I am a Presbyterian pastor living out my call at Progressive Pilgrimage, an entrepreneurial social enterprise ministry that I founded in 2015. I am a wife, a daughter, and a sister. I am Rev., M.Div., and INFP, an Enneagram 4, and an Aries. (As my dad once commented to my husband, “She’s a fiery one.”) As a 10-year resident of Massachusetts, I am realizing that I am (more than I might like to admit) a displaced Southerner, and I bake a pretty good biscuit.
I run a small travel business, Progressive Pilgrimage, to provide global travel opportunities that stimulate the mind, enrich the spirit, and build relationships among people of different religions and cultures. Our trips to places like the Holy Land and Scotland have a distinctly Protestant spirituality and a commitment to intellectual integrity. I love watching travelers encounter the stories of Scripture or history with new geographic authenticity. I also love witnessing men and women from different cultures encounter one another and share their stories. As Progressive Pilgrimage grows, I love learning about all the ins and outs of this ministry, even things like paying the bills and renewing our insurance policy!
In my congregational ministries, I have served as an Associate Pastor on a multi-staff church and as the solo pastor of a multi-cultural urban congregation. I loved both deeply, especially preaching and crafting worship and liturgy that touched people’s souls and help them connect both with the divine and with their truest selves. In both ministries, I was honored and humbled to lead the church as it embraced new ministry for and with our unhoused neighbors. Now I love attending worship at a local UCC congregation and receiving the gifts of music, preaching, and the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper.