Ordained in 2008, Pastor Chris Duckworth has served congregations in Arlington, VA, Saint Paul, MN, and Westfield, IN. From 2014 through 2020 he served as a Chaplain in the Indiana Army National Guard, mobilizing to Kuwait and Iraq in 2019 with the 638th Aviation Support Battalion. Chris teaches in the Theological Education for Emerging Ministries (TEEM) program, is involved in local Jewish-Christian dialogue, and advocates for immigrants and the LGBTQIA community. He is married to Jessicah, an ordained ELCA Pastor and Program Director at Lilly Endowment, Inc. They have three children, ages 17, 19, and 22.