Kermit Moss


  • M.Div., Divinity, Princeton Theological Seminary
  • B.A., Political Science, Long Island University

The Rev. Kermit Moss is a professor of theology at Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary since 2021. He teaches courses on theology, methodology, urban youth and hip-hop culture.

Moss joins LTSS after serving as a parish minister for the United Methodist Church in New York City and New Jersey while also serving as interim director of the Betsey Stockton Center for Black Church Studies. In the final stages of completing his dissertation, Moss plans to present and earn his doctorate in practical theology from Princeton Theological Seminary in 2021.

A native of Virginia, Moss began his ministry by pastoring churches in the South Bronx and Manhattan. While at Princeton, Moss taught courses and served in a director role while preaching at a church in New Jersey.