Wesley Campus Ministry is a place where you are loved—fully, deeply, and just as you are. There’s no need to perform, to pretend, or to have it all figured out. Whether you’re walking in with questions, doubts, or a confident faith, you are welcome here. Truly. 

Pastor (Rev. Dr.) Katie is an ordained elder in the West Ohio Conference of the UMC who is appointed to OUMC to lead the Wesley Campus Ministry at Miami University. Pastor Katie grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, and is a graduate of Ohio University, where she majored in Adventure Recreation. She has served as the Director of Christian Education and Youth and Family ministries ecumenically in UMC, PC(USA) and Episcopal churches.

After college Pastor Katie served as a Mission Intern (now Global Mission Fellows) through Global Ministries where she served in L'viv, Ukraine. Upon returning home she attended Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, IL earning her Master of Divinity degree. Most recently she received her Doctor of Ministry (DMin) in Faith, Health and Social Equity through Drew Theological School.

Pastor Katie has a passion for ecumenical and interreligious ministry and spent the last several years, including the height of the pandemic, as a hospital chaplain. She enjoys camping, swimming, reading, volunteering with Girl Scouts, and spending time with her niece who calls her "Aunt Kiki." Pastor Katie is an unabashed "Cat Lady" and lives harmoniously with her 2 fluffballs, Tiger and Agatha.

If you'd like to make an appointment to meet 1:1 either in person or virtually with Pastor Katie you may do so here: https://calendly.com/pastorkatiesteele/1-on-1