Vibrant Christian Community - an Evening with Rev. Dr. Alexia Salvateirra

Vibrant Christian Community - an Evening with Rev. Dr. Alexia Salvateirra

Come join us in person at Ashland Theological Seminary or virtually for an evening filled with inspiration and fellowship. Rev. Dr. Alexia Salvateirra will share her insights and wisdom on building a vibrant Christian community. This event is a great opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals and deepen your faith. Don't miss out on this special evening!

Rev. Dr. Alexia Salvatierra: Alexia Salvatierra serves as the Academic Dean for Centro Latino and Associate Professor of Mission and Global Transformation at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. For She is best known for her local, national, and international church and community leadership. Ordained as a Lutheran pastor in 1988, she has pastored English- and Spanish-speaking congregations, served as a missionary in the Philippines and as the director for justice for the Southwest California Synod (ELCA), started and directed multiple nonprofit community development organizations, worked as a legislative advocate, fund developer, and community organizer.

She is the cofounder of several major national initiatives including the New Sanctuary Movement, the Evangelical Immigration Table and the Guardian Angels Project. She currently coordinates the Southern California-based Ecumenical Collaboration for Asylum Seekers and serves on the leadership team of Matthew 25/Mateo 25 (a bipartisan Christian network to protect and defend families facing deportation in the name and spirit of Jesus). She also serves as a consultant for a variety of national/international organizations, including World Vision, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, CRU, and the Christian Community Development Association.

She is the author of:

• Buried Seeds: Learning from the Vibrant Resilience of Marginalized Christian Communities
• Faith-Rooted Organizing: Mobilizing the Church in Service to the World

Host or Publisher Ashland Theological Seminary