Rev. Liddy Barlow
Executive Minister of Christian Associates, Southwest Pennsylvania
2023
The Rev. Liddy Barlow has served as Executive Minister of Christian Associates of Southwest Pennsylvania since 2014. For over 50 years, Christian Associates has convened the diverse Christians of Greater Pittsburgh to build relationships, serve the common good, and build bridges with interfaith partners. Rev. Barlow coordinates all of Christian Associates’ projects and programs, including the Council of Bishops & Executives, the “We Have to Talk” network of interfaith spiritual leaders, and the “Sofa Spirituality” online interfaith dialogues. Rev. Barlow is the Chair of the City of Pittsburgh’s Commission on Human Relations and the Assistant Moderator of the Penn West Conference of the United Church of Christ. In 2019, the General Synod of the United Church of Christ honored her with the Antoinette Brown Award, presented to trailblazing women in ministry. Rev. Barlow grew up in New Hampshire and attended Mount Holyoke College and Andover Newton Theological School. She lives in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood with her husband Gregory and their two children, Pippa and Edmund.
The Summit offers a unique opportunity to confront the corrosive influence of bigotry and hatred in our society. In order for us to address these challenges, we first must acknowledge their painful and destructive impact in our communities and in our country. I am grateful to serve as a Global Advisor to this timely and powerful initiative.
