The Rev. Mira Sawlani-Joyner

Mira Sawlani-Joyner serves as Minister of Justice, Advocacy & Change at Riverside Church, New York City. A pastor, preacher, educator and public theologian,Mira received her Master of Divinity degree from Wesley Theological Seminary where she earned an award for Excellence in Public Theology. Active during seminary working with congregants, community organizers and activists to end gun violence in Washington, DC. Mira has also served on the launch team of Resurrection City, a Queer and Black led church plant. Her decolonized approach to justice and advocacy has been informed by her lived experience as a “third culture kid” of Philippine and Indian heritage in her birthplace, Hong Kong, and by her extensive experience in ministry in multicultural communities from Australia to the United States. Her journey as a mother of three girls has fueled her desire to bring about social change for their futures and to bring to realization God’s kin-dom here on earth for all to experience.

The Rev. Mira Sawlani-Joyner

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