Kate Fields, Pastor of Children’s Ministry and Discipleship
Nashville native Kate joined Belmont UMC staff in 2019
Academic background
- Memphis Theological Seminary, Doctor of Ministry
- Vanderbilt Divinity School, M. Div.
- Austin Peay State University, M.S., Biology
- Cumberland University, B.S., Biology
- Ordained within the American Baptist Churches USA; locally ordained by Glendale Baptist Church, Nashville
Interests and activities
Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, coonhounds and greyhounds, growing food, and eating locally.
Reason for chosen career
- Because I love children’s ministry and walking with them through questions of faith and growing up
- To watch children lead our congregation
- To live in the intersections of justice, theology, and faith
- To see how this radically inclusive Gospel changes people and bears witness to love winning
- To guide faith communities’ critical journey together through the challenges and joys of life, especially given evolving times in relation to the Church