Levi Langolf first visited PCC’s Aylett Campus in July 2025, on the same weekend he moved to the area. I personally remember his first Sunday because one of our Guest Services volunteers who works at the local high school recognized Levi and the word had spread that the new high school band director had arrived! The worship team was all a-twitter. We felt an exciting smidge of added pressure to be excellent. We were curious if he’d stay and if he’d want to serve. Fast-forward to the summer of 2026 and we now know the answers to those questions are yes and yes!
Levi, as you’ll find, has become well-adjusted as a part of the PCC Aylett community and his first summer on the Dream Team has been very busy! He sat down with me and offered some insight about what he’s been up to this summer and what’s still ahead for him at PCC.
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You’ve been staying busy this summer with different gatherings and events held at PCC. Can you share a little bit about what you’ve been up to?
It really has been jam-packed. I would say the highlight was absolutely Aylett Night of Worship. Other than that, I’ve been able to connect with other team members, whether it be hanging out and playing games or pool parties. [Back in May] I had the opportunity to serve at the women’s conference playing trumpet for a couple of songs and then recently I was able to return for the Powhatan Night of Worship, which was just as electric as Aylett’s. I feel like my love for being part of a church community is restored and I feel like I belong.
You also began to serve on the worship team as a band leader this summer. What was it like leading the worship team instead of your high school students?
It’s a different dynamic, but one that I was excited to tackle and visit. After having band led a few times now, I feel very confident in the role and grateful for the opportunity to have done so.
You quickly became a beloved member of our campus’ worship team, but you also sought connection with people through a small group. Tell me about how you ended up organically starting a group.
In short, I tried out 3 different small groups. I enjoyed my time in all three, but I just didn’t connect in the way that I was hoping to. At the beginning of the summer, I asked some people from the worship team if they wanted to play games one night and it turned into a regular occurrence. That’s actually turning into a small group that I’m leading for this upcoming session. After already having served with them on a team, it helped make things a bit more natural.
You were recently invited to check out the Global Leadership Summit with some other leaders from PCC. What did you think of the conference and what stood out to you?
The Global Leadership Summit was definitely an opportunity I wanted to look into. I attended this year for the first time and I’m very glad I did. There were a few speakers who really resonated with me in what I was going through, especially in my band program at the high school where I teach. I took a lot of notes and I’m definitely going to be applying a good amount of what I heard from this past weekend into my teaching.
One thing that really stuck out to me is the “stay culture” that Ryan Leak talked about. At the school I teach at, I’m the fifth Band Director in a span of 10 years. There’s been a lot of turnover, which feels like the opposite of what a stay culture is, and that struggles to help give a program identity with students sticking around and staying in band. Hearing all this wisdom about somebody who has created a “stay culture” in their own organization and how it works was really valuable to me.
Another thing that stood out to me was finding the positives in people and letting people know that you like them. I feel like I could do a lot more of that, especially with my students. I’m already someone who tries to find something positive to say every time we run through something. [I want to] make an individual connection, letting students know that I’m glad they’re there. There’s always more that can be done to foster relationships and build a program into what it could be.
In the near future, you’re committed to playing keys on a Sunday morning, which is something you haven’t done up until this point at PCC. What made you want to branch out and try a different instrument?
Over the spring and summer, I was a vocalist and also played bass. Expanding my horizons to keys is something I’m looking forward to. Before college, I had never even touched a piano but when you go to music college, they put you through a number of required piano classes. For me it was four. I’m technically proficient and I know my way around a keyboard but I haven’t really always kept up with it. This is an opportunity to go back and refamiliarize myself with it and take it to the next level, especially with an awesome opportunity to serve.
After a summer that you’ve intentionally focused your time and efforts on community and serving, what can you say that this time has meant to you?
I moved to King William County knowing absolutely nobody here and by the end of my first service I knew somebody. Every week that I came back, I met somebody new. It’s really given me a home away from home. I’m very grateful that I was able to serve throughout the summer at PCC because it kept me in town when otherwise I would’ve gone back home to Waynesboro or somewhere else. It helped me further develop connections, cementing my feelings of belonging and establishment here. I’m beyond grateful for the continuously welcoming community present at not just the Aylett campus, but within PCC as a whole.
