The Williams Institute welcomes Jacqui Lewis

Author, preacher and public theologian Jacqui Lewis, senior minister of Middle Collegiate Church in New York City, will deliver two lectures at the Williams Institute, presented by Methodist Theological School in Ohio. Middle Church, which Lewis has led since 2005, describes itself as “a multicultural, multiethnic, intergenerational movement of Spirit and justice, powered by fierce, revolutionary Love, with room for all.”

Lewis’s first lecture, “Brick by Brick, Ubuntu: Building a Multiracial Community of Faith,” will take place at 7:15 p.m. Eastern Sept. 22. The second lecture, “Pitfalls & Promises: On Nurturing Interracial Communities of Faith,” begins at 10:15 a.m. Eastern Sept. 23.

Both lectures are in the Alford Centrum on the campus of MTSO, 3081 Columbus Pike in Delaware, Ohio. They are open to all. No registration is required. In addition to the lectures, Lewis will preach at MTSO’s weekly chapel at 1 p.m. Eastern Sept. 22 in the Alford Centrum. All are welcome.

Lewis uses her voice – through speaking, writing, teaching and her Love. Period. podcast – to inspire antiracism, gender- and sexuality-affirming faith, and social change that heals communities and empowers individuals.

Ordained in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Lewis holds Ph.D. and Master of Philosophy degrees from Drew University, and a Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary. Books she has authored include Ten Essential Strategies for Becoming a Multiracial Congregation, The Just Love Story Bible, and Faith and Reckoning After Trump.

MTSO’s Williams Institute was begun in 1981 to honor the late Dr. Ronald L. Williams, professor of theology from 1971 until his death in 1981. The institute has featured speakers from many backgrounds, including theologians, ethicists, poets, biblical scholars, historians, pastoral psychologists and Christian educators.