National Park. 
  • 25 miles from Wintergreen Ski Resort

Greenwood, Virginia is convenient to exit 107 on Interstate 64 and easily accessible to the thriving communities of Crozet, Charlottesville, Waynesboro and Nellysford/Wintergreen Ski Resort.


Clergy

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The Rev. John Taliaferro Thomas,  Rector

jthomas(at)emmanuelgreenwood.org

The Rev. John Taliaferro Thomas joined Emmanuel as rector on August 1, 2019. 

John, or J.T. (as he is known around the Episcopal Church), served as Interim Rector at Grace Church Kilmarnock before moving with his wife Janice to Nelson County. 
 
Prior to attending Virginia Theological Seminary, John was a clerk for Bishop Peter Lee and later served as Assistant Rector at Christ Church, Pensacola and Associate Rector at St. Luke’s, Atlanta. There he sowed the seeds of his love for parish ministry.
 
John has a proven reputation for servant leadership, excellent preaching, non-judgmental and loving pastoral care, clear thinking, deep spirituality, kindness and humor. He has extensive experience working with young people and young families, having served as a school chaplain (St. Andrews School, Potomac, MD) and Head of School (St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School, Sewanee TN).
 
John grew up in Athens, Georgia and remains a Bulldog fan. He met his wife Janice during Clinical Pastoral Education at Duke University Hospital where she was working. She is an RN with Piedmont Pediatrics in Crozet and Charlottesville.  John and Janice have two children: Emily, a fourth grade teacher in Hendersonville, NC, and Sam, who works in collegiate marketing with the Parish Group in Asheville, NC.  Rounding out the family are two Golden Retrievers, Gus and Calvin, who may greet you enthusiastically at the church on weekdays.

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Karulynn Koelliker
Deacon

deacon(at)emmanuelgreenwood.org ​
Karulynn Koelliker began worshipping with Emmanuel in 2019 during Advent and joined Emmanuel in the role of deacon in February of 2020. Rather than a paid staff member, it is a calling to take a particular role in building up the ministry of the laity in worship and service. Karulynn was ordained to be a permanent deacon in the Diocese of Georgia in 2012.  She is an accomplished needle worker, a math and philosophy major, who is originally from Charlottesville.  Two years ago, she moved back here, after many years in Georgia, to be closer to family.  Karulynn brings deep Church experience having served in a variety of finance and outreach related positions.  She has completed Education for Ministry, and she will be assisting in the mentorship program for diaconal formation in the Diocese of Virginia.  She loves to talk about her dog, Penny, the flowers in her garden, and whatever handwork project is in her basket.

Staff

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Charley Chabot
Lay Chaplain | Sexton

cchabot(at)emmanuelgreenwood.org ​
Charles Chabot has been a member of Emmanuel since 1988 and has served the church as part-time sexton since 1998.  He came to the area in 1968 to work on a PhD in political philosophy at the University of Virginia and was received into the Episcopal Church by Bishop Lee in l992.  In 2002 he did an internship in Clinical Pastoral Education at UVA Medical Center and then served as adjunct chaplain at UVA hospital. From 2011 to 2013 he was Missioner to the Aging for Region XV of the Diocese of Virginia and also served on the Diocesan Committee on Aging for a number of years.  Although not ordained, he attended the Deacon’s School of the diocese from 2014-2016. He holds a B.A. degree from Birmingham Southern College and an M.A. from Florida State University.

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Larry Smith
Director of Music

lsmith(at)emmanuelgreenwood.org
​Larry M. Smith​ joined Emmanuel as Director of Music in 2006 after serving for six months while the previous director was on sabbatical.  Mr. Smith began his church music career when he was 14 playing for St. Mary Star of the Sea Roman Catholic Church.  By the time he was finishing high school, he was playing four services every Sunday and working with one choir.  While in college, he sang in the Presbyterian Church choir and substituted as organist. Upon graduation, he returned to his home church until moving to Richmond to pursue a Master of Music degree. While in Richmond, He served St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Petersburg, Boulevard United Methodist Church, and finally St. Matthias’ Episcopal Church before moving to Afton where he currently resides.  He is a member of the Nation Association for Music Education (NAfME, and VMEA), the Charlottesville-Albemarle Chapter of the American Guild of Organists (AGO), Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (music fraternity) and Pi Kappa Lambda music honorary society.  He is the full-time music specialist at Hugh K. Cassell Elementary School in Augusta County.  He has been teaching music in Augusta since 2003. Previously, he taught in Henrico County from 1990 until moving to Augusta, with past experience in Maryland. Mr. Smith received the Bachelor of Music Education with a concentration in organ from Longwood College and the Master of Music in organ performance from Virginia Commonwealth University. He is married to Jennifer Anderson Smith and has two children, Chris and Millie.

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Jennifer Smith
Executive Assistant to the Rector

jsmith(at)emmanuelgreenwood.org

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Accounting
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Communications
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Vestry

Lucien L. Bass, III, Senior Warden
Jamie Bourque, Junior Warden
Janice Fischer, Register
Katherine Merhige, Treasurer
Linda Aagaard
Pam Fitzgerald
Maria Fox
Alan Gayle
Elvira Highley
Henry Oakey
Karyn Rader
Heather Stumpf
Harper Thomas
Steve Thomas

Trustees

Harry R. Lankenau
James B. Neligan
Alexander C. von Thelen
WELCOME
This is the table, not of the Church but of Jesus Christ. It is made ready for those who love God and who want to love God more.
So come, you who have much faith and you who have little, You who have been here often and you who have not been for a long time or ever before.
​You who have tried to follow and all of us who have failed. These are the gifts of God for the People of God.
Adapted from The Iona Community, Iona Abbey Worship Book, (Glasgow, UK: Wild Goose Publications, 2001), 53.

Telephone

540-456-6334

Email

info@emmanuelgreenwood.org
7599 Rockfish Gap (Rt. 250 West) | P.O. Box 38 | Greenwood, VA 22943
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  • Parish Life & Events
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