Rev. Dr. Alexia Salvatierra

Migration and the Academy

The Rev. Dr. Alexia Salvatierra is the Academic Dean of the Centro Latino and Associate Professor of Mission and Global Transformation at Fuller Theological Seminary. She is a widely respected practical theologian, community organizer, and ordained Lutheran pastor with over 40 years of experience in ministry leadership, social justice advocacy, and theological education.

Throughout her career, Dr. Salvatierra has worked tirelessly alongside immigrant communities, building collaborative networks between churches and grassroots organizations to respond to injustice with compassion and strategic action. She co-founded the National Evangelical Immigration Table and the New Sanctuary Movement and has led initiatives such as Guardian Angels, Matthew 25, and the Ecumenical Collaboration for Asylum Seekers.

She is the author of Faith-Rooted Organizing: Mobilizing the Church in Service to the World and Buried Seeds: Learning from the Vibrant Resiliency of Marginalized Christian Communities, which integrate Christian faith with transformative action in contexts of marginalization.

As a consultant, she has trained and advised organizations such as World Vision, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, and the Christian Community Development Association. She is also deeply committed to the formation of Hispanic pastoral leaders through certificate programs at Fuller’s Centro Latino.

With a strong academic and ministerial background, Dr. Salvatierra is a prophetic voice bridging theology with pastoral practice, immigrant justice, and integral mission in the Global South and the multicultural church in the United States.