The Reverend Craig Peter Lemming is a consummate learner, teacher and leader whose ministry focuses on continuing the legacies of the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu and The Rev. Pauli Murray, among others. Fr. Craig is committed to advance the work of anti-racism, decolonization, and justice and equity for all, and is passionate and compassionate about building community, cultivating love and empowering young leaders.

Fr. Craig was born and raised in Harare, Zimbabwe. In 2001, he moved to the United States to study music, obtaining a Bachelor of Music degree from New England Conservatory of Music and a Master of Music degree from Indiana University. It wasn’t until 2013 that he entered United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities for his Master of Divinity degree. He was ordained a Transitional Deacon in 2015, and ordained a Priest in 2017. Since then, Fr. Craig has served as the Associate Rector of St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and Vice Chair of Board of Circle of the Beloved. He recently joined the Diocese of the Episcopal Church in Minnesota’s inaugural Racial Justice & Healing Formation Team.

In May 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Fr. Craig started his doctoral studies–Doctor of Ministry (which is designed to allow students to remain working in their ministry base while they complete their degree)–with the Faculty of Divinity at Trinity College University of Toronto.