UUA Opportunities for Ministry

Below are listed all UUA congregations in which a ministry position is in some stage of transition, according to information received by the Transitions Office. Ministers may find the list of those congregations now actively seeking to fill a ministry position, together with links to their Congregational Records, by entering the UUA Settlement System.

The S&H code of a congregation which does not meet the UUA-recommended benefits and expenses will receive an asterisk. Criteria for qualification are listed in the Compensation (PDF) section of the Settlement Handbook.

Symbols	Contact the Transitions Office at transitions@uua.org
+ committee has received names	The Rev. Keith Kron, Ministerial Transitions Director 617/948-6409
X committee has selected a candidate
# no more names wanted
@ contact District Executive
% multi-denominational
& not in UUA

Congregation Size	Typically Recommended Salary
I. Small (under 150 members)	A
II. Midsize I (150-249 members)	B
III. Midsize II (250-349)	C
IV. Midsize III (350-499)	D
V. Large I (500-749)	E
VI. Large II (750 and over)	F

Note: "S" indicates S & H less than UUA-recommended minimum for the geographic area, “P” indicates part-time ministry offered, and an “*” next to any letter indicates that the recommended benefits and professional expenses are not being offered.

City and State (Type of Ministry)	Congregation	S&H (if known)	Current Interim (newly placed interim or settled minister)	Date Open
X Anchorage, AK	Anchorage UU Fellowship	B	Beatrice Hitchcock (Gary Holthaus)	August 2012
Montgomery, AL (Seeking Interim)	UU Fellowship of Montgomery			August 2012
Fayetteville, AR (seeking interim)	UU Fellowship of Fayetteville		Leland Bond-Upson	August 2013
X Chandler, AZ	Valley UU Church		Earl Holt (Andy Burnette)	August 2012
Flagstaff, AZ	Beacon Unitarian Universalist Fellowship		Susan Manker-Seale
Green Valley, AZ	UU Congregation of Green Valley		William Haney
X Tucson, AZ (3/4 time)	Mountain Vista UU (UU Congregation of NW Tucson)	P	Joy Atkinson, AIM (Ron Phares)	August 2012
P New Westminster, BC (Interim)	Beacon Unitarian Church
Carmel, CA	UU Church of the Monterey Peninsula		(John Buehrens)	August 2014
Costa Mesa, CA	Orange Coast UU Church		Ed Brock	August 2013
X Escondido, CA	Chalice UU Congregation	B	Thomas Anastasi (Sharon Wylie)	August 2012
Goleta, CA	Live Oak UU Congregation of Goleta			August 2012
Mission Viejo, CA	Tapestry UU Congregation		Jennifer Owen-O'Quill	September 2013
X Rancho Mirage, CA	Unitarian Universalist Church of the Desert	A	(Suzanne Marsh)	August 2012
San Francisco, CA	First UU Society of San Francisco		Stephen Furrer	August 2013
X San Luis Obispo, CA	UU Fellowship of San Luis Obispo County		Sean Dennison (Rod Richards)	August 2012
San Mateo, CA	UU's of San Mateo
X Studio City, CA	UU Church of Studio City		Mike Young (Darrel Richey)
@ Carbondale, CO (1/2 time contract)	Two Rivers Unitarian Universalists		see www.tworiversuu.org	August 2012
Colorado Springs, CO (Seeking Interim)	High Plains Church UU			August 2012
Littleton, CO	Columbine UU Church		Mary Wellemeyer	August 2013
Hamden, CT (Seeking Interim)	Unitarian Society of New Haven		(Emily Melcher)	August 2014
Hartford, CT	Unitarian Society of Hartford		(Dave Johnson (KS))	August 2014
X Meriden, CT	UU Church in Meridan	C	Anthony Johnson (Jan Carlsson-Bull)	August 2012
Stamford, CT (Developmental Ministry)	UU Society in Stamford		Dawn Sangrey, AIMIT (Frances Sink)	August 2012
@ Storrs, CT (1/4 time contract minister)	Unitarian Fellowship of Storrs		More info at http://www.cbd-mbd-uua.org/content/employment-opportunities-ministers	August 2012
Washington, DC (1. MRE/DRE--non settlement system position 2. Director of Social Justice)	All Souls		http://www.all-souls.org/information/jobs.php	Fall 2012
