Navigating Change through Authentic Vulnerability and Courage

I'm a Transitional Pastor guiding congregations through periods of change and renewal. As someone who has navigated profound personal and cultural transitions—from apartheid South Africa to embracing my authentic self—I create brave spaces where vulnerability becomes strength. My ministry is shaped by my lived experience of finding resilience and purpose through life's most challenging moments.

Andries (Dries) Coetzee wearing a clerical shirt with pink background

Explore my ministry

Andries (Dries) Coetzee is in worship at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Wooster, Ohio, wearing a colorful stole, reading, and standing at the pulpit with a microphone. A tapestry with a biblical scene hangs in the background.

As a pastor navigating sacred spaces of change, I help congregations discover renewal in their "in-between" seasons. Journey with me through stories of transformation and possibility.

Andries (Dries) Coetzee, wearing glasses and a polka dot shirt indoors

I write as a pastor, advocate, and queer person, exploring sacred spaces between faith, justice, and authentic living. Journey with me as I share stories of transformation.

Andries (Dries) Coetzee, in religious attire, speaks at a podium with a "March For Our Lives" in San Antonio, TX, on gun reform after the Uvalde, Texas, shooting.

Advocacy

As a queer man and pastor living with HIV, I advocate for radical inclusion, human dignity, and sacred belonging. Journey with me as we transform fear into hope through authenticity and vullnerability.