After graduating in 2011 into a tough job market, Bartholomew returned to Lynchburg. Her love of old homes and cities persisted, and she began working with her father on real estate projects downtown.

O Almighty and everlasting God, who didst give to thine Apostle Bartholomew grace truly to believe and to preach thy Word: Grant, we beseech thee, unto thy Church, to love that Word which he believed, ...