Newark, DE (Interim Search)	UU Fellowship of Newark		Gary Gallun	August 2012
X Newark, DE (2nd Round)	UU Society of Mill Creek		Larry Smith, AIM	August 2012
X Wilmington, DE (Assistant)	First Unitarian Church of Wilmington		Alison Hyder	Falll 2012
Naples, FL	UU Congregation of Greater Naples		(Lyn Plumb)	August 2014
Port Charlotte, FL (Seeking Developmental/Contract Ministry)	UU Fellowship of Port Charlotte		(Amy Kindred)	August 2012
Tarpon Springs, FL	UU Church of Tarpon Springs		Marni Harmony AIMIT	August 2013
Venice, FL (Seeking Interim)	UU Congregation of Venice			September 2012
X Atlanta, GA	Northwest UU Congregation	B	Morris Hudgins, AIMIT (Terry Davis)	August 2012
Augusta, GA	UU Church of Augusta GA		Dacia Reid, AIMIT	August 2013
Macon, GA (Seeking Interim)	High Street UU Church			August 2012
X Savannah, GA	UU Church		Amy Kindred	August 2012
X Ames, IA (2nd Round)	UU Fellowship of Ames		Charlotte Cowtan, AIMIT	August 2012
X Moscow, ID	UU Church of the Palouse	C	Marlene Walker, AIMIT (Liz Stevens)	August 2012
Pocatello, ID (Seeking Interim)	Pocatello UU Fellowship			August 2012
Chicago, IL	1st Unitarian Church of Chicago		Barbara Gadon	Aug 2013
Evanston, IL	Unitarian Church of Evanston		Janet Newman, AIM	Aug 2013
Hinsdale, IL (Seeking Interim)	Unitarian Church of Hinsdale			February 2013
Joliet, IL (1/4 time)	UU Church of Joliet	P	see Congregational Record	Sept 2011
+ Quincy, IL (1/4 time cons)	Unitarian Church of Quincy	P	see CR	8/2011
X Woodstock, IL	UU Congregation of Woodstock		Jennifer Slade (Sean Dennison)
Danville, IN (Seeking Interim)	UU Community Church of Hendricks County, Inc.			August 2012
X Fort Wayne, IN	UU Congregation of Fort Wayne	A	Jennie Barrington (Misty-Dawn Shelley)	August 2012
Hobart, IN	Frist Unitarian Church of Hobart		Chip Roush
Indianapolis, IN	All Souls Unitarian Church		Gretchen Woods	August 2013
Muncie, IN	UU Church of Muncie		Mary Moore, AIMIT	August 2013
South Bend, IN	First Unitarian Church of South Bend		Sian Wiltshire
Topeka, KS (Seeking Interim)	UU Fellowship of Topeka			August 2012
Baton Rouge, LA (Assistant)	Unitarian Church of Baton Rouge	D		August 2012
Attleboro, MA (Seeking Interim)	Murray Unitarian Universalist Church		Robert McKetchnie	August 2012
@ Boston, MA (3/4 Minister/Congregational Director)	Community Church of Boston, MA		More info at http://www.cbd-mbd-uua.org/content/employment-opportunities-ministers	July 2012
Boston, MA	King's Chapel		Dianne Arakawa	Fall 2012
X Cohasset, MA	First Parish Cohasset		Anita Farber-Robertson, AIM (Jill Cowie)	August 2012
X Foxborough, MA (contract)	Foxborough Universalist Church	P	Jose Ballester	August 2012
Lancaster, MA	First Church of Christ Unitarian		Kelly Pickens	September 2012
Lexington, MA	Follen Church Society, UU		Cricket Potter/Tricia Brennan	August 2013
Malden, MA	First Parish in Malden, Universalist	3/4	Joanne Giannino	August 2013
Medfield, MA	First Parish UU Church		Rich Stower	August 2013
X Middleboro, MA	First UU Society of Middleboro		Tracey Robinson-Harris	August 2012
@ Monson, MA (1/3 time contract minister)	UU Parish of Monson		More info at http://www.cbd-mbd-uua.org/content/employment-opportunities-ministers	July - Sept 2012
Nantucket, MA	Second Congregational Meeting House Society		David Horst	August 2013
Needham, MA (Seeking Interim)	First Parish in Needham UU		Katie Lee Crane	August 2014
X New Bedford, MA (2nd Round)	First Unitarian in New Bedford	A	Robert Ross, AIM	August 2012
Plymouth, MA (Seeking Interim part-time)	First Parish in Plymouth			August 2012
X Provincetown, MA	UU Meeting House		David Johnson (of RI), AIMIT (Kate Wilkison)	August 2012
Quincy, MA (Seeking Interim)	United First Parish Church			August 2012
Roxbury (in Boston), MA ( Part-time Coordinator of Congregational and Outreach Volunteers)	UU Urban Ministry		for more info: www.uuum.org/jobopenings	July 1, 2012
