Executive & Lay Staff
Josh Munnikhuysen
Lead Pastor
I greet you in the name of our Resurrected Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
My name is Pastor Josh. I’ll save the “how to pronounce Munnikhuysen” part for when we meet in person.
This is my 4th appointment in the Virginia Conference. I grew up in the hustle of Northern Virginia, met my wife in Richmond, and have served churches in Smith Mountain Lake, Southside and Central Virginia.
My call to pastoral ministry began two decades ago and fell somewhere between "Jonah & Abraham". I was an active lay member of a congregation, paying the bills as a cabinet maker, when in a holy and terrifying season God called me to leave the familiar and serve him. I did the only natural thing and doubled down in the opposite direction. Our Lord is patient and lovingly lead me to release the life I knew and enter an adventure, leaving home and woodworking behind.
I have been married to Jessica, a Registered Nurse at UVA, for almost three decades. She didn’t marry a pastor (bless her heart), she doesn’t make rolls or play the piano…go figure. She’s wicked smart! She can win adults and children alike with her smile, but be careful, she’s salty. We are ‘tastefully’ irreverent. If anybody asks us the secret to being together so long, we’d probably say we cause each other to belly-laugh.
In our free time, my wife and I enjoy live music, and hiking. As an enneagram 5, I take joy recharging my batteries between our two long-haired dachshunds with a book in hand. If that doesn’t work, they lay at my feet while I astonish them with a guitar. They are soooo easy to impress. Jessica is still working on getting me to take better care of the body I left behind in high school. I return the favor by exorcising her soul.
When I’m not leading a bible-study, preaching or presiding at the sacrament, I share conversation with my friends and colleagues at our podcast called Crackers and Grape Juice. We remind one another that Jesus and his grace for sinners is the most important story we have.
Craig Muffley
Associate Pastor of Congregational Care
Rev. Craig Muffley is a retired elder in full connection with the Virginia Conference
of The United Methodist Church. He received a Master of Divinity degree from Wesley Theological Seminary in 2006. He served at Springfield UMC as a seminary intern for 2 years and as an associate pastor for 1 year (2004-2006), at St. Paul UMC in Woodbridge as an associate pastor for 5 years (2006-2011), and as the pastor in charge at Eastland UMC in Spotsylvania County for 10 years (2011-2021).
Prior to God’s call on Craig’s life to pastoral ministry, he served for 25 years as a Metro Transit Police officer with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (METRO). Craig has been married to his loving wife, Judy, for 39 years and they are currently living in Boston, VA. They have two grown sons, Bradley
and Andrew.
Craig grew up in the small town of Milton, PA. He enrolled at York College of Pennsylvania where he received a B.S. degree in Police Science. Later in life, he attended George Mason University, receiving a B.S. degree in Finance.
Now, though officially retired, Pastor Craig continues to discern where God may be calling him to serve in Christian ministry. He is delighted to answer the current call to serve Christ and the wonderful congregation here at Culpeper UMC.
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Glenn Little
Organist / Choir Director
Mr. Little graduated from Howard University in 1970 with a BM in Organ performance and a minor in piano. He studied organ with Harvey Van Burean and the late Thomas Keith; with additional studios with the late Conrad Bernier of Catholic University in Washington, D.C. After graduation, Mr. Little went directly into the Foreign Service and retired in 2000 after 32 years of service. Since retirement, he has served as Organist/Choir Director at churches in Raleigh, Durham, and Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Mr. Little now resides in Northern Virginia and is a member of the Northern Virginia Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. Since relocating to VA, he has served as a substitute organist for several churches in the Virginia area until accepting the position as Organist/Director at Culpeper United Methodist Church in May 2024.
Caroline Headley
Preschool Director
Caroline Headley has been both a parent and teacher at CUMC Preschool. She is now excited to continue her support of the preschool program in the director role. She grew up in Louisa County, Virginia and graduated from the College of William and Mary with an English degree and teaching license. After graduation, she taught high school English for seven years in Arlington, Virginia. During those years, she received her master's degree in Reading Education from the University of Virginia. After her second child was born she was a stay-at-home mom for a few years before volunteering and eventually working at her childrens' preschool in Alexandria, Virginia. Her family moved to Culpeper in 2021 and started attending Culpeper United Methodist Church. Two of her children graduated from CUMC Preschool. In 2022, she started working as a pre-K teacher at CUMC and fell in love with working with this age group. Caroline loves to spend time with her husband, Josh, and three kids, Louisa, August, and Maisie Lee. She also loves reading, gardening, and traveling.
Cheyenne Garvey
Director of Next Generation Ministry
Cheyenne attended undergraduate school at Liberty University and graduate school at the University of Maryland - go terps! She has also taken coursework at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary to further her education. A lifelong member of the United Methodist Church, Cheyenne has been serving in youth and children’s ministry since 2014.
She loves her family and lives in Fauquier with her husband, two daughters, and two cats. Cheyenne enjoys gardening and being actively involved in her local community garden.
Cheyenne is passionate about teaching the next generation about Jesus and is committed to spreading His love through sacrificial service. Children and youth are never too young to make a difference!
Jean Krueger
Administrator of Congregational Life
