Bethlehem Presbyterian Church

Worshiping God, Learning of Christ, Serving our Neighbor

Presbyterian Church (USA)
2446 Old Church Road
Mechanicsville, VA 23111

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Rev. Evan Wildhack – Pastor

Rev. Evan Wildhack is Bethlehem’s 29th installed pastor. Here are some things to know about him:

  • Born in the country of Panama (technically has dual citizenship)
  • Both parents are Presbyterian ministers and younger sister recently graduated from Columbia Theological Seminary. Including Evan, his immediate family has a combined 7 theological degrees from 4 different seminaries (4 MDivs, 1 ThM, 1 DMin, 1 MAPT).
  • Baptized as an infant at a Presbytery meeting of the Presbytery of Eastern Virginia; some can say he was pre-destined to be a minister.
  • Spent the majority of childhood in St. Petersburg, FL; grew up attending Maximo Presbyterian Church where both parents served as co-pastors
  • Went to college at Westminster College in New Wilmington, PA where he studied music and minored in Christian Education
  • Spent a year right after college participating in a discernment program affiliated with Pittsburgh Seminary called World Christian Discipleship
  • Went to Pittsburgh Seminary and developed a strong interest/passion in worship leadership/planning and congregational song; graduated in 2017
  • Served as a Theological Student Advisory Delegate at the 2016 General Assembly in Portland; served on the Way Forward Committee.
  • After seminary, served as a Pastoral Resident for 13 months at First PC in Muscatine, IA. 
  • Favorite sports teams are the Tampa Bay Rays for baseball and the Pittsburgh Steelers for football. Not a huge fan of other sports.
  • Self-professed sci-fi nerd; Star Trek, Stargate, Star Wars fan; also loves all the superhero shows on The CW.
  • Served on planning team for the 2009 Montreat Youth Conferences and also a fan of the New Wilmington Mission Conference.
  • Been on mission trips to Haiti (2014) and Vietnam (2017) and did a Habitat spring break trip to Mt. Airy, NC, during college.
  • ISTJ on the Myers Briggs scale
  • Plays the flute and piano and sings tenor

His ministry passions include, but aren’t limited to, worship leadership and planning, preaching, music/congregational song, teaching and working with young adults, and providing pastoral care to all ages.

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Presbyterian Church (USA)

Mechanicsville, Virginia
In Historic Old Church of Hanover County

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