Revd Lauren Matthew

Lauren Matthew is a gender-queer, faith activist living in Durban, South Africa. Lauren is an ordained minister in the Methodist Church of Southern Africa and is currently a PhD candidate and a lecturer of Religion at the School of Religion, Classics and Theology at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. They are in a covenant-relationship with their partner Nokukhanya and parent to a fantastic, curious 9 year old. Lauren loves all kinds of music, the ocean, complicated board games, cooking and geeking out on theology (esp. the Wesley’s). They are also the current Chairperson of Inclusive and Affirming Ministries (IAM), a predominantly ecumenical Christian faith NGO that seeks to work toward the full recognition, celebration and participation of LGBTIQ+ people within faith communities across Africa.