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 Ingathering Greeting from UUA President Susan Frederick-Gray
Susan Frederick-Gray There is great healing and sustaining power in our faith, even if the ways we gather look different than before. Source: UUA World from UUA.org
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Widening the Circle of Concern, Together, to Upend White Supremacy
Heather Beasley Doyle Five central Illinois congregations collaborate, aided by a new UUA study/action guide. Source: UUA World from UUA.org
Widening the Circle of Concern, Together, to Upend White Supremacy
Heather Beasley Doyle Five central Illinois congregations collaborate, aided by a new UUA study/action guide. Source: UUA World from UUA.org
UUA President’s Report, General Assembly 2021
Susan Frederick-Gray Three core priorities will continue to guide our work. Source: UUA World from UUA.org
General Assembly Special Collections Recipients Thrive and Grow
Elaine McArdle Financial contributions from GA participants make significant change possible: a look at the work of three recent recipients. Source: UUA World from UUA.org
More than 4,200 UUs ‘Circle ’Round’ virtually for 2021 General Assembly
Elaine McArdle, Sonja L. Cohen UUA’s second online-only General Assembly focuses on dismantling white supremacy and systemic racism. Source: UUA World from UUA.org
Q&A: Saunder Choi, GA Music Coordinator
Elaine McArdle Filipino composer and music director at UU Community Church of Santa Monica, California, provides creative direction for UUA General Assembly 2021. Source: UUA World from UUA.org
Excitement Builds for 2021 ‘Circle ’Round’ General Assembly
Staff Writer UUA’s second all-virtual General Assembly is focused on improving user experience and providing more opportunities for interaction. Source: UUA World from UUA.org
In Tulsa, Faith Leaders Call for Massacre Reparations
Elaine McArdle One hundred years after the violent destruction of a prosperous Black neighborhood, a coalition of faith communities is building support for reparations. Source: UUA World from UUA.org
Pandemic Reckoning
Joshua Eaton Six experts in public health, racial injustice, economic inequality, extremism, and Unitarian Universalist theology talk about the deep fissures the past year has revealed—and how we can move forward. Source: UUA World from UUA.org