Community News

On May 1, the Rev. Delmarshae Sledge became Administrator of Richmond Hill.  Del has been an intern at Richmond Hill during the past year, managing Metro Richmond at Prayer and studying for her M. Div. at the Samuel Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University.  She lived most of her life in Cleveland and Pittsburgh before coming to Richmond two years ago.  Del has a BA from Cleveland State and an MA from the University of Pittsburgh in History, and is an accomplished historian.  Before going to seminary, she sold real estate and was a manager for large residential developments in Cleveland.  Her daughter, an attorney, lives in Columbus.  In Richmond, she is a member of the Faith Community Baptist Church, a relatively new congregation located on Cool Lane in Richmond’s East End with a ministry to Whitcomb and Fairfield Courts.

Del’s position as Administrator coincides with Charles Williams’ move to Business Manager.  Charles has been working in that job as well as transitioning out of the Adminstrator’s position since January.

Rev. Janie Walker, Associate Pastor for Individual Ministry, has moved out of the Residential Community.  She continues to serve as the Director of the Summer Camp on the Hill, which is now developing its program for the summer of 2008.  Eight churches – four predominantly black and four predominantly white – will be sending teams of ten adults each to provide four weeks of summer day camp for rising 3rd and 4th graders in Church Hill.  Janie has been directing the program since January.  She continues to serve as the coordinator of the ministry of spiritual guidance and healing prayer.

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