Mission Peak Unitarian Universalist Congregation

I am now serving a second (and last) term as Secretary. I am a founding member of Mission Peak, which still surprises me. Creating a spiritual community was never on my bucket list. Like many, I wanted my child to have a spiritual upbringing and I was willing to ‘do the work’ when I found Mission Peak after moving to Fremont. I was on the Religious Education (RE) Committee (now CAYRE) for about 10 years and taught in the Children’s and Youth programs. Many newcomers didn’t know I was a member, because I was always at Sunday School, not Services.

For four years MPUUC had a community program called The Children’s Advocacy Forum which I co-chaired with Lynda Schwabe, another founding member. We organized legislative advocacy efforts and community projects to improve education and social services for children. We obtained separate funding through the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee and community partners to fund our efforts.

I helped manage the Garden at Cole Hall for a few years. I was part of the Search Team for our last Interim Minister, Rev. Jo Green. I served on the Transition Team for Rev. Green, which morphed into her COM Team. I have served on the Justice Council, Leadership Committee, the Accompaniment Team, as Chair/Coordinator for Canvass for 2 years and I am a member of the Sunday Service Team.