Sarah Gettie serves our faith as the Professional Development Programs Manager at the UUA, supporting our Religious Education Credentialing and Music Leadership Certification Programs, as well as managing the Sparks Program.

In past ministries, she has served as a religious educator for a number of congregations, including All Souls Indy in Indianapolis, IN; Accotink UU Church in Burke, VA; and Westminster Unitarian Church in East Greenwich, RI.

Prior to her time in congregational religious education, Sarah Gettie served as the Team Leader Chaplain at Methodist Hospital in Omaha, NE, where she was an active member of the Palliative Care Team and Ethics Committee, often leading clinical staff trainings.

Sarah Gettie completed her MDiv from Meadville Lombard Theological School and afterward, completed five units of Clinical Pastoral Education.

Sarah Gettie finds spiritual nourishment in hiking; rolling around in leaf piles with her two children; and finds peace in mindfulness meditation. She resides in Bloomington, Indiana with her kiddos, her husband, her mother and their furry friends.