Rev. Margie Quinn is the first woman to lead the historic 205-year-old congregation.
Vine Street Christian Church has called Rev. Margie Quinn as their new Senior Minister.
Margie joined the staff at Vine Street as Associate Minister in June of 2022 and has served as the Interim Lead Minister since June, following the retirement of long-time Senior Minister Rev. Thomas Kleinert.
“It means a great deal that you are putting your trust in a young woman,” said Quinn to the congregation following its unanimous vote on Sunday, December 14. “With shaking knees, and a trembling voice, I cannot wait to be a church of hope in a world of fear…”
Vine Street Christian Church, Disciples of Christ, is one of the oldest religious communities in Nashville, forming in 1820, and Quinn is the first woman to be called as Senior Minister.
“Margie brings faith, vision, energy and kindness in abundance to the life of our church,” said Ed Cole, long-time member of Vine Street and chair of Vine Street’s Ministerial Formation Committee. “The Vine Street congregation is excited about the new possibilities that lie ahead with the strength of Margie’s leadership.”
Quinn, 35, is a Nashville native, graduating from the University School of Nashville and receiving her bachelor’s degree in Women's Studies from the University of Georgia in 2013. After several years working in affordable housing and homelessness advocacy in Seattle, Quinn attended Duke Divinity School where she received a Master of Divinity in 2019. She then moved home and served at Westminster Presbyterian Church, before getting ordained and joining the Vine Street community.