GIA Publications - Artist - Udis-Kessler, Amanda

Amanda Udis-Kessler is a hymnwriter, songwriter, composer, and writer who specializes in music and lyrics for liberal/progressive religious people and communities. Her hymns and worship songs are published in ten hymnals and in the 2023 anthology A Liturgy for All Bodies: New Words for a New World (Cyclical Publishing). Amanda's religious music is in use across the US and in Canada, the UK, South Africa, and New Zealand.

Amanda currently serves as the Transitional Pastor at Vista Grande Community Church UCC in Colorado Springs, Colorado (and as the church musician). She also serves on the Board of Directors of the United Church of Christ Musicians Association as Director of DEI and Member Education. Amanda offers church consulting support in areas including antiracism/anti-oppression work, inclusive liturgy, and creativity.

Amanda's music website is https://queersacredmusic.com. Her author's website is https://amandaudiskessler.com. Her church consulting website is https://equippingthepropheticchurch.com.