Biography


The Rev. Shelley Cunningham
Customer Outreach and Church Relations
A ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Portico helps those who serve to live well – financially, emotionally, and physically. Since joining the organization in 2015, Shelley has anchored Portico’s work with a church professional’s perspective.
As part of her Customer Outreach and Church Relations role, she leads Portico’s team of Regional Representatives, who serve as liaisons for ELCA synod staff, rostered ministers, and sponsoring employers.
Shelley was ordained as an ELCA Minister of Word and Sacrament in 1998, and has faithfully served as pastor of congregations in Bloomington, New Brighton, and Rochester, MN.
She has a B.A. degree from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, and Master of Divinity degree from Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN.
Shelley lives in Rochester and has three adult children. She enjoys sharing her gifts of writing and spiritual reflection as an occasional contributor to the devotional publications God Pause and Christ In Our Home.