Rev. Dr. Lillian Hallstrand Lammers (she/her) is a native of the Chicagoland area and moved to the Bluff City in the fall of 2018. She currently serves as the Pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Downtown Memphis. She was ordained in the UCC in 2010, as she was serving as a professional chaplain at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She served at her alma mater, Vanderbilt Divinity School, as the Director of Stewardship and Vocational Planning. She earned her Doctor of Ministry Degree in 2017, and her doctoral project focused on vocational discernment, a topic that she believes resurfaces again and again throughout our lifetimes. Her theological interests include pastoral care, reconciliation, racial justice and inclusion, and encouraging individuals to use their theological imaginations to better connect with God. She serves on the boards of several nonprofits and enjoys teaching as an adjunct at area seminaries. Lillian lives in Memphis with her spouse and their three young daughters. You can usually find her with her family looking for animal babies at the Memphis Zoo!