About the author

Rainbow

Dan Bryant is an ordained minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and Executive Director of SquareOne Villages in Eugene, Oregon. He has served churches in Oklahoma, Indiana, California, Germany and from 1991 to 2020 filled the pulpit at First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Eugene. Dan’s ministry and preaching is known for his passion for social justice, and maybe just a tad for his favorite sports team. (Go Ducks!)

During his 29 years at the Eugene church, Dan received the following awards honoring his work in the community and the state:

  • Humanitarian of the Year Award, Jewish Federation of Lane County
  • Ecumenist of the Year, Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon
  • Murnane Social Justice Award, Catholic Community Services
  • Faith in Action Award, United Way of Lane County
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership Award, Eugene Human Rights Commission
  • Turtle Award, City Club of Eugene
  • Sister Monica Heeran Legacy of Caring Award, Volunteers in Medicine
  • Bill Ulhorn Award, NAMI of Lane County
  • Curl Leadership Award, Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste
  • Innovator of the Year Award (with SquareOne Villages), RG Media

In addition to writing weekly sermons for 36 years, Dan has written a number of opinion pieces for the Eugene Weekly and the Register Guard. He has also published articles in The Oregonian, Fellowship and The Disciple, and contributed to a chapter in “What’s a Christian To Do?” (Chalice Press/1991). He is the author of an interfaith curriculum published in 2019 by the Council of Christian Unity. Dan has a Bachelor of Arts from Phillips University and two graduate degrees from the School of Theology at Claremont (Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry). Dan left the ministry of the church in 2020 in order to devote full-time to the non-profit he helped to establish in 2012 (SquareOne Villages), building tiny homes for those in need of a place to call home. He and his wife, Judy, have been married since 1980 and raised two children who now have successful careers of their own.