Bob came from upstate Troy, New York. He majored in history and philosophy at West Virginia Wesleyan College then majored in theology at Yale Divinity School. While in college and seminary, he worked small churches to support his young family. He did graduate work in intellectual history at Temple University and in theology at Drew University. He was ordained in the New York Conference of the United Methodist Church. In 2006, he retired and a year later, discovered the TCUUC, where started the book club. In 2008, he began seven years of part-time ministry at the TCUUC then retired again and moved to Asheville, NC. A year later, Bob and his wife returned to the area, and the TCUUC. 
An LGBTQ+ Welcoming Congregation
We are a Welcoming Congregation, recognized by the Unitarian Universalist Association. This means we affirm and include people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer at every level of congregational life—in worship, in program, and in social occasions—welcoming them as whole people.
As a Welcoming Congregation we have pledged to:
– honor the lives of all people and equally affirm displays of caring and affection without regard for sexual orientation.
– celebrate diversity by using inclusive language and content in worship.
– incorporate an understanding of the experience of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, pansexual persons throughout all of our programs, including religious education.
– affirm and celebrate lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer issues and history.
– affirm marriage equality and conduct same-sex weddings.
– advocate for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people, promoting justice, freedom, and equality in the larger society. We speak out when the rights and dignity of LGBTQQIAAP people are at stake.