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Rev. Paul Beedle
Rev. Paul became our settled minister in the Fall of 2024 after serving as a contract minister the previous year. For ten years prior, Rev. Paul served First Unitarian Universalist Church of New Orleans. Before that, he served congregations in Houston,Texas, and Santa Barbara (interim), Pasadena (interim), Riverside, and Sacramento (interim), California. In some of those places he also served as an on-call chaplain at local hospitals. He was trained in spiritual direction at the FinD program of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas. His seminary training was at Union Theological Seminary in New York City, and his parish internship was at West Shore UU Church in Cleveland, Ohio. Rev. Paul was ordained in 1999.

Stephanie Judkins, Director of Religious Education
Stephanie “Farmer Fin” Judkins has served as our DRE since Summer of 2022, when she was hired to reboot and build the youth RE programs at UUCLR. She has a long and vibrant career with theatrical work in both Arkansas and Missouri in addition to her years coordinating experiential educational programming for Heifer International at the Heifer Ranch. She is multi-talented and enthusiastic in everything she does. In her other life, she runs a small farm in Perry, Arkansas, and loves her goats, pigs and other animals. She is a supporter of our local food network and a champion of basic human rights and inclusivity.

Murray Britton, Church Administrator

Murray serves as UUCLR’s Church Administrator and Youth Religious Education teacher. As Church Administrator, he supports the day-to-day operations of the congregation, including communications, scheduling, records, facilities coordination, technology, and administrative support for church programs and leadership. He brings a background in nonprofit operations, project management, and process improvement, with a particular interest in using technology to help organizations work more effectively. Murray is also a graduate student at Ball State University and has been involved with UUCLR through adult religious education, children’s and youth religious education, and congregational life.

Music Director Position Open

UUCLR is seeking a part-time Music Director to lead and support our congregation’s music program. The position is approximately 10 hours per week with total compensation of $12,000 per year

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