Congregational Life

Welcome to Virtual GA2020! We are so glad to have you join us. 

We hope to greeting you personally at one of our online zoom open houses.   

• Schedule and log-in info

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 [at] uua [dot] org (jyork @ uua.org)

Regional Leads

• Woullard Lett
  Regional Lead, New England
  wlett [at] uua [dot] org
• Rev. Megan Foley
  Regional Lead, Central East
  mfoley [at] uua [dot] org (mfoley @ uua.org)

• Rev. David Pyle
  Regional Lead, MidAmerica
  dpyle [at] uua [dot] org (dpyle @ uua.org)

• Rev. Carlton Smith
  Regional Lead, Pacific West
  csmith [at] uua [dot] org

• Connie Goodbread and Natalie Briscoe
  Co-Regional Leads, Southern Region
  cgoodbread [at] uua [dot] org (​cgoodbread @ uua.org) and nbriscoe [at] uua [dot] org (nbriscoe @ uua.org)

Additional Support

• Heather Adams Bond
  Budget and Safe Congregation Manager
  (617) 948-4370
  hbond [at] uua [dot] org (hbond @ uua.org)
• Sabine Girauld
  Congregational Life Administrator
  (617) 948-6114
  sgirauld [at] uua [dot] org (sgirauld @ 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 

As Unitarian Universalists, we believe that the sacred and the power of grace arise from the interdependent web of which we all are a part. As we build deeper connections between all of us, a powerful creativity arises that enables us to transform the world and each other.
—Rev. Scott Tayler, former Director, Congregational Life