Abby Kocher

Director of Children's Ministry

akocher@ststephensrva.org
ext. 316

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About Abby

The Rev. Abby Kocher is an elder in the United Methodist Church and was involved at St. Stephen’s for several years as a catechist in our Catechesis of the Good Shepherd program before joining our staff in March 2023 as director of children’s ministry. She continues be involved in Catechesis, not only as a catechist but as the coordinator of our program here. She is also in the Palmer Hall service each week and coordinates St. Stephen’s nursery, the Live Nativity, seasonal children’s offerings and other ministry to young children. She is part of the overall family ministry team. Abby has served in several Methodist churches, include Reveille UMC here in Richmond, several congregations in North Carolina, and was on the staff of Duke University Chapel. She is a graduate of Duke University and holds an M.Div. from Duke Divinity School. Abby has also been a teaching assistant at Richmond Montessori School. She and her husband, the Rev. Dr. Craig Kocher, have two children.

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