Rev. Brittany Fiscus-van Rossum serves as pastor of Mercy Community Church, a grassroots ecumenical congregation that presently meets out-of-doors on the grounds of St. John’s Lutheran Church. As a community, Mercy strives to bring those in and out of housing together to worship, fellowship, work for justice, offer shelter, and build community. The Mercy community gathers five days of the week to share clothes and meals, study scripture together, write, study, pray, drink coffee, and spend time together. Brittany first came to Mercy Church while completing her MDiv at Columbia Theological Seminary. Brittany is passionate about the church’s vocation to be present to the poor in ways that foster mutual relationships and healthy communities. Brittany loves writing, creating, and studying theology alongside her congregants. She is jointly ordained by the PC(USA) and Mercy Community Church. You can find out more about the Mercy community and their work at mercyatl.org or reach Brittany directly at Brittany [at] mercyatl [dot] org.