Rafa Albolote

Rafa serves in our Mission Department as the Missions and Outreach Coordinator, coordinating and supporting outreach initiatives like our English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) ministry and Intro to Christianity courses. He was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan, to Filipino-American/Canadian expats, and graduated from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA with a dual degree in Business and Philosophy. He is currently pursuing a Master of Religion at Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS) in Washington, DC, hoping to later pursue academia.

After graduation, Rafa participated in the Fellows Initiative program at Fourth Presbyterian Church in Bethesda, MD. He is currently engaged to his wonderful fiancée Charis, who is an elementary school teacher. In his free time, Rafa is an avid Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, self-described music connoisseur, and a lover of DMCs (Deep Meaningful Conversations).