Staff & Board

Coalition of Welcoming Congregations’ Staff, 2011

Rev. Roland Stringfellow, Director of Ministerial Outreach

Rev. Roland Stringfellow earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Education and a Master of  Science degree in Counseling from Indiana University.  He later earned a Master of Arts degree in Ministry from Grace Theological Seminary and in 1990 became a licensed minister in the Baptist Church.  In 2005, Roland was ordained with the Metropolitan Community Church and in 2006 he earned his Master of Divinity from the Pacific School of Religion with a certificate in Religion and Sexuality.  In 2011, Roland will be licensed with the United Church of Christ.  He has worked as a pastor in Indiana and California.  In addition to all his work within church contexts, Roland also worked in the field of education in a variety of capacities – teacher, guidance counselor, college advisor, and vice-principal.

Currently Rev. Stringfellow is continuing his work in creating dialogs on the topic of LGBT equality with church congregations and in religious institutions in his role as the Director of Ministerial Outreach with the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Sexuality on the campus of Pacific School of Religion.  He has conducted multiple workshops on the topics of race, religion, class and sexuality. He has been consulted by media outlets regarding his work on marriage equality and the role people of color and communities of faith play in this local, state and national debate. In 2010, Roland began working with the Los Angeles based “California Faith for Equality” as the Director of their African-American Faith Community Project (the “Umoja Project”) working with pastors and lay leaders in the Black church to provide pastoral care for gay and lesbian members of their congregations.

Rev. Dawn Roginski, Associate Coordinator

Dawn is an ordained minister with the ELCA and has been a pastor and a Bay Area activist for many years working for immigration reform, marriage equality and workers rights. Dawn currently serves PT at herchurch in San Francisco and as a board member with the CWC for the past two years. Dawn also is a Doctor of Ministry student at the Graduate Theological Union with an emphasis on liturgical language.

 

 

Coalition of Welcoming Congregations’ Advisory Board, 2012

  • Angelo Campisi (Hindu)
  • Mitch Mayne (Latter-Day Saint (Mormon))
    • Corporate Communication for a Fortune 100 firm
  • Robert Newells (Baptist)
    • Safety Coordinator, Children’s Hospital and Research Center Oakland
  • Ben Lunine (MDiv Student at the Pacific School of Religion)
  • Nina Pine
    • Faiths Act Fellow
  • Lee Whittaker (MDiv Student at Starr King School for Ministry)
  • Nancy Bacon (United Church of Christ)
    • Private Practice in Bakersfield, CA
  • Jess Delegencia (Christian)
    • Leader of the CLGS API roundtable