Staff and Leadership

The Staff and Wardens of Christ Church

Interim Rector The Rev. Lou Hays

The Rev. Lou Hays serves as Interim Rector, walking with the people of Christ Episcopal Church as they journey through a time of transition to discern God’s vision for their bright future.This interim period follows the departure of their previous Rector, the Rev. Chad Slater, who accepted a call to serve as Canon to the Ordinary for the Diocese of West Virginia. It will culminate in the call of the next Rector of Christ Church.

Lou has served as interim in two parishes in the Diocese of Niagara in Ontario, Canada, rector of parishes in Pennsylvania and Connecticut, and assistant rector in Maryland. He graduated from the Virginia Theological Seminary after a career as a lawyer and administrator in federal, state and local government. Lou is married to the Rev. Michelle Boomgaard, Priest-in-Charge of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Charleston, WV, and has two sons, Bret, also an Episcopal priest in Tallahassee, FL and Craig, who lives and works in New York City.