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Meet New DSF Board Member - Rev. Vinnetta Golphin-Wilkerson
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Rev. Vinnetta Golphin-Wilkerson, a native of Atlanta, GA, is an ordained pastor in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). She currently serves as regional Chair of the Commission on the Order of Ministry in the Central Rocky Mountain Region.
She recently completed a 13-year tenure as pastor of Granger Community Christian Church DOC, a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic congregation located in West Valley City, UT (a suburb of Salt Lake City). Over the years, the congregation has welcomed members whose heritage traces from the Shoshone and Navaho nations, Peru, Ecuador, Samoa, Tonga, Mexico, Canada, Europe, Western Africa, and Cambodia. Under her leadership, the congregation provided community services through a weekly food pantry and Project Cornucopia, an annual ministry to struggling households.
Known as “Pastor Vinnetta,” she is active in community and interfaith groups. These groups collaborate to support and advocate for the needs of the community. During her leadership, the congregation made significant strides in becoming an anchor in the West Valley community, the second most diverse in Utah. The City of West Valley recognized her work in the community with the “January 2024 Essential Piece Award.”
She coaches two new Disciple congregations: First Tongan Christian Church (DOC) and the Samoan Christian Church (DOC). She has mentored three new Disciple pastors.
Pastor Vinnetta has committed her life to showing the world that God’s love will change your life in real and relevant ways. When asked why she agreed to serve on the DSF board she said: “I said yes because our communities need faith leaders who are equipped to understand and engage the realities of our world. By joining the DSF board, I can be a part of a team that will prepare people to share God’s love in new and innovative ways.”
Pastor Vinnetta is an M.Div. graduate of Candler School of Theology, Emory University in Atlanta and is completing a Doctorate in Ministry at Iliff School of Theology.
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