The Rev. Kerlin Richter, Class of 2013, had been named to the 2022 Fellows class of The Episcopal Church Foundation, along with Matthew Lukens and Dustin Seo.

Richter is the Rector of Saint David of Wales Episcopal Church in Portland, OR, and was church planter of Bushwick Abbey, a creative Episcopal church plant in Brooklyn, NY. Her visionary project, In The Flesh: Intimacy, Consent, and Pleasure for Faithful People, will allow her gifts of inquiry, creativity, and imagination to open a conversation at the intersection of faith and sexuality that seeks to reframe how we talk about sex in our faith communities. Kerlin currently sits on the Diocese of Oregon’s Task Force for Trans and Non-binary Rights, and she also serves on the Oregon Human Rights Commission for the Decriminalization of Sex Work.

As an ECF Fellow, Richter seeks to challenge outdated and harmful ideas about sex and sexuality in order to equip leaders in the church to provide compassionate and responsible pastoral care, continuing the Episcopal Church’s legacy of inclusion, education, exploration, and pastoral curiosity.

Kerlin invites anyone who wants to follow along with what she’s up to to follow her newsletter at https://kerlin.substack.com