
Michael Woolf
Senior minister, Lake Street Church of Evanston
The Rev. Dr. Michael Woolf is an ordained American Baptist Churches USA and Alliance of Baptists pastor currently serving as the senior minister at Lake Street Church of Evanston in Evanston, Illinois. His first book, “Sanctuary and Subjectivity: Thinking Theologically About Whiteness and Sanctuary Movements,” is part of T&T Clark’s Studies in Social Ethics, Ethnography and Theologies series. He is co-founder of Challenging Islamophobia Together Chicagoland with his spouse, the Rev. Dr. Anna Piela.


Scholarships available for the Executive Certificate in Religious Fundraising
Applications for the Thomas H. Lake Scholarship are now open! This scholarship supports participants in the Executive Certificate in Religious Fundraising (ECRF), a program designed to help religious leaders explore the spirituality of fundraising and gain skills essential for their work.
Applications are due February 28, 2025.
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