The Anchorage UU Fellowship called the Rev. Gary Holthaus to settled ministry by vote of the congregation on April 22. Rev. Holthaus is an author and poet, nonprofit administrator and educator. He has been a proponent of sustainable agriculture, arts and the humanities, and served for nearly 20 years as
Ordination of Lise Adams Sherry
The UU Congregation of Salem (Oregon) ordains Lise Adams Sherry to the Unitarian Universalist Ministry on Sunday, January 22 at 6:30 PM. Lise started her theological studies at Vancouver School of Theology and received her M.Div. from Meadville Lombard Theological School in Chicago. She currently serves as Assistant Minister at the UU Congregation of
Installations and Ordinations
Rogue Valley UU Fellowship (Ashland, OR) installs the Rev. Leslie Becknell Marx as Minister on Friday, October 14, 6:00 PM. Spokane UU Church (WA) installs the Rev. Dr. Todd Eklof as Minister on Sunday, November 6, at 6:00 P.M. UU Congregations traditionally formalize the call of a
East Shore Unitarian Church to Ordain Carmen McDowell
East Shore Unitarian Church (Bellevue WA) will ordain its congregant and former membership director, Carmen McDowell, on October 23. Carmen received her MDiv from Seattle University and has been accepted into Preliminary Fellowship with the UUA. She recently completed her Ministerial Internship at University Unitarian Church (Seattle WA) and is