Rev. Dr. Alina Gayeuski is an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), the denomination that raised and formed her. With over a decade of ministry experience, she currently serves as the lead pastor of Reformation Lutheran Church in the Philadelphia suburbs. There, she leads a unique all-female clergy team serving a congregation originally founded by women who were once excluded from formal leadership.
Gayeuski is a dedicated advocate for gender justice, having served as a board member and past chair of Young Clergy Women International, a global professional organization for women clergy under forty. Her academic background includes advanced doctoral research into the intersection of theology, patriarchy, and church structure.
As a white, straight, cisgender woman married to a fellow pastor, Gayeuski draws on her "front-row seat" to church leadership to amplify the voices of her colleagues and truth-tellers. She is committed to the "hard and holy work" of dismantling sexism, helping the church become the inclusive, liberated community God desires for all people.
Books by Alina Gayeuski
