Meet Our Clergy

The Rev. Penny A. Nash was born and raised in Louisburg, North Carolina, attended Wake Forest University, earned a B.A. in creative writing from Florida State University, and worked in advertising and publishing in New York City before settling in Atlanta, Georgia. It was in The Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, sponsored by her home parish All Saints Atlanta, that she was ordained to the diaconate in 2007 and the priesthood in 2008, after receiving her M.Div. from the Candler School of Theology at Emory University. Penny served in several parishes in the Diocese of Atlanta before moving to Williamsburg, Virginia, to serve at Bruton Parish Church as associate rector.

She arrived in Richmond in 2014 and served at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church for six years as associate rector and vicar of the evening community there.¬† In 2019 Penny began the coursework and certification process for intentional interim ministry and is certified by both the Interim Ministry Network and the Center for Congregational Health for this specialized ministry. She’s served two full-time interims as well as another part-time one, most recently as Interim Rector at All Saints Richmond. She is very at home in large parish systems.

A self-proclaimed Church nerd, Penny is passionate about Jesus, church liturgy and music, the Bible (she was raised in the Baptist tradition), and church art and architecture. She’s also an avid reader, photographer, and adventurer who loves to travel and plan travel (especially to visit churches). Penny is married to Tom Cox, a retired attorney who is involved as a teacher and student in the OSHER program at the University of Richmond and also serves as the chairman of the board of Communities in Schools Richmond. They are the parents of three adult children and the servants of two cats.

Blake grew up just outside of Chattanooga, TN. He then attended Furman University, where he studied Business Administration and Religion and went on to earn a Master of Divinity from Duke Divinity School with a certificate in Anglican Studies. Blake joined the staff of St. James’s in the fall of 2020, first as a Lay Chaplain, and then as an Associate Rector following his ordination in 2022. Blake is married to Kilpy Singer, who is also a priest in the diocese, and they have a daughter Finley and a crazy dog named Milo. In his spare time, Blake enjoys spending time with his family outside, going on runs with Milo, and playing soccer. |¬† ext. 321

Robin is a Richmond native and has lived in Indiana and Tennessee. She is a graduate of Catawba College in North Carolina with a degree in chemistry. She received her M.Div. from Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, and an Anglican Studies certificate from Virginia Theological Seminary. Robin is certified for intentional interim ministry by the Center for Congregational Health at Wake Forest University.

Born a Baptist, she fell in love with liturgical worship while attending St. Gertrude High School. Since ordination in 2011, she has served churches in Blackstone, Petersburg, and the Richmond area as associate rector, rector, interim associate rector, and interim rector. Robin is passionate about connecting scripture with daily life through preaching, pastoral care, and teaching in small groups.

Robin and her husband Paul have three adult children, as well as one grandchild who lives too far away in St. Louis. When not at church, she enjoys time with family and friends, reading, and meditative walking. On a warm, sunny day she is likely to be found on a beach.