Clergy, Staff, & Vestry

Clergy

The Rev. Lachlan S. Hassman

PRIEST-IN-CHARGE
The Rev’d Lachlan Hassman began as Priest-in-Charge of Christ Church in Advent of 2025. As Priest-in-Charge, Fr. Lachlan provides pastoral care to the parish community, organizes our worship, and works alongside staff and volunteers to support our common life. Prior to his call to Christ Church, Lachlan served as Associate Vicar at St. Joseph’s, Durham NC, where he cared for a Breakfast Ministry serving unhoused and other food-insecure people. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia, where he studied Religion, Architectural History, and Middle Eastern languages.

Outside of church, Lachlan is a PhD student in Architectural History at Duke University. In his spare time, he enjoys tending to the Rectory garden, woodworking, running, and caring for his very demanding cat.

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The Rev. Connie Clark

PRIEST ASSOCIATE
Connie recently retired after 17 years as Vicar of Buck Mountain Episcopal Church. Before her time at Buck Mountain, Connie was a chaplain at two state psychiatric hospitals for 10 years, one in northern Virginia and one in Wyoming. Those distinctive experiences form the basis for a memoir she is working on about that ministry and the connection between mental health and spirituality. Before entering full-time ministry, Connie was an independent writer and fund-raising consultant for nonprofit organizations in the D.C. area and across the country.

As Priest Associate, Connie works very part time, assisting Fr. Lachlan with pastoral care, preaching, and adult formation. She brings with her a wealth of wisdom, experience in ministry, and spiritual depth.

Staff

Cynthia F. Arnold

PARISH ADMINISTRATOR
Cynthia Arnold served as Parish Administrator at Grace Church, Keswick for 21 years, Administrative Assistant at Orange Presbyterian Church for 2 years and has been the Financial Secretary for St. Thomas, Orange since 2013.
Cynthia graduated from Longwood College in 1979. She taught elementary school for 6 years and then found her calling to church administration. She and her husband, Doug, have three children and two grandsons.
She is a member of St. Thomas, Orange, where she has served on the Vestry as Registrar, and currently serves as a Lector. She is also the President of the St. Margaret's Chapter of The Daughters of the King at St. Thomas. She has volunteered for The Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic and Christian Emergency Council. She enjoys genealogical research, reading, movies, quilting, gardening, traveling with her husband, Doug, and spending time with her family and their Corgi, Benny.
Benjamin C. Armistead

CHOIRMASTER
Ben Armistead has been choirmaster at Christ Church for over thirty years. A graduate of Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, Ben sang with that school’s famed a cappella choir. He was also active in student government serving as president of the student body.
Ben enjoys reading and spoiling his dogs and cat. He has served several terms on the Christ Church vestry.
Sharon L. Chapman

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