The Rev. Dr. Sarah B. Drummond, Founding Dean of Andover Newton Seminary at Yale Divinity School, will speak during the morning worship service at Waquoit Congregational Church on Sunday, July 10, at 10 am.
Waquoit Congregational Church is pastored by the Rev. Nell Fields (M.Div. ‘08), Andover Newton Theological School alumna.
Dean Drummond is the lead administrator for Andover Newton, a professional school for congregational ministry within a world-class ecumenical divinity school. She teaches and writes about leadership and serves as combination advisor/minister/mentor to ministers in formation.
“Dr. Drummond is a thought-leader on theological education and leadership. We are honored to have her speak during our Sunday service,” said the Rev. Fields. “If you want some insight on the future of the church in the United States, look to Dean Drummond and her work at ANS at Yale.”
A native of Connecticut, Dean Drummond earned her Ph.D. in Urban Education at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee with a specialization in administrative leadership. She is an ordained minister in the
United Church of Christ. Sarah earned her Master of Divinity from Harvard Divinity School, where she also served on the staff of Memorial Church in Harvard Yard. Her Bachelor of Arts degree comes from Yale College, where she majored in Ethics, Politics, and Economics. She is the author of five books on ministerial leadership.
Following worship services, there will be a reception for Dean Drummond. Everyone is invited to attend.
The Waquoit Congregational Church is located at 15 Parsons Lane in E. Falmouth.
The Rev. Nell Fields joined our church as minister in October 2010. Formerly an editor and journalist, Rev. Nell spent the bulk of her career as a publisher for a publicly-traded newspaper company in Los Angeles. She then moved to the technology and financial services sectors where she held executive management positions in each.
Since leading Waquoit, Nell has started a number of new ministries, including Safe Plates, an annual fundraiser for various social justice causes; the Waquoit Farmers Market; a yearly Animal Blessing and Animal Fair for area nonprofit animal groups to raise awareness and donations; Falmouth Builds Together, a community-wide effort to provide the needed resources to help build Habitat for Humanity homes in Falmouth, and the state’s first “Death Café,” a monthly gathering for people to talk about that taboo subject – death. She also developed with Gosnold of Cape Cod, an area addiction treatment organization, a series of workshops for clergy on dealing with addiction.
Importantly, Nell worked with her colleagues at Falmouth Jewish Congregation to revive the town’s No Place for Hate group, a community organization whose purpose is to build bridges, combat bias based on race, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and religion, and to promote respect for all people through advocacy and education. In 2019, Nell co-founded Upper Cape Interfaith Coalition.
Nell served on the board of the Massachusetts Conference of the United Church of Christ, and currently serves as moderator of the Barnstable Association.
