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Yvette McDonnell (she/her) serves as the Congregational Life Coordinator and Ministerial Intern at Main Line Unitarian Church in Devon, PA. With deep roots in the African American Baptist tradition, she embraces a diversity of spiritual perspectives and ways of knowing. Yvette’s ministry centers on liberation, social justice, and the spirit of Yielubugnra, “the thing that knowledge cannot eat.” This guiding philosophy highlights her belief that the essence and power of life often transcend human categorization. Her theology, grounded in queer spirituality, asserts that there is no separation between the material, secular, and sacred realms and that the supernatural permeates everyday existence.

As a ritualist Yvette honors all aspects of the human experience, from guidance and protection to celebration and mourning. She holds a Master’s degree in Education from the University of Connecticut and a Master’s degree in Social Change, as well as certificates in Multi-Religious and Chaplaincy Studies from the Unitarian Universalist Seminary—Starr King School for the Ministry in California. She has also completed a unit of Clinical Pastoral Education. Outside of her professional life, Yvette enjoys dancing, long walks, arts and crafts, baking, gardening, and creating herbal medicines.