I’m so glad you’re here.
I am a Unitarian Universalist minister serving our congregation in Dekalb, Illinois since August of 2022. Our congregation began as a fellowship and continues to be home to warm and welcoming folks. Our current congregational focus is on serving the unhoused community of Dekalb by offering a warming center during the coldest months of the year.
Prior to this ministry, I served as intern minister at Beverly Unitarian Church in Chicago for two years while attending Meadville Lombard Theological School. My journey into ministry coincided with the pandemic and as a result I have a great deal of experience with being flexible and creative about how to deliver ministry in ways that are as accessible to as many people as possible. Moving out of the pandemic has presented all ministers and congregations with unique challenges and I delight in what I can only characterize as increasing vibrancy in all quarters as we regain our bearings and commit to supporting one another.
I currently live in Batavia, Illinois, which is about an hour west of Chicago with my husband, who is also a Unitarian Universalist minister. Scot Hull serves our Geneva congregation and yes, that means weekends are busy times in our household. We are blessed with twins who are rapidly becoming young adults and two dogs who do not seem to be maturing in any noticeable way.
We love our life of faith and questions. We’d love to share some part of it with you as well. Drop a line sometime. Let’s get to know one another.
~ Rev J