Clergy & Seminarians

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Matthew Ichihashi Potts

Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church
Plummer Professor of Christian Morals in the Faculty of Divinity
The Rev. Matthew Ichihashi Potts M.Div. '08 Ph.D. '13 was appointed the Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church and the Plummer Professor of Christian Morals in 2021. Prior to his appointment, Matt served as Associate Professor of Religion and Literature...
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Emmanuel K. Akyeampong

Minister for Worship and Formation in the Memorial Church
Ellen Gurney Professor of History and Professor of African and African American Studies
Emmanuel Akyeampong is the Ellen Gurney Professor of History and of African and African American Studies at Harvard University. He was appointed a Loeb Harvard College Professor from July 2005 through June 2010. Akyeampong is a Fellow of the Ghana Academy...
The Rev. Dr. Emmanuel K. Akyeampong

Seminarians

Marty Martinage MDiv II

Seminarian
Marty Martinage (they/them) is a Master of Divinity candidate at Harvard Divinity School, discerning a call to congregational ministry. Their mother was a youth pastor, and, according to apocryphal family history, Marty regularly held baptisms for their...
Marty Martinage

Elizabeth Propst '23 MDiv III

Seminarian
Elizabeth Propst joined the Memorial Church in 2018 as a Harvard College first-year, and she’s overjoyed to continue serving the church community as a Master of Divinity candidate at Harvard Divinity School. Born and raised in western North Carolina...
Elizabeth Propst

Amy Sexauer MDiv III

Amy is a second-year Masters of Divinity candidate at Harvard Divinity School. She grew up all over the world in a military family and received her undergraduate degree in Systems Management from the United States Military Academy in 2009. Amy served for...
Amy Sexauer, Seminarian 24-25