The Rev. Karen Georgia Thompson will be installed as General Minister and President of the United Church of Christ on Friday, October 20 at 5 pm (ET). You are cordially invited to celebrate this historic installation at Lakewood Congregational Church in Lakewood, Ohio where the Rev. Joanna D’Agostino serves as the Senior Pastor. The ceremony will be livestreamed for those who can’t attend in person. Register here to receive link to the livestream.

Prior to this call, Rev. Thompson served in the National Setting of the UCC for 14 years: two years as minister for racial justice, eight years as minister for ecumenical and interfaith relations, and four years as the Associate General Minister for Wider Church Ministries and Co-Executive for Global Ministries, beginning in 2019.

Rev. Thompson is the first woman to serve as GMP of the United Church of Christ. Her passion for justice and equity moved her work on behalf of the UCC into a global context, affording the opportunity to participate globally in efforts to reduce the marginalization experienced by African descendant peoples and other communities globally.