Rev. Dr. Andrea L. Walker

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Gender Female
Industry Religion
Occupation ELCA Global Mission Area Director West Africa
Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
Introduction The Rev. Dr. Andrea L. Walker is currently ELCA Global Mission's Area Director for West Africa. She has served as senior pastor of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Summit, NJ a congregation of over seven hundred members and her first call was to St. John’s in the Bronx, NY. She graduated from Georgia State University, attended ITC, and received her Masters of Divinity degree from LSTC in 1999 and a doctorate of ministry in preaching at the same institution in May of 2007. Pastor Walker has preached for synod ordinations, supervised interns and served as a three year chaplain for the ELCA Regions 7 First Call Theological Education Event. Pastor Walker served on the program committee for Church in Society of the ELCA for six years. One of her greatest joys has been to stand on the main stage as Preacher/Teacher of the 2003 ELCA National Youth Gathering and assisting ministry and chaplain for the Gathering in 2009. Her last foray into youth ministry was as the Manager for Mission for the 2012 Youth Gathering