08/28/2026
Meet Rafa Albolote, our new Missions and Outreach Coordinator! Read a bit about Rafa below:
Rafa serves in our Mission Department as the Missions and Outreach Coordinator, 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).
🌸 What is your favorite part about the area (it can be DC or NOVA in general)
I appreciate the diversity (in people and cuisine)
☀ Favorite way to spend a free day
A good philosophy/theology book, DMCs with loved ones, training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and all you can eat Michelin star Japanese food
👍 Rapid fire favorites:
🎬 movie or show (or book if you would prefer!)
La La Land if I’m feeling sentimental, but Gladiator after a long day of NOVA traffic
🎵 song or musician
My Filipino king, Bruno Mars
🍜 fast-casual restaurant
Can’t go wrong with Chipotle
🎄 holiday/holiday season
Christmas
🍽 Breakfast, lunch, or dinner?
Dinner, because typically that’s when you get the most variety and most food
🍬 Sweet or savory?
Savory, but I’ll wouldn’t say no to something sweet!
We are so glad to have Rafa join our staff. Be sure to say hi when you see him around!