Scituate, MA	First Parish UU Church of Scituate MA		Stephen Cook, AIMIT	August 2013
X Springfield, MA	UU Society of Greater Springfield	B	Phyllis O'Connell, AIMIT	August 2012
Sudbury, MA (seeking interim)	First Parish of Sudbury UU			August 2012
Sudbury, MA	First Parish of Sudbury UU	B	Gary Kowalski, AIMIT	August 2013
Swampscott, MA (Seeking Interim)	UU Church of Greater Lynn and Swampscott		Judith Smith-Valley	August 2012
@ Taunton, MA (Contract 1/2 time)	First Parish Church	P		August 2012
Vineyard Haven, MA (Seeking Interim)	UU Society of Martha's Vineyard			August 2012
Wayland, MA (Interim)	First Parish in Wayland		John Nichols	August 2012
West Roxbury, MA (Seeking Interim)	Theodore Parker UU Church		Phyllis O'Connell	August 2012
Weymouth, MA (Seeking Interim)	UU Church of Weymouth			August 2012
Brookfield, MA (1/2 time)	Brookfield UU Church	P	Georganne Greene	August 2013
X Bethesda, MD	River Road UU Congregation	E	Maureen Killoran, AIM (Nancy McDonald Ladd)	August 2012
X Camp Springs, MD	Davies Memorial UU	A	Bruce Marshall	August 2012
Kennebunk, ME (Seeking Interim)	First Parish UU of Kennebunk		Marcel Duhamel	August 2012
Norway, ME (Part-time contract)	First Universalist Church of Norway			August 2012
Detroit, MI	First UU Church of Detroit		Roger Mohr	August 2013
X Grand Rapids, MI	All Souls Community Church of West Michigan	3/4	Lynda C. Smith	August 2012
Traverse City, MI	UU Congregation of Grand Traverse		Leisa Huyck	August 2013
X Mahtomedi, MN (Assistant)	White Bear UU Church	F*		August 2012
@ Mankato, MN (1/2 time contract)	UU Fellowship of Mankato			September 2012
X Minneapolis, MN (Assistant)	First Universalist Church of Minneapolis	E		August 2012
X Columbia, MO	UU Church of Columbia, MO	B	Suzanne Spencer, AIMIT (Molly Housh Gordon)	August 2012
X Kansas City, MO	All Souls UU Church		Jennifer Brooks (Kendyl Gibbons)	August 2012
Kirkwood, MO	Eliot Unitarian Chapel		Maureen Killoran	August 2014
@ Black Mountain, NC (1/2 time Consulting)	UU Congregation of Swannanoa Valley	P	see congregational website www.uusv.org	Open until filled
X Charlotte, NC (Assistant)	Unitarian Universalist Church of Charlotte	E		August 2012
Greensboro, NC	UU Church of Greensboro		Eric Posa	August 2013
X Raleigh, NC	UU Fellowship of Raleigh		Don Rollins, AIMIT (John Saxon)
Raleigh, NC (Seeking Assistant Interim)	UU Fellowship of Raleigh			August 2013
X Winston-Salem, NC	UU Fellowship of Winston-Salem	D	David Johnson (KS), AIM	August 2012
X Keene, NH	Keene UU Church	B	Judith Smith-Valley, AIM	August 2012
Manchester, NH (Seeking Interim)	UU Church of Manchester			August 2012
Nashua, NH	UU Church of Nashua		Olivia Holmes	August 2014
Somerville, NJ	UU Congregation of Somerset Hills		Marcia Marino	August 2013
Titusville, NJ (Seeking Interim)	UU Church at Washington Crossing			August 2012
X Las Cruces, NM	UU Church of Las Cruces, NM	C	Rodney Thompson, AIM	August 2012
X Halifax, NS (Settled Minister)	Universalist Unitarian Church of Halifax	A	Fran Dearman	August 2012
X Las Vegas, NV (Seeking Developmental Minister)	UU Congregation of Las Vegas			August 2012
X Brooklyn, NY	First Unitarian Congregation Society in Brookyn	D	Holly Horn
Buffalo, NY	UU Church of Buffalo		Margret O"Neall	August 2013
Glen Falls, NY	UU Congregation of Glen Falls		Bev Waring
Huntington, NY	UU Fellowship of Huntington		Nancy Arnold	August 2013
Kingston, NY (Seeking Developmental Minister)	UU Congregation of the Catskills		Jan Carlsson-Bull	August 2012
@ Mohegan Lake, NY (1/2 Time Minister)	Fourth Unitarian Society of Westchester	P	Jef Gamblee	August 1, 2013
Rochester, NY	First Universalist		Martha Munson
Rochester, NY (Assistant Minister)	1st Unitarian of Rochester	F		July 2012
Saratoga Springs, NY	UU Congregation of Saratoga Springs		Thomas Mikelson	August 2014
