Rev. Andrea Brownlee
Rev. Andrea Brownlee earned her Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies from Mount Union College; Alliance, Ohio in 2004 and her Master of Divinity degree from Lexington Theological Seminary; Lexington, Kentucky in 2007. Andrea was ordained into Christian ministry through the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in West Virginia on June 30, 2007. She is currently in the process of completing the Spiritual Direction Certificate program at Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, Ga.
Because of her work in spiritual direction and discernment, Andrea is looking forward to serving in the part-time role of Interim Associate Regional Minister of Vocations. She is looking forward to working with Ordination and Commissioning candidates as they discern God’s call to ministry as well as with congregations in the region discerning what they hope to find in a pastoral candidate. Andrea currently serves as the Pastor at First Christian Church, Perry and is beginning to establish a practice as a Spiritual Director. In her "free time" Andrea enjoys reading, spending time with family and friends, cooking, being in nature, serving as a volunteer firefighter and first responder. She lives in Perry, Iowa with her husband Brandon and their dog Charlie.
Andrea's primary responsibilities will include resourcing our regional Committee on Ministry, working with candidates discerning calls to ministry and our Commissioned Minister Education Program (CMEP), and supporting congregations and ministers in the search and call process. She will begin on November 1.
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