Morgan Welch

Engaging Theological Leader with 10 years of professional and personal experience assessing, developing and coordinating theological action plans across various geographical and socioeconomic faith communities. Theologically trained, well-organized, and empathetic to the gifts and challenges of rural faith communities. An empathetic pastoral presence with expertise in facilitating community-building conversations and leading congregations to engage their neighborhood in empowering ways that promote flourishing for all.

• Served the East Asheville Community by listening to the needs of community members from a variety of belief systems and socioeconomic backgrounds to create programming that served as an incubator for deeper communal connection.
• Collaborated with team of three at Haw Creek Commons to reverse nonprofit deficit and create a self-sustaining organization within two years.
• Facilitated small group discussions in rural congregations concerning the connections between faith, racial injustice, and the inequities that exist within our food systems.
• Created extensive policies and procedures for nonprofit employees and community partners that eliminated internal organizational dysfunction.
• Planned and led a bible study for Karen refugees living in Rural NC with the upmost cultural sensitivity.