Gilbert Friend-Jones

Gilbert (Budd) Friend-Jones (he/his/him) has organized international, interfaith, and faith-based pilgrimages from the USA. An ordained minister within the United Church of Christ, he is committed to building sustainable interfaith networks, advocating LGBTQ+ inclusion, developing an earth-centered spirituality, and working for racial justice. He is an Oblate with Saint John's Abbey of the Order of Saint Benedict. He earned his doctorate at Howard University School of Theology, and his M.Div. at Princeton Theological Seminary.