Jan Edmiston has served Fairlington Presbyterian Church since 1989, first as co-pastor with Fred Lyon, and now as a solo pastor when Fred left Fairlington to pursue full time doctoral work. Jan and Fred are married to each other and have three children.  She is humbled by the privilege of serving God with this congregation.

Things you may not know about her: 

She won the Parallel Parking Award in Drivers' Ed and continues to be an excellent parallel parker.

She is a fan of Tarheel Basketball, dark chocolate, and really good (decaf) coffee. 

She has a special passion for people who are not part of the church.

She writes almost daily on her blog: A Church for Starving Artists.