The Rev. Felix Carrion

Denomination: United Church of Christ (UCC)
Organization: United Church of Christ

The Rev. Felix Carrion is the coordinator of the "Still Speaking" initiative of the United Church of Christ, headquartered in Cleveland, OH. He was pastor of Euclid Avenue Church of Christ, Cleveland, and interim minister at Faith United Church of Christ, Richmond Heights, OH.

Carrion, pastor of Euclid Avenue Congregational UCC in Cleveland 2003-2008, is a former member of the UCC's national staff. From 1994 to 2000, he provided leadership for the implementation of the UCC's multiracial, multicultural church pronouncement while working jointly with the former Office for Church in Society and the Commission for Racial Justice. Before that, he worked for the former Office for Church Life and Leadership in the Middle Atlantic region. He also has served local church pastorates in Ohio and Massachusetts.

Since 2006, Carrion has been heavily involved with the progressive clergy networks, "We Believe Ohio" and "We Believe Greater Cleveland." A 1986 graduate of UCC-related Andover Newton Theological School in Newton Centre, Massachusetts, he received his B.A. from The King's College in New York.