Bishop Flunder identifies as a womanist and a reconciling liberation theologian. In 2005, she published her book, Where the Edge Gathers: Building a Community of Radical Inclusion, which explores inclusive faith communities and the intersection of justice and spirituality.
She holds a Doctor of Ministry degree from San Francisco Theological Seminary in San Anselmo, California. Flunder is an ordained minister of the United Church of Christ and played a notable role in supporting Bishop Carlton Pearson when he was ostracized for his theological stance on universal reconciliation.
In 2011, Flunder received the Robert C. Kirkwood Community Leadership Award from the San Francisco Community Foundation. Within the United Church of Christ, she contributed to the UCC Unified Governance Working Group.
In 2013, she was named Distinguished Alumna of the Pacific School of Religion. On December 1, 2014, Flunder delivered a keynote address at the White House for World AIDS Day, where she discussed the stigma surrounding HIV and the need for comprehensive AIDS education.
In 2015, she was a featured speaker at the American Baptist College’s Garnett-Nabrit Lecture Series. She has served as a trustee for the Starr King School for the Ministry and as a member of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS.
Bishop Flunder's leadership portfolio includes serving as President of the Board of the Northern California Nevada Conference of the UCC, Board Member of the Shanti Project, Chair of the San Francisco Inter-religious Coalition on AIDS, and Chair of the Black Adoption Placement and Research Center. She was a founding member of the African American Interfaith Alliance on AIDS and served on several regional and national committees focused on HIV/AIDS policy and support, such as the Alameda County Ryan White Consortium and the San Francisco HIV/AIDS Planning and Prevention Council.
In 2017, Flunder was portrayed by actress Phylicia Rashad in the ABC miniseries When We Rise, a dramatization of LGBT rights movements in the United States. Rashad’s performance highlighted the role of the church and Flunder’s compassionate leadership within a historically African-American community in San Francisco.
In 2018, actress Joni Bovill played Bishop Flunder in the Netflix film Come Sunday, directed by Joshua Marston and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. The film explored themes of faith and inclusion within Christian ministry.
Return to the previous page| Birth Date: | 29 Jul, 1955 |
| Age: | 64 yrs |
| Occupations: | Singer |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | San Francisco |
| Gender: | Female |
| Description: | American singer and minister of the United Church of Christ |
| Net Worth 2021: | 5 million |
