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The Rev. Melissa Guthrie is a queer Christian minister ordained by the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) with Lutheran heritage and a commitment to ecumenism. She has certification in faith-based nonprofit management from Wake Forest University Schools of Divinity and Law, and completed an Embodied Social Justice Certification with Transformative Programs.
Among her many identities, Melissa most loves her role as a mother. Melissa’s three-year old is in a tattered Elsa dress — the child has multiple other ones without tears and stains but this one is the favorite — and the child calls out to Melissa, “Mama Queen!” Melissa knows the admirable label won’t last and this season’s opportunities to play won’t always be the case (she has two adult children), so she spends a lot of time playing with her littles (also chasing, cleaning up and sometimes cursing!).