09/08/2026
Luther College Ministries joins our prayers with others mourning the loss of this advocate, author, minister, and profound voice in the church and beyond. We were blessed to welcome lynny to campus in March of 2018 for class visits and for worship. You can listen to their powerful sermon from that weekend here: https://youtu.be/MTmA35vPBD4?si=3fE4KxMqr4hUjlMS
Nicole Yvonne Duncan-Smith
It is with great sadness that we share the news that our beloved rev/awo lynny duncan (formerly known as Rev. Lenny Duncan) transitioned to become an ancestor on Saturday, September 5th.
They experienced cardiac arrest.
For anyone who knew lynny, you knew they loved God, family, and their people fiercely. lynny was a devoted advocate for African Diasporic, BIPOC, and Q***r communities. A brilliant author and academic, their life was dedicated to expanding minds, seeking the divine, fighting for justice, and pursuing love in all its forms.
They lived unapologetically, in ways that sometimes-made others uncomfortable — but that freedom was itself an honoring of the Great Divine Spirit of Joy.
While their heart may have stopped, the love they had for all people has never.
During this time, as the family — spouse Sarah, eldest daughter Jenna, younger children (names withheld), only brother Danny, and a host of cousins — navigates the days ahead, we ask that you hold them in prayer.
Lovingly Submitted by The Duncan-Parker Family
