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Survey Results
of the Westminster Unitarian Church Ministerial Search Congregational Survey. (This is a PDF file and requires Acrobat Reader.)

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Westminster Unitarian Church
We celebrate the inherent worth and dignity of every person

Staff & Board

Our Minister  Barbara Fast

The Reverend Barbara Fast served the Unitarian Church in Westport, Connecticut as Associate Minister from 2000- 2005. The congregation has a membership of about 650 and a RE registration of 340.  As part of a team ministry she preached once a month, had professional responsibility for Lifespan Religious Education, supervised and collaborated with the DRE and youth advisor. Barbara created and facilitated the Small Group Ministry program and supported the facilitators. She supported Social Action, Membership and Sunday Services Committees. 

Barbara officiated at weddings, memorial services and child dedications and provided pastoral and bereavement care. From 1996 to 1999 she served as part ñtime DRE and from 1995-96 as part-time Congregation Coordinator. Barbara interned at the Unitarian Society of Marthaís Vineyard Unitarian Church for one summer. She received Final Fellowship from the UUA in March 2003. 

Before entering Yale Divinity School, from which she graduated in 1999, Barbara taught Trial Practice for ten years at Bridgeport School of Law before which she served as an Assistant District Attorney in New York. She is retired from the practice of law.

Barbara lives with her husband of 23 years, Jonathan Fast, Associate Professor of Social Work at Yeshiva University. They have two sons, Ben and Dan, a daughter Molly, son in-law Matt and a grandson. They also live with a big yellow dog. 

Director of Religious Education  Renee Pierre

Born and raised in Rhode Island, Renee received a B.S. from the University of Rhode Island. After living and working in Boston for two years and Puerto Rico for five years, Renee returned to Rhode Island. She has attended Westminster since 1996 and was hired as the Director of Religious Education in 1999. Renee is a member of LREDA (the Liberal Religious Educators Association) and has completed three Renaissance Modules to date (Administration of RE Programs, Unitarian Universalist Identity, and Philosophy of Religious Education). Recently, Renee also completed Leadership School for Religious Educators at Ferry Beach. Currently, Renee serves on the Ballou-Channing District Board and attends BCD RE Gathering meetings monthly.

Sexton  Bill Sweet

Administrative Assistant  Judy Brown

Board of Trustees

Westminster's Trustees are Janet Searles, President , David Newell, Vice President, Joseph Souza, Treasurer, Carolyn Marshall, Secretary, Amy Abel, Program Council Chair, Bill Stone, Member at Large, Tony DiBella, Member at Large.

Westminster is presently trying an arrangement that gives a program council responsibility for activities planning and coordination. Representatives from the various organizations and activities associated with the church comprise the program council. Under this arrangement, the trustees would serve "without portfolio," allowing them to spend more time addressing the church's policy and procedures. Our bylaws have not changed in relation to board make-up while we evaluate the success of this arrangement.

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