The Rev. Lauren R. Holder joyfully accepted the call to become St. Martin’s in-the-Field's seventh rector in October 2024. Lauren previously served as the Canon for Community and Education at the Cathedral of St. Philip in Atlanta, Georgia. She also served at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Atlanta and Trinity Church Wall Street in New York City. She grew up in Lexington, Virginia. She attended Washington & Lee University, where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Politics with a concentration in Environmental Studies. She later earned a Master’s degree in Liberal Arts at St. John’s College in Annapolis, and then a Master’s of Divinity at The General Theological Seminary in New York.
Lauren is deeply committed to building community—both within and beyond the church. She has twice represented the Diocese of Atlanta as a Deputy to General Convention, is currently an Alternate Deputy to General Convention for the Diocese of Maryland, has served on the Legislative Committee of Congregational Vitality & Data-Driven Initiatives, is a past-president of the Diocesan Standing Committee, and has served on the boards of The Boyce L. Ansley School, Ahava Early Learning Center, Crossroads Community Ministries and Buckhead Community Ministries.
Lauren loves church, loves to share the love of Jesus, loves to be outside, and loves learning. She lives in Severna Park with her husband, Jay, and two children, Charles and Lucy Rae, who attend St. Martin’s Episcopal School.
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