The mission of Congregational Life staff is to:

• Coach: Congregations feel supported in their work, both structural and missional
• Connect: Congregations feel they are a part of a larger Association
• Challenge: Congregations understand their covenantal relationship with their UUA
• Companion: Congregations feel known, cared for, heard, seen and affirmed

About Our Regions

Stated simply we strive to serve interdependence, innovation, and impact.

Congregational Life is made up of five regional field staff teams led by the Director of Congregational Life that work with district and regional boards to support the health and growth of congregations and other Unitarian Universalist communities.

Who to Call for Support

Below is a list of our departmental leadership. More specific staff contact information can be found on our regional information page.

Director of Congregational Life

• Jessica York
  jyork@uua.org

Regional Leads

• Woullard Lett
  Regional Lead, New England
  wlett@uua.org
• Rev. Megan Foley
  Regional Lead, Central East
  mfoley@uua.org

• Rev. David Pyle
  Regional Lead, MidAmerica
  dpyle@uua.org

• Rev. Carlton Smith
  Regional Lead, Pacific West
  csmith@uua.org

• Natalie Briscoe
  Regional Lead, Southern
  nbriscoe@uua.org

Additional Support

• Heather Adams Bond
  Budget and Safe Congregation Manager
  (617) 948-4370
  hbond@uua.org

Online Discussions and Groups

To join the conversation with the Congregational Life team and other congregational leaders, please explore these online discussions and groups:

• Unitarian Universalist (UU) Growth Blog
• UU Growth Lab
• Growing UUism
• UU Small & Mighty
• Congregations and Beyond
• Multisite UU
• UU Social Media Lab
• UU Stewardship Lab
• UU Worship Lab
• UU Communication Lab
• Leaders of Large Unitarian Universalist Congregations
• UU Growing Church Models Lab
• UU Full Week Faith Lab