The Reverend Emily Anderson Lukanich

The Reverend Emily Anderson Lukanich (Mother Emily) serves as the Rector of Christ Church Riverdale.

Ministry & Background

• Rector: Christ Church Riverdale.
• Previous Ministry:
  • Associate and Vicar, The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration (Vail, CO, 2016–2023).
  • Curate, Christ Church (Blacksburg, VA), serving the congregation and Virginia Tech campus.
• Education: Master’s in Divinity from Virginia Theological Seminary; B.A. in French Language from the University of Illinois.
• Prior Career: Taught middle and high school French in Virginia and South Carolina.

Personal

She and her husband, Chris, have been married since 2009 and have two young sons, Ian and Christian. Mother Emily is an avid gardener, drawing parallels between the careful tending of gardens and the growth of faith communities.