Archpriest Justin Patterson is a native of Jacksonville, Florida. He studied at both St. Tikhon and St. Vladimir Seminaries where he earned his MDiv and MA. He has served in Nicholasville, KY at St. Athanasius Orthodox Church of the OCA Diocese of the South since 2006. He has overseen the construction of their most recent temple and the planting of a new mission, St. Nina Orthodox Church in Berea, KY. You can contact Fr. Justin at fr.justin@bluegrassorthodox.org or via text at 859-361-2823. Or visit bluegrassorthodox.org

Greg Herriford became the Lead Minister at First Christian Church/Lexington, KY, in November 2022. He came to FCC from Mt. Eden Christian Church in Spears, KY, where he served as Preaching Minister for nearly eight years.
Prior to preaching, he served for 20 years with Mission Journeys. During his time there, Greg was responsible for organizing several hundred mission trips. He also helped launch mission initiatives in Belize, Haiti, Honduras, and Eastern KY. He continues to be involved with Mission Journeys, helping with programming and development projects for the organization.
Greg graduated from Morehead State University with a degree in Journalism. He earned a Master of Arts degree in Ministry Leadership from Central Christian College of the Bible in 2023.
He and his wife Kelly live in Lexington, and they have two adult daughters - Autumn (and Josh Boes) and Meredith (and Jacob Tellman) - along with one granddaughter (Addison Tellman).