Clergy and Staff
The Rt. Rev. E. Mark Stevenson, Bishop Diocesan
The Rt. Rev’d E. Mark Stevenson is the 14th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia. He was elected on June 4, 2022, and ordained and consecrated on December 3, 2022, in Richmond. More than 35 bishops from around the United States, England, Tanzania, and Ghana joined Presiding Bishop Michael Bruce Curry, Chief Consecrator, in the laying on of hands.
Bishop Stevenson is focused on centering his ministry – and that of the Diocese of Virginia – on the teaching and love of Jesus. Central to that is an emphasis on truth-telling and reckoning as we address issues of systemic racism, life-giving formation as followers of Jesus, and transparency and accountability as we interact with each other as the family of God. Bishop Stevenson is the shepherd of over 170 churches in the Diocese of Virginia, including the Church of the Epiphany.
The Rev. Kristin P. R. Wickersham, S.C.P., Priest-in-Charge
The Rev. Kristin P. R. Wickersham was ordained to the priesthood in 2019 and was called to Epiphany on the Feast of Pentecost 2022. Before being ordained a priest, Mother Kristin was an environmental chemist, a Montessori School trustee, and a community advocate for many years. She is a certified conflict mediator through the Lombard Mennonite Peace Foundation.
Mother Kristin enjoys multicultural communities. She was born in Indonesia and spent her formative years in Southeast Asia. She is passionate about preaching, teaching, pastoral care, and prayer. She is a professional spiritual director and enjoys counseling those seeking a deeper faith life. She is pursuing her love for liturgy and Christian spirituality as a doctoral student at Nashotah House Theological Seminary in a hybrid-distance program.
As is required of priests, Mother Kristin actively participates in the Councils of the Church. She serves as the president of the diocesan Standing Committee, the committee of advice for the bishop. She previously served on the Creation Care Committee and the Constitution and Canons Committee. In the Lakeside neighborhood, she is a member of the ecumenical clergy association. She is also the convener of the St. John the Evangelist chapter of the Society of Catholic Priests, a growing society of women and men serving as priests, deacons, and consecrated religious throughout the Anglican Communion. The Society aims to promote evangelism and priestly spirituality.
Outside of church, Mother Kristin enjoys playing classical piano, competing in dog sports, hiking, reading poetry, cooking, and she is a Black Belt in the martial art of TaeKwonDo.
Lucy Whitlock, Parish Administrator
Lucy began attending Epiphany in 1970 and started to work as Epiphany's Parish Administrator in 1980. She is married to Wayne Whitlock, and they have three children: Kristene, Karen, and Kevin, as well as five granddaughters: Hannah, Hope, Grace, Maura, and Cora. All three generations of her family are active at Epiphany. Lucy serves on the Altar Guild, sings in the choir, plays handbells, and is a member of Chapter 4 of the Episcopal Church Women. Her hobbies are handwork, jigsaw puzzles, and riding her motorcycle.
Anita Williams, Director of Music Ministries
Anita has been Music Director/Organist since November 1999. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Church Music from VCU in 1987. She and her husband, Herb, share the joys of their children, Stephanie, Chris, and Jason, and their grandchildren, Landon, Sloan, Sean, Walker, and Hudson. Anita's other interests are decorating, trying new recipes, the foodie scene, and coastal vacations.
Timon Kenyi, Sexton
Timon came to Richmond as a Sudanese refugee from Kenya in 2001 and, on the first week of settling here, started attending Sunday service at the Church of the Epiphany. He began work as a sexton at Epiphany in January 2004. His current vocation is as a registered nurse at Henrico Doctors' Hospital-Parham Road. He is married to Guo Mary Nasona, and they are blessed with one daughter, who was recently confirmed in the church.
