Stephanie is our  Commissioned Lay Minister.  Her ministry is focused on worship services and rites of passage e.g. weddings, baby dedications and memorial services. She has an undergraduate degree in Religion from Bethany College.  Following college, she took a different path professionally and received a law degree from the State University of NY at Buffalo.  Stephanie currently works full time as a lawyer and works with First Church as a volunteer.  Stephanie lives in Point Breeze with her husband, Mark, their two children, Evelyn and Katie, and Evelyn’s service dog, Gibbs.

A Commissioned Lay Minister is an active and committed lay member of a Unitarian Universalist congregation; someone who has a high level of integrity and has earned the respect of fellow congregants. Stephanie has completed her almost three years of training and interviewed with the Commissioned Lay Minister Council of the Central East Region. She was officially commissioned by our congregation in December of 2018.