Leadership
At Common Table, we believe in empowering the people for ministry. Our leadership is lay-driven: lay persons (non-clergy) co-create our church mission and vision, and everyone has the opportunity to contribute their unique gifts as we work together for the sake of an equitable Richmond. This starts with us sharing leadership, cultivating collaboration, and creating a space where everyone feels valued and empowered to make a difference. Our mission is simple: to cultivate ministers of reconciliation around the table of Jesus Christ.
Committees
Chairs
Church Council
The church council is our administrative body that plans, sets goals, implements, and evaluates ministry to fulfill the mission and vision of the congregation.
Staff Parish Relations
The SPRC advocates for a strong positive relationship between staff and congregation so that the church can embody its commitment to reconciliation
Trustees
Our trustees serve as responsible stewards of the church's property, ensuring they are used safely, faithfully, and effectively to benefit our community and the surrounding city.
Finance Committee
The Finance Team is responsible for our church's financial resources. The team works to ensure our assets are managed wisely and ethically. This includes developing the church budget, raising and managing our financial capital, and making informed decisions that empower our church to fulfill its mission.
Lead Pastor
Drew Willson
Drew's ministry revolves around liturgy, music, and mission. After graduating from UVA and living in Scotland at work with the Iona Community, he attended Candler School of Theology where he met his spouse Shea Tuttle. Drew began serving as a United Methodist minister in 2008, and he's passionate about creating community where people come alive together through story, song, and social action. Drew and Shea love living in Richmond with their two children.
Kids Ministry Coordinator
Eunsung Kim
Eunsung Kim grew up in Asheville, North Carolina, in a United Methodist clergy household. He received his undergraduate degree at UNC Chapel Hill (Go Heels!) and graduated from Duke Divinity School in 2011. Eunsung led a bible study for high school age kids prior to entering seminary at a Methodist Church in Kannapolis, NC, and he was a youth minister his first year of seminary at Leesburg UMC. After seminary, Eunsung spent 3 years living at L'Arche GWDC before moving to Richmond. Once in RVA, he worked at the Faison Center for kids with intellectual disabilities before serving as a chaplain for the past ten years (and in hospice chaplaincy for the last five years).
You’ll find Eunsung spending his free time in the oceans and the mountains. He loves to skateboard, skimboard, and bodyboard. He got back into surfing during the pandemic. He’s been coming to Common Table for over a year-and-a-half with his 11-year-old daughter, and has been a brilliant addition to the Common Table team!
Communications Manager
Paris Lape
Paris Lape, Common Table's Communications Manager, has been a churchgoer since she was born and moved to Virginia when she was five. She graduated from Liberty University in 2020 with a degree in Digital Media. Paris has directed, edited and written for short films since high school and loves working with non-profits to create videos and ad campaigns. She’s also a podcast host for Ignite Sparked by BBB. Outside of her career, Paris enjoys spending time outdoors, reading, playing board games and staying active in the community.
Paris and her husband Joe have been a part of Common Table since 2021. She began working as Common Table’s Communications Manager in June 2025, and is enthusiastic about keeping the congregation connected and informed.
