Lacey Hunter

lacey hunter (they/she) is a minister of formation, queer poet, and monastic-at-heart who is interested in how daily rhythms and practices of hospitality can open up new realms of simplicity and abundance, wonder and tenderness, and shape our lives for the work of Beloved-community building. Their belief in the possibilities of worlds beyond oppressive systems has been inspired by years of transformative organizing in Oakland, California, portals that emerge when queers dance together, encounters with redwood trees, the feeling that practices like communion can reshape our cells for liberation, and so much more.  They have served as a community organizer and clergy in the United Church of Christ and now as the Director of Formation & Programs at Kirkridge Retreat & Study Center.