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Reverend Alex Joyner
Phone: 757-442-3481
pastor@franktownumc.org |
Alex Joyner was
ordained a deacon in the United Methodist Church in 1989 and has
served appointments in Dallas, Texas; York, England; Unionville,
Virginia and Charlottesville, Virginia. Most recently he has been the
campus minister at the United Methodist-supported Wesley Foundation at
the University of Virginia. Reverend Joyner came to Franktown United
Methodist Church June, 2005. He was ordained an elder in 1993. Prior
to entering the ordained ministry, Joyner was a radio news director
and on-air personality in the Charlottesville area.
Joyner holds an
undergraduate degree in history from the University of Virginia, a
master of divinity degree from Perkins School of Theology at Southern
Methodist University, and additional masters in religious studies from UVA. In 1996 Joyner was a featured preacher on the
nationally-syndicated Protestant Hour radio program, doing a
series of five sermons. He has also written curriculum for the United
Methodist Publishing House and teaches in the summer course of study
program at Perkins School of Theology in Dallas. His interests are
storytelling, preaching and cross-cultural ministry. Rev. Joyner is
married to the former Suzanne Kee Birdsall of Afton, Virginia and they
have two children, Joel and Rachel. |
