Rev. Elder Carmarion D. Anderson is an ordained minister, faith leader, and advocate for justice whose ministry centers on the full inclusion and flourishing of marginalized communities. She currently serves in a called position with National Ministries of the United Church of Christ in Cleveland, Ohio, as Minister for Congregational Leadership.Prior to this role, Rev. Anderson served as Alabama State Director for the Human Rights 
Campaign in Washington, DC, where she became the first transgender person of color to hold a senior leadership role in the organization’s history. In that capacity, she engaged 
local, state, and national leaders, including the White House and federal and statewide legislators, to help shape policy and advance equity across diverse communities.

A respected public educator and speaker, Rev. Anderson has contributed to national conversations on faith, justice, and human dignity. Her witness has been featured in documentaries, national publications, and major media outlets, including CNN’s United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell, as well as in an Emmy Award–winning interview with Dyllón Burnside in the documentary Prideland.

Rev. Anderson is ordained through The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries (TFAM) and is a Committee on Ministry (COM) Privilege-of-Call candidate with the Southeast Conference of the United Church of Christ. She serves in congregational ministry as Associate Pastor of 
First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, in Birmingham, Alabama, and  previously served for nearly two decades at Living Faith Covenant Church in Dallas, Texas.
Her academic studies include Human Services, Mission and Ministry/Theology at the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Kentucky. Originally from Dallas, Texas, 
with deep family roots in Natchez, Mississippi, Rev. Anderson is a proud parent and grandparent.

Her ministry reflects a deep theological commitment to justice, liberation,
inclusion, and the transformative love of God in the public square.