Press
“Drag Queen and King Preachers: UCC pastors engage drag performance to center God’s love and belonging” by Kayla Berkey, UCC News Digest, May 2025
The Rev. James Admans views the present time as one where the church is changing and evolving. Drag offers a way to continue building upon the growing edge of the UCC’s tradition and one way to actively live into a commitment to being Open and Affirming, they said.
“Like Drag Brunch? Try Drag Church” by Emma Cieslik, Sojourners, June 2024
Marge told Sojourners that drag church “might be exactly what we need to remind us of the beauty and diversity and God’s infinite love for all.” But her ministry comes at a time when drag culture itself is under fire from U.S. conservatives. According to the ACLU, there are 319 anti-LGBTQ+ bills under deliberation or passed into law in the United States.
“In some states, they don’t want drag queens to read to kids. In CT, they are a beloved pastor” by Pam McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, September 2023.
Marge teaches that queerness and faith do not have to be at odds, but can coexist and even be beautifully interwoven to create a profound spiritual life. Marge’s message is one of inclusion and acceptance, promoting the understanding that all are welcome at the table of Jesus.