Patrice Gaines

Patrice Gaines is an elder at Allison Creek Presbyterian Church in York, South Carolina, where she occasionally preaches. She attended Union Presbyterian Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina. Patrice is an author and former Washington Post reporter.

Music in worship is “like a heartbeat”

From an original anthem that healed a hurricane-struck community to intergenerational drumming circles and jazz-infused liturgy — here’s how Presbyterians are singing their faith.

Outlook Reporting

Clergy response to border patrol in Charlotte

During a Border Patrol sweep, pastors in stoles and collars became trained observers — documenting detentions, comforting frightened neighbors, and bearing witness to God’s call to protect the vulnerable.

Charlie Kirk stands on stand in a blue suit holding a microphone, looking pensive.

Voices

Weeping for a nation, not a man

What grieves me most is a nation’s blindness to the power of unkindness, writes Patrice Gaines.

Outlook Features

What Donald Trump and I have in common

A felony lurks in our past. But Trump is now president, and, 54 years after my conviction, legal discrimination continues to haunt me, writes Patrice Gaines.

Images from "He Gets Us" social media for reported article on marketing Jesus.

Outlook Reporting

Marketing Jesus: Prayer apps, TV ads, and faith in the digital age

How is faith spread in the digital age? From prayer apps to Super Bowl ads, Patrice Gaines explores the ethics of marketing Jesus in a tech-driven world.

Basketball Tournament Final: Diverse Yellow and White Teams Compete at Center Court for Jump Ball that Starts the Game. Athletic Sportsmen Reach for the Ball. Top Down Cinematic Shot.

Outlook Features

What we should know about the culture of sports

In the heat of competition, we forget the bodies we are watching are risking health and well-being in the game or match we find entertaining, writes Patrice Gaines.

Outlook Reporting

‘Bathroom law’ heightens concerns for transgender GA attendees

A new law in Utah bars transgender people from using, in certain places, restrooms that correspond to their gender identities.

Outlook Reporting

The ongoing dialogue on LGBTQIA+ inclusion in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

This summer, General Assembly commissioners will vote on amending the "Book of Order" to include sexual orientation and gender identity among the categories against which the PC(USA) will not discriminate.