Worship. Serve. Grow.

Erica Ridderman

Erica grew up in Indiana, graduating from Indiana University in 2014. She completed her Master of Divinity at Duke Divinity School in 2018 and graduated with a PhD in Chistian Theological Studies from Duke University in 2025. She’s a person who is deeply curious – about God, people, and our relationships with each other. She’s married to Debbie Wong, and they live in Durham with their cat, Wesley.

Erica is currently a postulant in our diocese seeking ordination as a priest. She serves at 30+ hours average per week (3/4 time) for her first nine months with us, then shift to full-time once she completes her Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) training.