Amy was born at Duke Hospital (destined to be a Duke fan!) and moved to Roanoke, Virginia when she was two years old. Her family attended Second Presbyterian Church, where she was confirmed and where her faith was nurtured and her questions and doubts were openly received. After high school, she attended Middlebury College in Vermont, where she became a religion major after taking her first religion class. She graduated with a degree in religion and classics and headed to seminary.
At Princeton Theological Seminary, she found a passionate and intellectual community of classmates and professors. She met and married Derek Redwine. She and her husband have served churches in Denver, Colorado; Akron, Ohio; and Cleveland, Ohio. She was happy to return to Virginia to serve as pastor of First Presbyterian Church getting to know the faithful, curious, and earnest members, friends, and staff. She is devoted to deepening the faith and serving our city and the world God so loves.
She is passionate about meaningful, thought-provoking, inspiring worship; leading people to encounter God in their daily lives in ways that lead to personal transformation; exploring how God calls us to use our gifts for the transformation of the world; and discerning together how the church can best serve our community and world with passion and joy.
Amy and Derek have a daughter, Sarah, and two sons, Quinn and George. As a family, they enjoy reading, basketball, and baseball (watching and playing), spending time outside, cooking and eating good food, and our Friday family movie nights.