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