Director of Formation Ministries
Katie Harmon-McLaughlin
Office: +1 816-833-1000 ext. 3034
Katie Harmon-McLaughlin (she/her) is director of Formation Ministries for Community of Christ. She holds the priesthood office of High Priest.
She previously served as spiritual formation specialist and as a full-time pastor in Orange, California, USA. She is a faculty associate for Community of Christ Seminary. Katie leads the Formation Ministries Team, the Spiritual Formation Team, and is the director of the Spiritual Formation and Companioning Program.
Katie completed her BA in Religion through Graceland University and a Master of Arts in Religion through Community of Christ Seminary. She received a post-graduate certificate in Spiritual Direction and Leadership through Pneuma Institute in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Katie completed her Doctor of Ministry degree through San Francisco Theological Seminary at University of Redlands with a focus on Dynamics of Intercultural Communal Discernment. She lives in Independence, Missouri, USA with her partner, Zac, and two daughters, Emma and Maddie.
Community of Christ has 250,000 members in more than 60 nations. The church’s mission is to “proclaim Jesus Christ and promote communities of joy, hope, love, and peace.”
Community of Christ International Headquarters is in Independence, Missouri, USA.