Pastor Mike Derflinger is originally from Front Royal, Virginia. Mike attended Longwood College from 1978-1982 and received a Bachelor of Science in Sociology and attended post-graduated school from 1982-1985 at Virginia Commonwealth. He attended Duke Divinity School from 1985-1989 and received a Masters of Divinity. Reverend Derflinger's ministerial record includes four years at Lakeland Charge, Epworth and Oylers Chapel United Methodist Churches in Franklin County, Virginia (1985-1989), three years at Concord United Methodist Church in Chatham, Virginia (1989-1992), five years at Locust Grove United Methodist Church in Salem, Virginia (1992-1997), four years at Chatham Heights and Granbery United Methodist Churches in Martinsville, Virginia (1997-2001), and Magnolia United Methodist Church from 2001 to the present. Along with his wife and three children, Mike is back in his hometown.