A volunteer at Park Valley Church in Haymarket has been charged with sending sexually explicit messages to a 15-year-old member of the congregation.

On Sept. 10, officials at the church at 4500 Waverly Farm Drive notified Prince William police of the incident. Police said the volunteer use a cell phone messaging application called KIK to send messages to a 15-year-old girl.

No physical contact was made between the volunteer and the girl.

Police obtained warrants charging Vincent Gunnar Bowes, 22, of Mills River, N.C., with attempted indecent liberties with a minor and use of a communication device to facilitate offenses involving a minor, said Prince William police spokesman Jonathan Perok.

He was arrested Sept. 18 in North Carolina.