Erna Kim Hackett

Erna Kim Hackett

Liberated Together

Richmond, CA

Liberated Together creates community for Women of Color, Queer WOC, and non-binary folks who follow Jesus to explore liberated and embodied theology, decolonized approaches to social justice, and radical solidarities across ethnic lines. Founder Erna Hackett offers learning cohorts, spiritual direction and coaching; along with spiritual direction training centered on POC.

About: Raised in the Korean immigrant church, Erna Hackett completed a Masters in Intercultural Studies with the Institute of Indigenous Theological Studies. She served as pastor of The Way Berkeley, a predominantly Black church with its roots in the Black Liberation and Pentecostal traditions. In 2022, she left her job as pastor to work full-time on Liberated Together.

Liberated Together “creates spaces for spiritual care and renewal that center the lived experience of Women of Color/ Queer Women of Color and non-binary folks and offers training for POC and non-binary folks to become spiritual directors and spiritual care practitioners without having to experience the trauma of a white institution and white-centered training.”

Liberated Together has now hosted 11 cohorts for Asian American women/folks, as well as 4 cohorts with the Badass Indigenous Grandmas, cohorts for 20 something leaders, Luchadoras cohort for Latina women and a cohort for Asian American men who want to interrogate patriarchy.

“ Women of color are exhausted, burnt out, and traumatized with no space to truly exhale. Liberated Together offers that space, along with group support, to build solidarity and replenish individuals to continue justice work,” said Hackett.