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Continue reading →: HB 249 Testimony
Watch video of this testimony on TransPreacher Substack Submitted testimony: Chairman Thomas, Vice Chair Swearingen, Ranking Member Synenberg, and members of the House Judiciary Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Rev Dr Joelle Henneman, my pronouns are she/her, and I am the pastor of…
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Continue reading →: UMATI ALERT: Kansas Moves to Erase Transgender People from Legal Recognition
The United Methodist Alliance for Transgender Inclusion issues the following alert out of pastoral care and crying for justice. The State of Kansas has enacted one of the most sweeping rollbacks of transgender rights in the nation, placing thousands of God’s trans children in immediate harm. Kansas legislatures have immediately…
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Continue reading →: Support my journey
As TransPreacher, I often speak about incarnation: about a God who chose a body and about salvation that is lived in flesh and bone. Gender affirming care is part of how I live fully into the body God has given me. It is part of how I show up whole,…
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Continue reading →: THIS IS AMERICA 2026
WARNING: THIS VIDEO CONTAINS DIFFICULT CONTENT. DO NOT WATCH IF YOU ARE TRIGGERED BY SCENES OF VIOLENCE AND POLICE BRUTALITY
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Continue reading →: SERMON: TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE
OF WHOM THE WORLD WAS NOT WORTHY A Sermon for Transgender Day of Remembrance Methodist Theological School of Ohio Hebrews 11:1–16 Good afternoon. My name is Joelle Henneman, my pronouns are she/her, I serve as a pastor at the United Methodist Church for All People, and am on the socials…
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Continue reading →: True and Chosen Name: A Service of Naming
True and Chosen Name: A Service of Naming Watch a video recording of this service at: https://boxcast.tv/view/true-and-chosen-name-a-service-of-naming-omnmxisch7bxw3arbf1n?b=maj8icvdxq0n5cobt0aj Before God named him Abraham, he was called Abram. Before God called her Sarah, she was known as Sarai. Jesus recognized gifts in his follower Simon that Simon himself could not see, and…
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Continue reading →: Convocation in the news
Thanks fo United Methodist News and Reconciling Ministries Network for sharing the word. https://www.umnews.org/en/news/church-can-be-sanctuary-for-trans-lives?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMKhc5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHr2TY6JpmgL1phXRdT-Lm2ngk9mspXLl6kCrCObQSPAW1xwDEGzilRIlJXfA_aem_ZVUyPU5CZAOsEu0pIBTpAQ
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Continue reading →: Coming Out Christian Podcast: Refrigerator Rights
“Season 1, Episode 12 – Refrigerator Rights” with the Rev. Dr. Joelle Henneman. Today Siobhan and Ben are joined by Rev. Dr. Joelle for a conversation being Queer, Trans, and Christian as well as building communities and doing life together with people diverse backgrounds. When are you in community with…
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Continue reading →: Sermon: Queerfully and Wonderfully Made
Preached June 29, 2025 at Unifour Church, Newton NC Psalm 139:13-18 My name is Joelle Henneman, my pronouns are she/her, I am the pastor of the United Methodist Church for All People, and my favorite band is Public Enemy. Public Enemy released a song almost 40 years called “Don’t Believe…




