Pastoral Leadership
Team Members
Rev. Hannah Adair Bonner
Senior Pastor323.874.2104 Ext. 314
revhannah@hollywoodumc.org
Rev. Hannah Adair Bonner is the Senior Pastor of Hollywood United Methodist Church, with campuses located in Los Angeles, California at Hollywood and Toluca Lake. She is a proudly and publicly Queer clergywoman in The United Methodist Church. She was ordained an Elder in 2012 by Bishop Peggy Johnson in the Eastern Pennsylvania Annual Conference, and currently serves as part of their Delegation to Jurisdictional/General Conference, and coordinates communications for the Queer Delegate Caucus. She has served churches in both rural and urban settings, and served the global church as staff with the General Board of Discipleship. A highly sought after speaker and teacher, her work has focused on anti-racism, solidarity with the unhoused, immigration advocacy, leadership development, and mentoring young leaders. She has been respected throughout her twenty years in professional ministry as a prophetic voice within these areas, both inside of the United Methodist Church and beyond it.
An enthusiastic communicator, she received a BS in Psychology/Gender Studies from Furman University, and her Masters of Divinity from Duke Divinity School. Recognized as a leader from the beginning of her career, she was a Lewis Fellow in the early years of her ministry, as well as the Young Adult Representative from the United Methodist denomination to Churches Uniting in Christ. She has been a keynote speaker for United Women in Faith’s Global Assembly, has done anti-racism writing and teaching for the General Commission on Religion and Race and the General Board of Global Missions, and has spoken on solidarity as a panelist at the World Methodist Conference. She has a relentless passion for finding ways to tell stories and help new voices be heard, and has utilized filmmaking, podcasting, and writing to amplify stories that often are overlooked.
She is known best for the way she puts her words into action in the physical embodiment of solidarity, holding vigil at the Waller County Jail after Sandra Bland’s death, and again outside the Tornillo detention camp where immigrant children were imprisoned at the border. She is viewed as a resilient leader and an expert in navigating high risk situations, after facing the risk of her own life in order to help compel the attention of the church and the nation to those injustices. In 2016, she became an Honorary Member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., alongside Geneva Reed-Veal, the mother of Sandra Bland. Also, in 2016, Abingdon published her first book, The Shout: Finding the Prophetic Voice in Unexpected Places — a Bible Study curriculum arising out of the community she had built as the Curator of The Shout – a spoken-word poetry focused artivism movement seeking to nurture a community of multi-ethnic, multi-generational, justice-seeking, solidarity-building people in Houston, Texas. In 2018, HBO released the documentary, “Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland” which included interviews with Hannah and featured her footage extensively.
While she comes from a large family that she cherishes, she is also very committed to the small circle of younger “siblings” she has committed to as chosen family – and of course to her constant companion, her sweet pup, Esperanza.
Team Members
Rev. Kevin Kim Wright
Interim Associate Pastor323.874.2104 Ext.
revkevin@hollywoodumc.org
Rev. Kevin Kim Wright is the interim Associate Pastor of Hollywood United Methodist Church and has been appointed by Bishop Dottie Escobedo-Frank and District Superintendent Siosaia Tu’itahi. His quarter-time appointment began on March 13th, 2025. Rev. Kevin, and his husband Patrick, live in Hollywood with their six month old puppy, Eleanor.
Rev. Kevin has previously served on the pastoral leadership teams of some of the most influential churches in our nation: the historic Riverside Church in New York City, Foundry United Methodist Church in Washington, DC (where both the Clintons and Bushes attended during their times in office), Myers Park United Methodist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, and the Chaplain’s Office of Georgetown University. Rev. Kevin is an Ordained Elder in the United Methodist Church, and was deeply immersed in Wesleyan theology throughout his education — he holds a Bachelor’s degree from Indiana Wesleyan University and a Masters of Divinity from Duke University Divinity School.
Rev. Kevin has the privilege of serving as Chief of Staff at Point Foundation, the nation’s largest scholarship-granting organization for LGBTQ+ students, where he plays a pivotal role in shaping the organization’s strategy and helping lead its diverse teams. Before assuming that position, he held influential roles as the Chief Growth Officer and Chief Program Officer at Urban Arts, where he spearheaded the implementation of a comprehensive, multi-year strategic plan, propelling the organization to new heights on a national scale through groundbreaking partnerships with industry giants such as Microsoft, AT&T, Unity, and NBCUniversal.
Rev. Kevin is eager to start supporting the community of Hollywood UMC in this interim role, as we prepare to welcome our full-time Associate Pastor in July.
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