Rev. Andrew Ponder Williams hopes to inspire and engage all people through invitational and intergenerational congregational ministry.

He is the Pastor of North Community Church in Marshfield Hills, Massachusetts. Andrew has served congregations along the California Coast, in the Southwest, and in New England. 

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Andrew has a passion for advocacy and has done so locally, on Capitol Hill, and at the United Nations. He has served on the United Methodist General Board of Church and Society and on the Board of Directors of the United Church of Christ. He currently serves as the Chair of the Board of Directors for the Thrive Campus Ministry at MIT.  

Rev. Andrew completed a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philosophy from Rockhurst University, Jesuit, a Graduate Certificate in Religion, Activism, and Social Justice from Claremont School of Theology, and a Master of Arts Degree in Religious and Public Leadership from Boston University School of Theology. He is currently continuing his studies at Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry.

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Andrew previously served as a Campus Minister at the University of California, Irvine and then at Arizona State University. He was ordained in the Southwest Conference of the United Church of Christ. Andrew and his husband Ashton live in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He is a vegetarian of 23 years and enjoys exercising and day trips.