Led by Pastor Lindsey B. Freeman, Welborne United Methodist Church is celebrating 70 years of ministry in our community. Our church is a proud member of the United Methodist Denomination and to find out what we believe click here!
Welborne worships on Sundays at 10 am and has a modern feel in a traditional setting with different generations combining in a service that includes traditional and contemporary music.
Welborne United Methodist Church believes that everyone is a child of God. We welcome and affirm all persons without regard to gender, ethnic background, sexual orientation, national origin, faith tradition, age, diverse ability, marital status, economic condition, or anything else which threatens to divide God’s family.
Meet our team
Rev. Lindsey B. Freeman
Pastor
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Pastor Lindsey is anordained Elder in the United Methodist Church. Before Welborne UMC, Pastor Lindsey served in the Conference Office, Campus Ministry and as an associate pastor. Pastor Lindsey is a Virginia native and grew up in Richmond as well as Yorktown, VA. Both equally feel like home. Matthew, Pastor Lindsey’s husband, is a consultant for Race & Diversity Inclusion through his business Dialectix Consulting. They were married in December of 2020, and have 2 children, Bronwyn & Myles. They both love music, to cook and to travel. When it comes to ministry, Pastor Lindsey is passionate about crafting worship experiences for folks to encounter the holy, connecting folks in light of their gifts, preaching, teaching and being in mission with the community. Her StrengthsFinder Signature Strengths are: Adaptability, Restorative, Empathy, Arranger and Deliberative and she is Enneagram 3.
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Valerie Pineda moved to Richmond in 2017 and is thrilled to share her love of all styles of music with the community at Welborne. In New Jersey she was co-founder and Director of the Pineda Conservatory and Executive Director of the Pineda Lyric Opera Company. She has been honored in Union County NJ with the Women’s Business Leader award. With these nonprofits, over 1,000 teens participated in a tuition free opera program and youth from throughout NJ participated in theater classes and performances with professional area artists. She has been acknowledged by the NJ State Council for the Arts for her outstanding contributions to music in arts education. With the NJ Workshop for the Arts, Ms. Pineda worked as musical director and conductor for numerous musicals and taught at the Union County Performing Arts High School for 7 years. She has directed, produced, musical-directed, and taught voice throughout New York and New Jersey. As a soprano, Ms. Pineda is a graduate of the Manhattan School of Music and also studied at the Boston Conservatory. She has soloed in Boston Symphony Hall, and PNC Arts Center and appeared with many regional opera companies. Ms. Pineda is a registered NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) voice instructor.
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Mel (she/her) is our Director of Children and Youth Ministries here at Welborne UMC. She is a second-year MDIV/MACE dual degree student at Union Presbyterian Seminary (Richmond Campus). Mel is a graduate of Randolph-Macon College and a candidate for ordained ministry in the Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church. Halloween is her favorite holiday, so she loves hosting trunk or treats and hanging with youth at Fall retreats!
Danielle Maddock
Preschool Director
Courtney Coyle
Preschool Admin
Eddie Janssen
Buildings & Grounds Asst.