14 Facts About Yvette Flunder

Yvette A Flunder was born on July 29,1955 and is an American womanist, preacher, pastor, activist, and singer from San Francisco, CA.

Yvette Flunder is the senior pastor of the City of Refuge United Church of Christ in Oakland, California and Presiding Bishop of The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries.

Yvette Flunder grew up in the Church of God in Christ, graduating from the High School from COGIC's Saints Academy in Lexington, Mississippi before returning to California.

Yvette Flunder earned an undergraduate degree from College of San Mateo.

Yvette Flunder then went on to receive a Certificate of Ministry Studies and a Master of Arts in 1997 from the Pacific School of Religion, before earning her Doctor of Ministry degree from the San Francisco Theological Seminary in 2001.

Yvette Flunder identifies as a womanist and a reconciling liberation theologian.

On December 1,2014, Yvette Flunder was a keynote speaker in the White House for World AIDS Day, where she described the harmful effects of stigma and homophobia on those living with HIV and on AIDS education in general.

Yvette Flunder's spouse is Shirley Miller, the cousin of Walter Hawkins; they have been committed partners since the mid-1980s.

Bishop Yvette Flunder was raised in the "womb" of the church coming from church founding families in the Bay Area.

From a young age, Yvette Flunder's life reflected her beliefs to treat people with value and equality.

Yvette Flunder founded several not-for-profit enterprises in the San Francisco Bay Area, providing services for people affected by HIV: Hazard-Ashley House, Walker House and Restoration House, through the Ark of Refuge, Inc.

Yvette Flunder was portrayed by actress Phylicia Rashad for the final 3-part episode as part of the Dustin Lance Black mini-series When We Rise on March 3,2017, on the major television network ABC.

Yvette Flunder was depicted by Joni Bovill in the Joshua Marston drama film Come Sunday, which premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and was released on Netflix in April 2018.

Yvette Flunder is active on many social media platforms using her platforms to consistently advocate for black lives, queer lives, medical accessibility, and destigmatization of HIV+ lives.