Seth Carrier-Ladd
Hello!
I am delighted to be serving as the interim minister here at Winchester Unitarian Society. If you’re new to Unitarian Universalism, interim minister means that I am serving here on a time-delimited contract between long-term, or what we call “settled,” ministers. So there is currently a Search Committee looking for the next settled (or long-term) minister for the congregation. I am currently in my third and final year serving the congregation as the interim (short-term) minister.
Here’s a super-brief bio: I am a life-long Unitarian Universalist, having been born and raised in the Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence in western Massachusetts. After receiving an undergraduate degree from Union College in East Asian Studies, I attended Andover Newton Seminary for my Master of Divinity degree. I have served as the settled minister at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Muncie, and more recently as the interim minister at several congregations in the greater Boston area, including now in Winchester. My four delightful children (ages 6, 9, 11 and 12) bring a huge amount of joy – and a fair bit of chaos – to my life!
My background aside, I hope you come check out Winchester Unitarian Society if you’ve never been, and Unitarian Universalism more broadly if you are unfamiliar with it. I am big fan of what we, Unitarian Universalism, have to offer to the world:
I am also a big fan of Winchester Unitarian Society – they and we are a thoughtful, caring, committed group of people, finding respite with each other, working hard to make our own lives better, work hard to make the world a better place.
The best way to learn more about our community is by showing up on Sunday morning. If you’d like to get a sense of what our services look like before you come, check out a past service on our YouTube page. If you do come, I hope you’ll say hello, and if you come back, I hope you’ll start to get as much enjoyment, learning, and joy from becoming part of this community as I have.