Ravenswood United Church of Christ

Reverend Jason W. Coulter has been pastor of our congregation since January of 2006. Pastor Jason is a graduate of Macalester College, and received his Master's of Divinity from Chicago Theological Seminary. Before entering the ministry he worked as a union organizer for UNITE, helping working people attain justice and dignity in the workplace. Pastor Jason is a native of West Bend, Wisconsin and a life-long member of the United Church of Christ. His interests include cooking, baseball and spending time with his family at the beach near their home in Rogers Park. Some thoughts on church and the divine from our pastor: "Church is more than a place to go on Sunday morning. At its best, it is a community that lives and breathes with the seasons of life." "No theological concept is more important to me than grace. The grace that we receive from God and the grace that we extend to one another are like water, we need them to survive." "The biggest question Jesus poses to us today is not, 'are you born again' but 'what have you been born for?' I believe the best answer comes from the prophet Micah, who said, God requires that we, 'Do justice, love kindness and walk humbly with our God.'"