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Pastor
The Reverend Doctor Sandra Kay Goehring
The Reverend Doctor Sandra Kay Goehring
Sandra Kay Goehring was raised on a small family farm in rural North Dakota and graduated summa cum laude from Jamestown College in 1997 with majors in Religion/Philosophy and English. After college she taught ethics and served as interim chaplain at her alma mater for one year, was appointed dedicated pulpit supply at a Methodist church for just over a year, and worked in law for several years.
In 2005 Sandi entered Princeton Theological Seminary, where she received her M.Div. in 2008. That fall she began doctoral studies, and two years later she started adjunct teaching in the Religious Studies department at Randolph-Macon College, where she still teaches part-time. In addition to teaching Introduction to Religion, Christianity, Women and Christianity, Women and Religion, and Western Religions, Sandi has directed several students’ church internships either as academic advisor or on-site supervisor. In 2018 she earned her doctorate in the History of Christianity from Union Presbyterian Seminary, after which she was called to Louisa Presbyterian Church and began serving our church family in September 2018.
Sandi is married with two children and two stepchildren, all grown, and she enjoys being back in a rural small town.
In 2005 Sandi entered Princeton Theological Seminary, where she received her M.Div. in 2008. That fall she began doctoral studies, and two years later she started adjunct teaching in the Religious Studies department at Randolph-Macon College, where she still teaches part-time. In addition to teaching Introduction to Religion, Christianity, Women and Christianity, Women and Religion, and Western Religions, Sandi has directed several students’ church internships either as academic advisor or on-site supervisor. In 2018 she earned her doctorate in the History of Christianity from Union Presbyterian Seminary, after which she was called to Louisa Presbyterian Church and began serving our church family in September 2018.
Sandi is married with two children and two stepchildren, all grown, and she enjoys being back in a rural small town.
Choir Director
Virginia "Burchie" Carroll
Virginia "Burchie" Carroll
Virginia "Burchie" Chisholm Carroll directs and accompanies our adult choir, plays for our worship services, and helps in planning and coordinating worship at LPC. She grew up on a cattle farm in Louisa County, attended public schools here, and graduated valedictorian from Louisa County High School. She was a Harker Memorial Scholarship recipient and graduated cum laude with a BA in Music in Piano Performance from Westhampton College, University of Richmond. Following undergraduate school, Burchie received a Masters of Church Music in Piano Performance from the Southern Baptist Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. She has served and attended Baptist and Presbyterian churches in Kentucky and Virginia.
Burchie was instrumental in reviving the Louisa Community Chorus and serving as accompanist, director, and board member. Burchie and her husband John have two married sons and two grandsons. Together they own and operate Claybrooke Farm, a family farm in the Lake Anna area of Louisa county.
Burchie was instrumental in reviving the Louisa Community Chorus and serving as accompanist, director, and board member. Burchie and her husband John have two married sons and two grandsons. Together they own and operate Claybrooke Farm, a family farm in the Lake Anna area of Louisa county.
Administrative Assistant
Darlene Knauf
Darlene Knauf
Darlene Davis Knauf is the Assistant to the Pastor and a Deacon at LPC. She spent 45 years in the legal arena in Washington, DC working for a Federal judge, a Congressman, and at a law firm as a Legal Assistant. She and her husband retired to Louisa in 2016, where they found their little piece of Heaven. She’s a member of Presbyterian Women, Caring Connections, and is the Red Kettle Drive Chair for the Salvation Army here in Louisa County. Darlene is married with one adult son and blessed with two granddaughters.
