Reverend Sara Jolena Wolcott, M.Div, is an eco-spiritual minister building people’s capacity to collectively reMember our ecological familial, national, and global origin stories to enable more harmonious futures. She is the founder of Sequoia Samanvaya, a eco-theology learning initiative grounded in ongoing work of untangling ourselves from the Doctrine of the Discovery/decoding the ‘domination code’. Wolcott’s ministry entails engaging with embodied time as part of attending to the ever-Present movements of Spirit. Her ministry entails supporting individual and collective healing, spiritual direction, and crafting practical tools, learning journeys, legacies, and ceremonies for our times. Descendent of some of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America, she is honored to take steps towards what many of her ancestors were unable to do.

Her M.Div. is from Union Theological Seminary, her MA from the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex and her BA from Haverford College. Prior to becoming an ecotheologian, she worked in international sustainable development across nine countries, including two years living, working, and studying in India. She is known for her laughter and the (sometimes wild) power of her presence. She lives with her partner Kristine Hill alongside the River That Runs Both Ways (aka the Hudson River) in the Hudson Valley, NY; her family home is in California. She was raised by a Quaker community… and alongside a herd of horses.