Pastor / Teaching Elder
Jeff Downs
Jeff is married to Diane and they have three children. He is a graduate of Lancaster Bible College, and Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary (see Introductory Video). Jeff was licensed to preach in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (Presbytery of Central Pennsylvania), ordained in the PCA (Calvary Presbytery) and is now serving in the OPC (Presbytery of the Southeast). He was born in Essex, Maryland, where at an early age began using drugs until the age of 19. He was born-again in…
Ruling Elder
Rodney Horst
Rodney Horst has been an Elder at Knox since the late 1990’s. He has been married to his wife Joan for 39 years and they have three grown children, two daughters and one son, and three wonderful granddaughters. He was born in Waynesboro, PA but grew up on a dairy farm in West Virginia and has a degree in AgriBusiness Management from West Virginia University. Rodney operated his own dairy farm for several years in WV before coming to Virginia…
Ruling Elder
Bryan Larsen
Bryan was born into a military family the fourth of ten children. Bryan married Rebecca in 1975. Thhey have four children (one deceased) and six granddaughters. Bryan is a retired CPA and has attended Knox since 2012. He teaches adult Sunday School. He enjoys hunting, fishing and reading theology and history.
Ruling Elder
Alex McNeill
Alex was born in Texas into a military family. He served with the United States Navy as a helicopter pilot, and met and married his wife, Rudelle, while he served in Norfolk, Virginia. They have four sons two of which grew up at Knox Reformed Presbyterian Church and has two grandchildren and one great grandchild. He retired after thirty-six years as an engineer in the power industry. A Ruling Elder at Knox since 1995, he loves cooking, computer games, bible…
Ruling Elder
Jim Rudkin
Jim was born in Mississippi and grew up in western Tennessee. He moved to Virginia in 2002 and has been a member of Knox Reformed Presbyterian Church since that time. He has been married to his wife, Sally since 1994. He has also worked for FedEx Express for over 30 years. Jim has been a ruling elder since 2009. He is a lover of history, and is currently seeking to complete his bachelors degree in American History.
Ruling Elder
John Waddill
John Waddill is married to Becky and they have two daughters and five grandchildren. He is a retired engineer after forty years in the nuclear power industry. John was converted while working at a summer camp for children in Tidewater Virginia and grew during his college years at Virginia Tech under the ministry of Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship. He joined the Presbyterian Church while in college and was ordained as a Ruling Elder in his twenties. John served as an…