Rev. Dr. Gene McAfee

Transitional Pastor

An ordained pastor in the United Church of Christ (UCC), the Rev. McAfee holds a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies and Journalism, Indiana University; Master of Divinity in Hebrew Bible and Christian Theology, Yale Divinity School; and Doctorate in Theology in Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, Harvard Divinity School. In addition to Lyndhurst Community of Faith and Faith UCC, Gene served at Harvard and in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Gene describes his faith and religious life as “the constant desire to direct my life, in all its aspects, toward the divine. As my faith has matured, I have found myself living more and more contentedly with the central paradox of the Christian faith: that we find our lives by losing them. This has meant giving up as well as taking on, looking here instead of there, and opening myself up even as the boundaries of my identity have been given more definition by the simple accumulation of experience.”

Born in Springfield, Ohio, Gene grew up as part of his older brother’s family in southern Indiana; his parents died before his ninth birthday. A bachelor, Gene currently lives in South Euclid with his beloved beagle mix Chloe. He is a lifelong learner, so he loves spending time in libraries and bookstores. He also loves exploring his surroundings and is endlessly curious.

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