Published April 21, 2021 at 3:40 PM CDT Listen • 19:08
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In addition to her role as senior pastor at Saint John’s Church (the Beloved Community), the Rev. Michelle Higgins is a co-founder and chair of Action St. Louis, a director and founding member of Faith for Justice and a member of the Movement for Black Lives.
For the Rev. Michelle Higgins, pastoral work shares deep ties with social justice activism.
“Jesus calls us to care about the physical,” said Higgins, who is the first Black woman to permanently lead the congregation at Saint John’s Church (the Beloved Community) in north St. Louis.
For the Reverend Michelle Higgins, pastoral work shares deep ties with social justice activism. The self described “protestor who has become a pastor” is the first Black woman to permanently lead the congregation at Saint John’s Church (the Beloved Community) in north St. Louis.