Rev. Dr. Ellen J. Hanckel
The Rev. Dr. Ellen J. Hanckel, Rector of Christ Episcopal Church, Martinsville, VA, since 2004, has been a member of AFRECS since 2005. She has Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry degrees from University of the South at Sewanee. She has been a freelance writer and reporter. Ellen has served as a volunteer for many community organizations. She represented the Diocese of VA on a trip to southern Sudan for the dedication of the Marc Nikkel School in Maar. She and her husband, Scott Derks, attended the Salisbury-Sudan link conference in July 2008, held in Salisbury.