Trayce Potter

Rev. Trayce Potter currently serves as the Minister for Children and Youth Engagement for the national setting of the United Church of Christ. In this role she gives oversight to curriculum development, leadership development opportunities, events including Youth@Synod, National Youth Event and Regional Youth Events, monthly gatherings for youth leaders around innovation and best practices. She also works closely with the Association for United Church Educators, the Network of Wider Church Youth Ministries and Our Whole Lives to advance to ministry and impact of children and youth in the United Church of Christ. Under Rev. Potter’s leadership, the United Church of Christ was the recipient of a $1.25 million grant through the Lilly Endowment to explore how the denomination nurtures and cares for children. This program, Love of Children, will run for several years and shape how the United Church of Christ welcomes and cares for its youngest members.