Kristen Nevarez Schweizer is an arts journalist and associate pastor who writes rom-com novels about evangelical college culture.
She is a daughter of immigrants, born and based in San Diego, California.
Since 2014, Kristen has reported on local arts news for Vanguard Culture, focusing on theater reviews.
Arts Journalism
Her profile column, ART SEEN, was named “Best Features Series” by the San Diego Press Club in 2022.
Author
Kristen’s fiction work blends romantic-comedy joy with a candid interrogation of evangelical culture.
Her first novel, Ring by Spring, won Acorn Publishing’s Debut Author Prize and a publishing contract.
It will be released March 12, 2027.
Pastor
Kristen serves as an associate pastor at Makers Church, a nondenominational church located in North Park.
She describes herself as a perpetual sinner and occasional preacher, who loves her enemies, the Oxford comma and ironic humor.
