The Rev. Rachel Sutphin will visit University of the Ozarks during the week of April 6 as part of the University’s Struthers Visiting Pastoral Study Leave Program. She will speak at the University’s weekly Chapel Service at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 7.
Sutphin has served as pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Hammonton (N.J.) since 2024. She deeply resonates with the church’s history and identity of community outreach and mission with underserved communities.
Sutphin is a writer and editor with Fidelia, an online magazine published by Young Clergy Women International. She is also a community organizer and teaches classes on preventing gun violence.
In her spare time, she enjoys kayaking, playing clarinet, embroidery, and book clubs.
Sutphin received her B.A. in religion and culture and B.S. in human development from Virginia Tech University. She continued at Columbia Theological Seminary where she earned a master of divinity and master of arts in practical theology. She is currently working on her spiritual direction certification.
The U of O Pastoral Study Leave Program was established in 2005 by the late Rev. Dr. James R. Struthers of Stillwater, Okla., a long-time member of the University’s Board of Trustees. Struthers established the program to bring Presbyterian pastors to the U of O campus for personal and professional development.
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