Kickoff Lehigh Valley Pride day with the Pre-Pride Interfaith service at 10:30 a.m. at the JCC of the Lehigh Valley. The interfaith service is hosted by Bethlehem Interfaith Group and will feature a guest sermon from Rev. Brandan Robertson.

Rev. Brandan Robertson is a noted author, activist, and public theologian, working at the intersections of spirituality and social renewal. A prolific writer, he is the author of eight books on spirituality, justice, and theology. Robertson also serves on the faculty of The Lakelands Institute. He has served on advisory committees and working groups for the Democratic National Convention, the U.S. Department of State, the Department of Health and Human Services, The Humane Society, and in 2020, Robertson was also named a Fellow of the Salzburg Global Seminar. From 2017 - 2021, Robertson served as the Senior Pastor of Missiongathering Christian Church in San Diego, CA. He has worked as a national organizer of people of faith on a wide array of social and political issues for respected organizations such as Interfaith Alliance of Colorado and Faith In Public Life, and is a respected convener of religious leaders from across the social and political spectrum. He is also a founding member of The Union of Affirming Christians and The Global Interfaith Commission on LGBTQ+ Lives.

Rev. Robertson will be available to sign copies of The Gospel of Inclusion following the service.