Meghan Young is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ (UCC). She has served as Pastor of The Congregational Church, UCC in Tryon, NC since 2017. Rev. Young is also the co-Pastor of the WithAll congregation, a justice oriented cooperative church start, in Columbus, NC. Prior to her current pastorates, she served several churches in Connecticut as an acting and transitional pastor, assisting churches following major transitions or traumas in the life of their church. She also serves as a hospital chaplain, utilizing her specialty in emergency and trauma cases.
Meghan is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University and Yale Divinity School. In addition to Who Speaks for Me? she currently serves on the boards of The Southern Conference of the UCC, The Foundation for St. Luke’s Hospital, Polk County Health & Wellness Coalition, and Aspire: A Child & Family Partnership.
As a pastor, chaplain, and friend she has witnessed the injustice and trauma that exists within our current systems of incarceration. Meghan’s faith and ministry is rooted in the call to create a just, equitable, and inclusive world. It is out of this commitment that she is so grateful to be part of Who Speaks For Me? in building a trauma informed justice system.