User:Sl4295a/John C. Dorhauer

John C. Dorhauer (born 1961 in Missouri) is an American Protestant clergy member and theologian. Dorhauer currently serves at the General Minister and President of the United Church of Christ.

Career
Dorhauer received a B.A. in Philosophy from Cardinal Glennon College (1983), and an M.Div. from Eden Theological Seminary (1988), the same year that he was ordained. He later earned a D.Min degree from United Theological Seminary, (2004) where he studied the effects of white privilege.

Dorhauer most recently served at the Conference Minister of the Southwest Conference, United Church of Christ. He previously served in the Missouri Mid-South Conference UCC and as the pastor of both First Congregational United Church of Christ and Zion United Church of Christ, both of Missouri.

Dorhauer was the first person to perform a legal same sex wedding in the state of Arizona when he performed the wedding service of David Laurence and Kevin Patterson on October 17,

General Minister and President
On March 19, 2015, Dorhauer was approved as nominee to serve as UCC General Minister and President. During the 30th General Synod, held in Cleveland, Ohio in June 2015, the nomination came before the delegates on June 29, 2015. Numerous delegates at the Synod voiced their concern at how the nomination failed to support minority diversity among leadership in the UCC, while many others publicly praised the selection.

When the vote was called, Dorhauer replaced the Rev. Dr. Geoffrey Black. John is the tenth person to lead the UCC since the denomination was formed in 1957.