Stuart D. Smith

Stu has served as the stated supply pastor of St. James Presbyterian Church in Chicago since August of 2001. He has worked within the Presbytery of Chicago since graduating from McCormick Theological Seminary in 1988. From 1989 to 1996 he was an outreach minister at The Night Ministry working with persons underserved by traditional churches and secular social service agencies. He served primarily in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago. In 1995 he founded Cafe Pride a coffee house/drop-in center for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and questioning youth. Cafe Pride is now an outreach ministry of Lake View Presbyterian Church.

He received his Doctor of Ministry Degree from McCormick in 2001 with a concentration in Religious Education. His doctoral thesis was Out of the Church Basement and into Cyberspace: Internet-Based Religious Education for Youth. He received the 2001 John Randall Hunt prize for outstanding Doctor of Ministry thesis.

Since St. James is a small congregation, Stu serves as a "tentmaker" minister (Acts 18:1-6) with other employment supporting his ministry in our congregation. He also builds websites.

An album of his family pictures is here.

His résumé is here.

For convenience he has placed materials for his students here.