HTI Alumni
Franciso J. Garcia Jr.
Campaign Director, Bargaining for the Common Good at Campaign Director, Bargaining for the Common Good
Denomination: Episcopal
Specific Field: Ethics, Practical Theology, Theology, Religion and Society, Liberation Ecclesiology
A native of Los Angeles, California, the Rev. Dr. Francisco J. García, Jr. is an Episcopal priest and a seasoned organizer, educator, and leader in church, interfaith, community, labor, and academic settings. He completed his doctorate in Theological Studies, Ethics and Action at Vanderbilt University. His current work includes serving as a Campaign Director for the Bargaining for the Common Good project at the Action Center on Race and the Economy, and teaching at Church Divinity School of the Pacific. His work centers on congregational, interfaith, and multi-sector organizing and community building that integrates racial, labor/economic, and environmental/climate justice efforts. Dr. Garcia has plans to work on his first book stemming from his doctoral research, which involves the development of grassroots, liberationist, and social movement-oriented ecclesiologies outside of formal church structures through an exploration of faith practices among Latine-immigrant workers organizing in their workplaces and communities.