White Plains, NY	Community Unitarian Church at White Plains		Benjamin Maucere	August 2013
Croton-on-Hudson, NY (interim)	UU Fwshp Briarcliff Croton Ossining		Orlanda Brugnola
Manhasset, NY (MRE)	UU Congregation at Shelter Rock		Marge Corletti
Cincinnati, OH	St. John's Unitarian Universalist	B	Helen Carroll	February 2013
Cleveland, OH	UU Society of Cleveland		Doug Wadkins	August 2013
Kirtland, OH (Seeking Interim)	East Shore UU Church			August 2012
@ Thunder Bay, ON (part time contract)	Lakehead Unitarian Fellowship			9/1/2012
Mississauga, ONT	The Unitarian Congregation in Mississauga		Fran Dearman	August 2014
Bend, OR (Seeking Interim)	UU Fellowship of Central Oregon			August 2012
Corvallis, OR	UU Fellowship of Corvallis		Joel Miller	August 2013
Eugene, OR	UU Church in Eugene		Don Rollins	August 2013
Portland, OR (3/4 Developmental Ministry)	Eastrose Fellowship UU			Jan/Feb 2013
Boiling Springs, PA	UU's of the Cumberland Valley		Barbara Coeyman	August 2013
@ Gettysburg, PA (1/4 time Contract)	UU's of Gettysburg		see Congregational Record	September 2012
X East Greenwich, RI (2nd Round)	Westminster Unitarian Church		Bob McKetchnie	August 2012
X Newport, RI	Channing Memorial Church		John Nichols, AIM (Jay Deacon)	August 2012
Bluffton, SC	UU Cong Lowcountry
X Clemson, SC	UU Fellowship of Clemson		Alex Holt (AIMIT) (Terre Balof)	August 2012
X Spartanburg, SC	UU Church of Spartanburg	B	Linda Bunyard (AIM) (Michelle Buhite)	August 2012
Chattanooga, TN (Seeking Interim)	UU Church of Chattenooga			August 2012
X Cordova, TN	Neshoba UU Church	A	Cynthia Prescott (Beth Lefever)	August 2012
@ Maryville, TN (1/2 time cons)	Foothills UU Fwshp	P		1/2011
Austin, TX (Seeking Interim)	Wildflower Church			August 2012
Cedar Park, TX	Live Oak UU Church		Linda Bunyard	August 2014
Houston, TX (2nd Round)	Bay Area UU Church	C	Sam Schaal, AIMIT	August 2012
Stafford, TX	Henry David Thoreau UU Cong		Lillie May Henley
Waco, TX	UU Fellowship of Waco	P	Byron Miller
Salt Lake City, UT (Seeking Developmental Ministry)	South Valley UU Society		Barbara Coeyman	August 2012
Arlington, VA	UU Church of Arlington		David Keyes	August 2014
Blacksburg, VA	UU Congregation of Blacksburg		Alex Richardson	August 2013
Glen Allen, VA (Seeking Interim)	UU Community Church			August 2012
Manassas, VA (Seeking Interim)	Bull Runn Uus			August 2012
Roanoke, VA (Seeking Interim)	UU Church of Roanoke			August 2012
X Stephens City, VA	UU Church of Shenandoah Valley	B	Lyn Plumb, AIMIT (Paul Britner)	August 2012
Burlington, VT	First UU Society		Roberta Finkelstein, AIMIT	August 2013
X Middlebury, VT	Champlain Valley UU Society	B	Emily Melcher	August 2012
Norwich, VT	UU Congregation of the Upper Valley		Lee DeVoe	August 2013
Bellingham, WA (Seeking Interim)	Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship			August 2012
+ Bremerton, WA (Seeking Developmental Ministry)	Kitsap UU Fwshp		Don Vaughn-Foerster, AIM
+ East Wenatchee, WA (Seeking Developmental Ministry)	Cascade UU Fellowship			Fall 2012
+ Freeland, WA (1/2 time)	UU Congregation of Whidbey Island	P	Contact Diane Brinson (administrator@PNWD.org) by March 19	9/1/2012
X Shoreline, WA	Shoreline UU Church	A	Heather Lynn Hanson, AIM	August 2012
Tacoma, WA	Tahoma UU Congregation			Fall 2013
Madison, WI (PT Consulting Minister)	Prairie Unitarian Universalist Society	P	see Congregational Record	8/1/2011
Madison, WI	James Reeb UU Congregation		Marlene Walker	August 2014
X Appleton, WI (assistant)	Fox Valley UU Fellowship	E	Jason Seymour (Interim Director Pastoral Ministries)	August 2012
X Cheyenne, WY	UU Church of Cheyenne		Dana Lightsey	August 2012

For general information about international settlement opportunities contact Keith Kron, and for a letter of good standing required to be on recommended lists for international positions, contact Sarah Lammert.