UULM’s ministerial intern Suzanne Marsh will soon be saying “goodbye” to California and “hello” to New York. She ended her UULM internship last month and will be moving to “The Big Apple” for a nine-month stint as a parish intern at the famed Community Church of New York.
As one of the oldest and most diverse urban congregations in the UUA, Community Church has a long history of social activism, dating back to the 1930s when its minister, Rev. John Haynes Holmes co-founded the NAACP and the ACLU. “I will take what I learned at UULM about the importance of building community relationships to my work at Community Church,” said Marsh. “I know the experience and insights I’ve gained here, especially about grassroots organizing, will help me better serve the diverse congregation in Manhattan.”
Marsh, who just completed her Masters of Divinity degree at Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, was responsible for developing a health care policy steering committee at UULM and created a comprehensive health care reform curriculum for UUs. A native of Maryland, she is ending her 22-year career in tax accounting to heed the call to ministry. Marsh is a member of the San Jose UU Church. |
