Guest Preacher: The Rev'd Ernestein Flemister

We welcome the Rev'd Ernestein Flemister, Oregon's Diocesan Missioner for Racial Reconciliation, as the first preacher of the Michael B. Curry Distinguished Preachers Series. 

A native of Liberia, the Rev'd Flemister is a lifelong Episcopalian whose first career was law. After fleeing Liberia during the Liberian Civil War, she and her family moved to Ohio, where she earned an additional undergraduate degree in finance, and then received an MBA at Xavier University. 

Heeding a call to ministry, she graduated from Bexley Hall in 2007. Since 2018, the Rev'd Flemister has served as Rector of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Grants Pass, and she was appointed Missioner for Racial Reconciliation for the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon in 2022.

The Rev'd Flemister will also lead a 9:00 Forum on racial reconciliation prior to the service.

About the Michael B. Curry Distinguished Preachers Series: Trinity Cathedral is pleased to announce the formation of a new preaching series featuring the leading prophets and preachers of our age. Named in honor of our Presiding Bishop, this series is made possible by a gift from the estate of Trinity’s longtime historian and faithful prophet, Professor Ann Weikel, the first woman to receive tenure in the History Department at Portland State University.