Social Justice Staff At More Congregations
September 15, 2007
At least thirteen congregations now have social justice coordinators as paid staff, says Susan Leslie, the Unitarian Universalist Association's (UUA's) director of the Office of Congregational Advocacy and Witness. They are First Unitarian Society, Madison, WI, (Wendy Cooper); All Souls Unitarian, Washington, D.C. (Louise Green); First Universalist, Minneapolis (Debra Rodgers); First Unitarian Church, Portland, OR (Rev. Kate Lore); First Unitarian Church of Rochester, NY (Tim Wilson); Unitarian Universalist (UU) Church, Seattle, WA (Jennifer Bright) Unitarian Society of New Haven, CT (Rebekah Menning); Neighborhood UU Church, Pasadena, CA (Beth Colcord); Jefferson Unitarian Church, Golden, CO (Rev. Nathan Woodliff-Stanley); Unity Church Unitarian, St. Paul, MN (Pat Haff); UU Congregation of Atlanta, GA (Rev. Marti Keller); First Unitarian Church of San Jose, CA (Carol Stephenson); Unitarian Church in Westport, CT (David Vita). The UU Congregation at Shelter Rock, Manhasset, NY, is currently in search for a social justice coordinator, says Leslie.
Several congregations also have coministers who have a primary focus on social justice, including Rev. Jose Ballester at First UU Houston, and Rev. Martha Niebanck at First Parish in Brookline, MA.
For more information contact interconnections @ uua.org.
Last updated on Friday, April 18, 2008.
