Navigating Change through Authentic Vulnerability and Courage

I'm a Transitional Pastor, activist, and catalyst for change. Drawing from my journey through apartheid, migration, coming out as gay, and living openly with HIV, I embody resilience while helping congregations discover new possibilities and embrace their authentic identity in times of change. I create spaces where vulnerability becomes strength, authenticity leads to transformation, and courage empowers a bold new future.

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.