Rev. Jia Starr Brown Connectional

Formerly a pastor at Park Ave UMC, currently serving at First Covenant Church Minneapolis, 

"Rev. Jia Starr Brown's experience in community education, engagement, and outreach encompass more than 20 years.

Trilingual, she has served as a diversity trainer and community educator, continuing to be an advocate for underrepresented and marginalized communities. Pastor Jia's passion to increase accessibility of affordable academic and enrichment opportunities for all youth and families led her to design - and facilitate - more than 160 educational programs in the Twin Cities, receiving a Congressional Award for her service in 2015."

Pastor Jia is married to her incredible wife, Jennifer, and is the mother of five children.

Jia had a bit of a tough time in 2019, which we reference multiple times...if you're wanting to be more in the know about that, you can read the MN UMC Bishop's response here https://www.minnesotaumc.org/newsdetail/bishop-issues-statement-in-response-to-publicity-around-complaint-13143377