Rev. Jenn Tafel is a UCC minister with a passion for justice and caring for the planet. She has served
in ministry in a variety of settings, including youth ministry and summer camps, leading campus
ministry at Michigan State University, hospital chaplaincy, and, most recently, hospice chaplaincy in
metro Detroit. Rev. Tafel is a member of First Congregational UCC in Long Beach, where she is in
covenant and serves as chairperson of the Board of Social Justice and Outreach. Rev. Tafel’s
hobbies include creating acrylic paintings on canvas, spending time at local beaches, gardening,
enjoying family meals and celebrations, and engaging in centering spiritual practices. Rev. Tafel was
raised and ordained in the Swedenborgian Church and later transferred her credentials to the United
Church of Christ. Her home church in Southern California was Wayfarers Chapel in Palos Verdes.
While that church is currently undergoing a transformation, its grounds inspired her love of nature —
especially the ocean — and deepened her understanding of the sacred connection between God and
creation..
