Rev. Natalie Renee Perkins serves as Executive Minister for Digital Church at Middle Collegiate Church, helping to build and hold its online church and community. She received her Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in 2015 and was awarded the Karen Ziegler Feminist Preaching Prize. She became an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ denomination in 2020. Natalie also serves as a chaplain/spiritual life advisor for NYU Global Spiritual Life. As a theologian, she lectures and works with extracanonical texts.

In addition to her religious work, Natalie is a professional performer– seen in the national tours of “Hairspray” and “Rent,” as well as international performances with major cruise lines and the USO Show Troupe. She continues to sing with symphonies and in regional theaters across the country.

Natalie is also a composer and an author. Her album, Songs of Your Truth, is available on all major music platforms, and her first book, In Trembling Boldness: Wisdom for Today from Ancient Jesus People, published by Broadleaf in the summer of 2023, is available wherever books are sold.