Improv Church – March 28

Improv Church

A night of improv comedy featuring some of the best comedians in the DC area!

🗓️ Last Saturdays | 7PM
📍 Vine Church 2501 Gallows Rd, Dunn Loring
🎟️ $10 Ticket Donation (available online or at the door)
👀 Ages 14+ (unfiltered, unscripted, and possibly a little off-color)

Why call it Improv Church?
Because it’s exactly what it sounds like — an improv comedy show that happens in a church. But it’s more than that. Each show kicks off with a short message from a pastor, which then becomes the inspiration for the scenes the comedians create on the spot. No scripts. No second takes. Just pure, hilarious improv that explores the mess, joy, and humor of real life.

It’s church — but not like you’ve ever experienced it.
There’s no preaching at you, no awkward moments, no need to pretend you’ve got it all together. Just people gathering to laugh, think, and connect. Because we believe laughter is holy — and a good night of comedy can feed the soul.

At the end of the night, Communion and Prayer are offered for anyone interested. You’re invited to take part or simply observe — no pressure, just presence.

Come for the comedy. Stay for the community.
Expect the unexpected — and maybe go home laughing and with something to think about.

About Our Guest Preacher:

Rev. Bert Cloud, Sterling UMC

Pastor Bert has provided spiritual and psychological care for over 30 years, first as a School Psychologist and then as a United Methodist Pastor for the last two decades. Bert’s passion for ministry is to connect people with Christ, themselves, and each other in the power of hope, healing, and humor. In pastoral ministry, he works to offer spiritual companionship, guidance, and leadership.

He has an M.Div. from the Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta and was ordained as an Elder in 2005. Bert is a doctoral student at Wesley Theological Seminary, studying soul care, trauma, and moral injury.

Pastor Bert has developed, trained, and supervised lay congregational care ministries. Other ministry interests include spiritual formation, teaching, mission service, and content creation for online ministry. Throughout his ministry, Bert has mentored, trained, and coached clergy and people discerning their call to ministry.

Bert is a native of Southwestern Virginia and comes from a family of educators. He is married to Rev. Gina Anderson-Cloud, appointed as the new Lead Pastor of Floris United Methodist Church. They have three adult children: Kayana (entering the University of Mt. Olive with a basketball scholarship), Danielle (a nursing student at UVA), and Trae (rising NCO in the US Army).

Bert enjoys landscape and contemplative photography, snow, excellent writing, a good pot of stew or soup, hiking trails, especially with tall trees, travel, laughing with family and friends, diverse music, the family dog and cats, and contemplative prayer.