Staff & Leadership

Cindi Byron-Dixon

Pastor

pastor@pccoberlin.org
 

I started attending Peace Community Church about 10 years ago. It was a place where questions were just as important as answers, where Social Justice was a priority, and where the legacy of harm caused by Christianity was acknowledged and mourned. The leadership there has impacted me in more ways than I can count. When I began a journey of Rematriation, or returning to the sacred teachings surrounding my Haudenosaunee ancestry, it was a process that was encouraged, even nurtured. It has been a very meaningful journey that is still evolving as I learn and grow. I enjoy exploring my faith and reflecting on the ways it has molded who I am and I how I move through my life.

I have been asked to be the next leader at PCC, and feel called to do so. I’m humbled and excited, and so grateful to serve my community. I love this place. I want to see us make impacts in our community .

Here are some of the ways I identify myself: mom, wife, auntie, reconnecting Native, feminist , cripple, animal lover, social justice advocate, comedian, occasional potty mouth, baker extraordinaire, and now Pastor.

Keep me in your heart as I begin this new chapter.

I wouldn’t have had the courage to take this step if it weren’t for these mentors and leaders: Mary Hammond, Steve Hammond, Erica Saunders, Kim Keethler Ball, and David Ball. They have all had a hand in preparing me and have all inspired me in more ways than I can adequately express . Thank you. I love you.