The Rev. Dr. Kathlyn James

Denomination: United Methodist Church (UMC)
Organization: Edmonds United Methodist Church, Edmonds, WA.

The Rev. Dr. Kathlyn James is senior pastor of Edmonds United Methodist Church, Edmonds, WA.

She began her ministry at EUMC in July 2007. In twenty-one years she has served four congregations in the Pacific Northwest, most recently First United Methodist Church in downtown Seattle.

Her education includes a M.S. in Counseling, an M.Div. from Vancouver School of Theology, and a D.Min. from San Francisco Theological Seminary. Her dissertation was entitled, "Preaching to Post-Moderns: a Conversational Art."

Kathlyn has three grown children and three lively grandchildren. Her passions include preaching, worship, inclusiveness, social justice, creation theology, spiritual formation, and pastoral leadership. She is an avid birder, traveler, reader, journaler, beachcomber, and vegetarian cook.