Author

Candace Simpson

Minister and religious educator

Minister Candace Simpson is a religious educator serving at the Concord Baptist Church of Christ in Brooklyn, NY. She is a graduate of Trinity College and Union Theological Seminary. She also is the voice of the Fish Sandwich Heaven Podcast and lead designer for the Fish Sandwich Heaven website. In the fall of 2022, she will begin PhD studies at Garrett Seminary. It is Candace’s philosophy that heaven is a revolution that must begin here on Earth.

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