Joelle Henneman

Dr. Joelle Henneman (she/her) serves as Senior Pastor of the United Methodist Church for All People in Columbus, Ohio, and as Director of the United Methodist Alliance for Transgender Inclusion, an extension ministry of Reconciling Ministries Network. Her passion for ministry comes from widening the circle of God’s love to include all people. After a 20-year career in the Air Force, Joelle attended Brite Divinity School and served as a pastor in the Central Texas Conference. After graduation, she served as associate pastor of Central United Methodist Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and founded Community of Hope–an outdoor worshiping community of housed and unhoused people. In 2025, Joelle graduated from Pacific School of Religion with her Doctor of Ministry and received the Marcella Althaus-Reid Award for best LGBT+ scholarship for her book, TRANSitions-Queering Faith Leadership. You can follow her daily writings on gender, faith, and culture at TransPreacher.com and on social media.