Staff & Vestry

Staff and Vestry

Staff

Meet the Pastors and Staff of All Saints Church, Lynchburg, Virginia

Bishop Manto is Rector of Trinity Church and Bishop Ordinary of the Diocese of the Central States (REC). Bp. Manto has been a parish pastor for over 40 years. He was the church-planter for the non-denominational church which became Trinity Church and guided its move into the Reformed Episcopal Church. Bp. Manto has been married to his wife Janice for over 40 years. They have four adult children and 13 grandchildren.

History from Belhaven College; M.Div, Reformed Theological Seminary. Graduate study at Hebrew Union College, Jerusalem, and the Institute of Holy Land Studies, Jerusalem, Israel. He was ordained in 1969 and was consecrated bishop in August of 1996. He is the first Bishop Ordinary of the Diocese of the Central States of the Reformed Episcopal Church. He was married to Marianne Porcher McCravey and together they raised three sons and a daughter.

B.A. Philosophy, Mississippi State University; Diploma of Theology, St. Andrews University; M.Div, Nashota House. Fr. Davidson has served parishes in the Diocese of Ft. Worth, Texas. He became the Chaplain and instructor in theology in the School of Rhetoric at New Covenant Schools in 2011. He is married to Amy, and they have four children.

B.A., M.A., Theology, Bob Jones University; M.A., Liberal Studies, Hollins University; other graduate work, Reformed Seminary, Dallas Institute for Humanities and Culture. Fr. John served for twelve years as a parish priest in Orlando, Fl., before becoming the second headmaster at New Covenant Schools, where he has served since 1998. He teaches Greek and Senior Seminar. He is married to Heidi and they have four children.

Julia Sansone is a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music and the owner of Allegro Music School in Lynchburg, Virginia. She is a classically trained pianist who taught a successful independent piano studio for over 20 years before starting Allegro. As a certified Strategic Intervention Coach she has led workshops for state, national and international teacher’s conventions offering music teachers a fresh perspective on their own teaching. Julia was the assistant Music Director and organist at Rivermont Evangelical Presbyterian Church for over 11 years and is now honored to play for All Saints Church. Julia loves her students, her new hubby and two children (one of whom graduated from New Covenant), travel, dancing and the never-ending quest for growth.