About Us

Learn about Christ the King Lutheran Church and get to know our staff.

Our Ministry Areas

Worship and Music

At the heart of our experience as a congregation is the weekly gathering to hear the Word of God, share the Lord’s Supper, and enjoy the community of faith. It is in this gathering that we discover anew who Jesus is and what God is up to in the world. Our worship follows the pattern of the ancient Christian liturgy, rotates with the cycle of church seasons, and incorporates both traditional and contemporary musical styles. The weekly service incorporates the efforts of dozens of people, from lay readers, greeters, and broadcast technicians to cantors, choirs, and communion servers. It is a true “work of the people,” all to create a time and a place for heaven and earth to meet and for our hearts to be filled with God’s gifts of truth and peace.

People singing and playing guitar at Christ the King Lutheran Church

Faith Formation

From the very beginning, those who had been baptized into Christ Jesus devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. From Sunday morning Bible classes to weekday book clubs and discussion groups, from catechism classes for youth and adults to daily email devotions sent to each member’s Inbox, the Word of God and the church’s teaching provide the foundation for our faith at Christ The King and for living out that faith in the world. As members grow in their understanding of Jesus Christ, crucified and risen, and of the Kingdom of God that was at the heart of his mission and life, they discover a renewed identity and purpose for their own lives and are equipped to be agents of God’s justice and forgiveness in the world.

Community Inreach

The Christian faith cannot be fully lived apart from the community of God’s people on earth, the Church. The Church has been likened to a Body – the Body of the crucified, risen, and ascended Jesus – and all the members of a congregation are a part of that Body and knit together spiritually just as a human body is put together and interconnected physically. In the Body each part has a unique gift to offer and a particular role to play, and, as a Body, all parts work together for the good of the whole. Promoting the physical, emotional, and spiritual health of all members; staying connected and engaged with each other; bearing one another’s burdens through prayer and assistance; and providing opportunities for sharing and enjoying life beyond worship and study – these are all an integral part of congregational ministry and life at Christ The King.

Community Outreach

Jesus came “not to be served, but to serve,” and to bring God’s dominion of love and justice to earth. At the end of each worship service at Christ The King, the congregation is sent forth to live out this good news, to serve in Jesus’ name, and to strive for justice and peace in our local community and in the world. Our members have put this call into action in an amazing variety of ways, from tying hundreds of quilts each year for local and overseas use to helping keep a local food pantry stocked, from building houses in El Salvador through Habitat for Humanity, to sponsoring a refugee family and helping them get a new start here in Virginia. Over the past year, the congregation has deepened their awareness and response to the significant social issues of our time: racial reconciliation, climate change, gender and sexuality, women’s equality, and the legacy of indigenous people in North America. In each of these challenging areas, we follow the One who welcomed and cared for all without question and who gave his life for the sake of a new way of being human in the world.

Our Pastor and Staff

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Pastor Randy Lohr

J. David Clatterbuck

Organist & Choir Director

Donna Marrs

Office Manager

Pastor Randy Lohr

Pastor Randy began his ministry at Christ The King in March of 2009. Before his call to CTK Randy served 18 years as pastor of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Waynesboro, Virginia. He grew up in Va. Beach, where he took up the art of surfing in high school and developed a lifelong love for the ocean. He is a graduate of the College of William & Mary (Class of ’83, B.S. in Geology) and the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. Between college and seminary (’83 – ’85) he traveled with Lutheran Youth Encounter as part of their East Coast Regional Musical Ministry Team – Common Bread. Pastor Randy is married to Nancy Harris, a native of Williamsburg and the librarian at Three Chopt Elementary School in Henrico County; together they have two grown children – Graham and Natalie – and a 10-year old Great Pyrenees-Husky mix named Sasha. In Randy’s spare time he enjoys playing guitar, making themed playlists on Spotify, following the Chicago Cubs and Virginia basketball, tracking down ancestors in his family tree, and staying up-to-date in the quest for the perfect IPA.

Donna Marrs

Donna Marrs joined the staff at Christ the King in 2021. She has been updating many of the CTK office procedures while providing wonderful e-newsletters, worship bulletins, and other communications as well.

David Clatterbuck

David is enjoying the semi-retired life after thirty-six years of teaching high school and middle school choral music in Waynesboro, PA, Waynesboro, VA, Ft Lauderdale, FL and most recently Henrico County. He has been an employed church musician since the age of sixteen including Methodist, Lutheran and Presbyterian churches. David studied Music at Bridgewater College and received a Master of Music Education degree from Shenandoah University. When the opportunity arises, David enjoys working on musical theatre productions. He has participated in more than one hundred shows over the last forty-five years. He is excited to be part of the music program at CTK and hopes that more folks will join our music ministry program.