Eva Hendrix-Shovlin

MINISTRY - YOUTH DIRECTOR

Eva Hendrix-Shovlin (she/her)
Youth Director
Joined in 2023

[email protected]
410-523-1542 Ext. 105
In Office: Sun-Tue, 9 AM-5 PM

As Brown Memorial’s Youth Director, Eva believes recognizing the agency and personhood of young people while helping them learn and grow is central to her role. She finds the warmth of a queer-affirming, social justice-oriented community like Brown makes it easy to reach her goal of embodying and imparting to grade 3-12 youth the values of justice, mercy, and humility described in Micah 6:8.  

Eva coordinates monthly meetups and leadership opportunities where youth can engage in service projects, spiritual enrichment, and radical Christian hospitality while building community with peers and intergenerational mentors. She also helps lead Sunday school, sings in Brown’s musical ensembles, and plans and coordinates family activities such as river tubing, winter ski weekends, and service projects, like the annual fundraiser carwash. The kindness, creativity, and sheer joy of the young folks make her “job” more fun than work.  

Eva studied violin at the Baltimore School for the Arts, completing her Bachelor of Music Education in Voice at the College of Wooster. She also studied Arts and Culture in the Volta region of Ghana. Previously, she worked in the social work field, partnering with unhoused persons and families in accessing housing and community resources. She also currently serves as a therapeutic musician to the geriatric population.

Eva lives with her mother, the retired pastor, Rev. Dr. Anita Hendrix, and one adorable Yorkshire terrier, Fluffy. She’s also a newly minted aunt with a life goal to become “The Best Auntie Ever.”

Must-Know Info about Eva:

She’s always singing, even mid-conversation, usually the lyrics from the Pointer Sisters’ “I’m So Excited” or Abba’s “Super Trouper,” but her go-to karaoke song is “Wannabe” by the Spice Girls (and nobody can ever convince her that the 1997 Spice World film is less than a cinematic masterpiece! Girl Power!).