Hamline Church is honored to welcome Bishop Karen P. Oliveto of the United Methodist Church Mountain Sky Area. Bishop Oliveto is the first openly LGBTQ+ Bishop in the UMC. Bishop Oliveto was elected Bishop in 2016 after serving as the first woman pastor of the 12,000-member Glide Memorial United Methodist Church in San Francisco, Calif. She is the first woman to serve as senior pastor of one of The United Methodist Church’s 100 largest congregations.

As the 2020 Hamline University Mahle Lecturer, the Bishop will engage with campus community and congregations about the challenges and opportunities of the United Methodist Church’s current struggle to be “together at the table” and yet open to new paths.  See the full schedule of events below.