GUEST PREACHER:
The Rev. Kerri Parker
Wisconsin Council of Churches
Executive Director
Rev. Kerri Parker (she/her) has been Executive Director of the Wisconsin Council of Churches since 2017. During her tenure, the Council has become known nationwide for its leadership in faith-based COVID response, fresh ecumenical vision, and collaborations for racial equity. In 2023 she was honored with the United Church of Christ’s Avery D. Post Ecumenical Award. She has served as a local church pastor and YWCA executive. Her wider church work includes the Christian Unity & Interfaith Ministry of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), the Wisconsin Conference UCC Board, and UCC General Synod Delegate. Rev. Parker preaches/teaches widely around Wisconsin and has co-authored study-action guides on Faith & Gun Violence and Jesus & Justice in Public. She contributed to the book “There’s a Woman in the Pulpit” (Skylight Paths, 2015). Rev. Parker earned her MDiv from Chicago Theological Seminary. She is a DMin candidate at Iliff School of Theology. Beyond church and family, Rev. Parker’s passions are stories, show tunes, and justice.