Congregational Life
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