It's no secret that women have faced immense barriers when it comes to leadership in the church. In today's interview with Rev. Diane Weible, the conference minister for the Northern California Nevada Conference of the UCC, we dive into what these barriers are and then lift up all of the powerful women of the church who have truly built what we have today. From Moses' mother to our current day mentors in ministry, women have been part of the framework and foundation of the church.

Throughout this interview, we have the gift of hearing how Rev. Diane made her path, what helped her get to where she is today, and what she is doing to ensure that she is continuing to forge a path for other women to carry on beyond her. In Rev. Diane's own words, her guiding forces in ministry are two values that were also at the heart of Christ's ministry: justice and relationship.
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Rev. Dr. Diane Lynn Weible is the Conference Minister of the Northern California Nevada Conference in the United Church of Christ. grew up in St. Louis, Mo., attended Drury College in Springfield, Mo., and Eden Theological Seminary in St. Louis. She was ordained by the St. Louis Association of the former Missouri Conference of the United Church of Christ in May 1991.

Rev. Diane served as a missionary in Japan for 12 years. In 2004, Diane and her family moved to Hawaii where she became the Associate Pastor at Kailua Christian Church (UCC). Two years later Diane became the Minister of Communication of the Hawaii Conference of the UCC. From 2008 to 2015 she served as the Associate Conference Minister in Hawaii.

In 2015, Diane was called to be the Conference Minister in the Northern California Nevada Conference of the UCC. In 2019 she completed her Doctor of Ministry at Chicago Theological Seminary where her area of study was dismantling White Privilege. She is the mother of three adult children. She lives in the California East Bay and is a member at First Congregational Church of Berkeley (UCC).