Megan Rohrer was born on April 3,1980, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
24 Facts About Megan Rohrer
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Megan Rohrer moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 2002 to continue their studies.
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Megan Rohrer attended Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary before transferring to the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California, earning a Master of Divinity degree from PSR in 2005 and a Doctor of Ministry degree in 2016.
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In 2000, Megan Rohrer worked at the Children's Home Society in Sioux Falls, SD.
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Megan Rohrer formed the San Francisco LGBTQ Meetup to organize support for the homeless.
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Megan Rohrer has helped to grow and distribute thousands of pounds of free food from community gardens.
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Megan Rohrer managed the hot meal program and food pantry of the historic St Francis Lutheran Church, near the Castro, in San Francisco.
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Megan Rohrer organized an encampment and "street sweep" where youth protested by sweeping the streets with brooms as they did in the 1960s with the Vanguard Youth.
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In 2022, Megan Rohrer was appointed to the Local Homeless Coordinating Board, which advises the San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing.
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Megan Rohrer continues to serve as the co-chair of the San Francisco Local Homelessness Coordinating Board, which is an "advisory body to the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing, ensuring a unified homelessness strategy within San Francisco," and working to decrease racial bias in shelter and supportive housing.
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In February 20,2024, Megan Rohrer's work helped secure over $50 million in federal funding for homeless individuals and domestic violence survivors.
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Megan Rohrer was ordained in 2006, during a time when the ELCA did not allow LGBTQ pastors to openly serve.
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In 2014, Megan Rohrer was installed as pastor of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in San Francisco.
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In 2017, Megan Rohrer was hired by the San Francisco Police Department as their first chaplain from the LGBTQ community.
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On May 8,2021, Megan Rohrer was elected bishop of the Sierra Pacific Synod, becoming the first openly trans person to serve as bishop of a major US Christian denomination.
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The congregation was uninformed about the decision and Megan Rohrer, who attended the service there the next day, declined to provide an explanation.
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Megan Rohrer allegedly threatened to call the police on a father and child who remained in the sacristy.
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On March 1,2023, Megan Rohrer filed a lawsuit against the ELCA and Sierra Pacific Synod, seeking monetary damages for gender discrimination, openly "hostile work environment" and workplace harassment.
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On June 23,2023, Rohrer was removed from the ELCA roster of Word and Sacrament by Interim Bishop Claire S Burkat as a result of the denial of Rohrer's petition for On Leave from Call status.
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In 2015, Megan Rohrer started a fundraiser to raise bail for Meagan Taylor, a black trans woman who was held in isolation in an Iowa jail.
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Megan Rohrer developed the 'Elegy For Ghost Ship: An Evening of Music In Remembrance' at Grace Cathedral as a means of healing and mourning the loss of the 36 people who died.
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In 2017, Megan Rohrer was hired as the first-ever LGBTQ+ Chaplain for the San Francisco Police Department.
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One year later, on June 12,2017, Rev Megan Rohrer spoke to over 100 people to remember the anniversary.
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In 2021, Megan Rohrer shared their experiences of being a pastor during the COVID-19 pandemic, and advocated for LGBTQ community members to get vaccinated.