Mpho Tutu

The Reverend Mpho A. Tutu, an Episcopal priest, is the founder and Executive Director of the Tutu Institute for Prayer and Pilgrimage.

An eloquent writer, Reverend Tutu recently co-authored the book Made for Goodness with her father, Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Firm in their belief that human beings were made for good works in the image of the Lord, despite everyday cruelties, Reverend Tutu and her father share insights and anecdotes from their ministries and the Archbishop's global political activism to show that achieving this fundamental goodness is possible in a person's daily life. Reverend Tutu plans to follow up this book with an in-depth, authorized biography of her father.

Reverend Tutu's life work has focused on her commitment as a global citizen and leader in a world that is becoming more connected and interdependent on every level. She believes that we must realize, as a single human community, we all depend on each other and belong to each other. Our actions affect everyone and everything and through deliberate action, the world literally changes. She also believes that women's expertise, perspectives, and unique style will play a critical role in shaping both the future and the world at large.

Heavily active in multiple charitable causes, Reverend Tutu is an experienced preacher, teacher, and retreat facilitator. Reverend Tutu has run ministries for children in the downtown Worcester, Massachusetts; for rape survivors in Grahamstown, South Africa; and for refugees from South Africa and Namibia at the Phelps Stokes Fund in New York City. She earned her MDiv from Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts and began her ordained ministry at Historic Christ Church in Alexandria, Virginia.

Reverend Tutu is the Chairperson Emeritus of the board of the Global AIDS Alliance, Chairperson of the Board of Advisors of the 911 Unity Walk, and a Trustee of Angola University.