"Little girl, I say to you, arise!"

Dr. Christy Kass

Dr. Christy is a native of the Kansas prairie, but spent her formative young adult years in the New York City metropolitan area where she attended New York University before completing her undergraduate work at the College of Saint Elizabeth in Florham Park, New Jersey.

She received her Master of Divinity degree from Moravian Theological Seminary in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, with a concentration in Spiritual Formation and a certificate in Biblical Studies.

She went on to earn her Doctor of Ministry degree from Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, where she graduated with distinction for her work on Jesus and women.

She has served churches in the Pocono mountains, Whitehall Pennsylvania, and is currently the pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Hutchinson, Kansas.

She lives with her husband, glass artist Guy Kass, their cats Dolly and Reba, and their high-intensity Mini Australian Shepherd, Winnie.

In her spare time, Dr. Christy enjoys making pottery, changing her hair color, and growing orchids. She loves books, iced coffee, plants, and Neil Diamond.

Pillars of Practice

Scholarship grounded in grace

Dr. Kass integrates formal theological training with seasoned pastoral presence, holding space where intellectual honesty and spiritual restoration meet.

Pastoral Counseling

Theological Scholarship

Pastoring Women

Gentle, focused one-on-one care for women working through church wounds, spiritual disillusionment, and complex emotional crossroads.

Rigorous academic study holding both M.Div and D.Min degrees, centering the historical and biblical dignity Jesus extended to women.

Ordained leadership and spiritual direction for female ministry leaders, thinkers, and seekers seeking safe pastoral accompaniment.

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Her Calling

Sanctuary for honest questions

Throughout years of pastoral ministry and doctoral research, Dr. Christy recognized how frequently faithful women carry unspoken burdens of theological silence and spiritual fatigue.

Her care is rooted in the conviction that questions are sacred. Rather than prescribing quick answers, she provides an intellectually honest environment where grief, healing, and renewed purpose unfold at their own pace.

Reach Out Directly

Begin a conversation with Dr. Christy

Whether you are seeking pastoral counseling, spiritual direction, or an intellectually honest space to process spiritual hurt, you are welcome here.