Erich Kussman

Reverend Erich Kussman is unabashedly Christian, but his message is full of anti-empire, revolutionary social justice, combined with piercing insight into the power of radical love.

Erich was born in Plainfield, NJ and has resided in NJ all of his life. Erich overcame many trials and adversities in his life. He served 12 years in NJ state prison. In prison, he worked with the Petey Greene program to obtain his GED. Erich attended Pillar College, graduating with a BA in Biblical Studies.

In 2016, Erich began his formal theological education and pastoral training at Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton and graduated with a Masters in Divinity. He is a published writer and also is a prison reform activist. Erich sits on the board of Raw Tools Philly and the WorkWell program. Currently, Erich is a called and ordained minister of Word & Sacrament in the ELCA pastoring Saint Bartholomew Lutheran Church in Trenton, NJ.