35th Year of Ministry!
Rev. Dr. Pruitt was educated at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, receiving her Bachelor of Arts Degree there. She received the Master of Divinity (M. Div.) degree from Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Colorado. She received her Doctor of Ministry (D. Min) degree from Claremont School of Theology in Claremont, California. Her doctoral project was entitled “But Thou Shalt Forget the Shame of Thy Youth: a Study of Authoritarianism, Religiosity and Child Sexual Abuse“.
During her Ministry with the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches, she has served as
- Assistant Pastor of Agape MCC in Fort Worth, Texas and Denver, Colorado.
- Senior Pastor of the Metropolitan Community Church in Long Beach, California from 1980-1995
- Interim Pastor of MCC San Diego
- Interim Pastor of Gentle Shepherd MCC in Phoenix,
- Sole pastor of MCC Family in Christ in Fort Collins, Colorado
- Interim Pastor of MCC Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
Currently retired from the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches, Rev. Dr. Pruitt is now an active ordained minister in the United Church of Christ (UCC).
After pursuing a Clinical Pastoral Education Internship for one year, Rev. Dr. Pruitt moved in August, 2007 from Yuma, Arizona to Sussex County, Delaware. She now serves as a hospice chaplain. In addition she is also the Pastor of the newly formed Safe Harbor UCC in Sussex County, Delaware. For more information you can visit the church’s website at safeharborucc.org.
Rev. Dr. Pruitt is available to perform weddings and Holy Unions (commitment ceremonies), to lecture on her lawsuit with the military, preach, and conduct seminars on healing the inner child.
For more information please contact the Rev. Dr. Dusty Pruitt through the following channels:
Telephone : 302 393 3265 Cell
Electronic mail: RevPru8@aol.com



