We are honored to welcome Rev. Mike Kinman as our guest speaker during Central Avenue Church’s regular Sunday service on March 8, 2026.
Rev. Kinman will present a timely and meaningful talk titled “From Ferguson to Minneapolis.” Drawing from his experience in organizing and activism, he will share insights on how these lessons can be applied to what we can do here in Los Angeles at this moment.
He will also explore how to root activism in faith and values, and how to stand alongside others in solidarity without centering ourselves or whiteness.
Rev. Kinman brings a powerful and engaging voice to conversations of faith, community, and justice. We hope you will join us for this special Sunday.
About Rev. Mike Kinman
The Rev. Mike Kinman is a writer, preacher, abolitionist and Thistle Farmer. Seeking and following the Revolutionary Jesus where he finds them. Aspiring to courage. Trying to be curious, not judgmental.
Mike was shaped as a pastor and priest by the students of Rockwell House Episcopal Campus Ministry at Washington University, which he helped found in the early 2000s, and by the young, black, queer activists who led the Ferguson Uprising in 2014-15. In addition to being the chaplain at Rockwell House, he has served as the Executive Director of Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation, an organization committed to working together around the world to eliminate global extreme poverty. He then served as Dean of Christ Church Cathedral in St. Louis and eight years as rector of All Saints Church in Pasadena.
For most of the past 30 years, Mike has been a supporter of Thistle Farms, a nonprofit social enterprise dedicated to helping women survivors recover and heal from prostitution, trafficking and addiction through providing a safe place to live, a meaningful job, and a lifelong sisterhood of support. He serves on the Thistle Farms Global Advisory Council, helping connect women’s justice enterprises around the globe using a friendship-first model of shared trade, which allows women to build economic power and community.
Mike loves baseball and college basketball, U2 and Aaron Sorkin, Cbabi Bayoc and Andrea Gibson. You can find his writings on his Substack at https://mikekinman.substack.com