UUCF welcomes new lead minister Rev. David A. Miller

OAKTON, VA - Former non-profit executive, fundraiser, consultant and now Unitarian Universalist minister, Rev. David A. Miller, became the new parish minister at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax (UUCF) last month. After a yearlong search, members of UUCF voted to call Rev. Miller as parish minister in April.

“What a privilege it is to be called to serve this vibrant and active congregation,” Rev. Miller says. “UUCF is well known for being a beacon of progressive faith in Northern Virginia and I am honored to join in the effort to bring healing, wholeness and transformation for ourselves each other and the planet.” 

A Chicago native who was raised Jewish, Rev. Miller was called to ministry after 25 years in management, strategic planning and business development with corporations, educational institutions and non-profits, including the American Heart Association, the Easter Seals Society and the Children’s Museum of Utah. Rev. Miller received his B.S. from the University of Utah and his master of divinity from Claremont School of Theology in California.

“I became interested in pursuing my dream of ministry when I realized that being a person of faith, hope and love, channeled in the right kind of spiritual settings, can help to better the world,” says Rev. Miller.

Before coming to UUCF, Rev. Miller was minister of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of San Dieguito in Southern California. He also previously served the San Diego County Unitarian Universalist Cluster as the ministerial coordinator of the San Diego County UU Network, as a member of the Unitarian Universalist Association’s (UUA) Pacific Southwest District Ministerial Transitions Team and as a UUA district consultant for boards for strategic planning and mission/vision retreats. Rev. Miller was also a member of the Unitarian Universalist Standing on the Side of Love National Creative Advisory Team.

Rev. Miller says social justice work “is central to the work of my ministry and central to our calling as Unitarian Universalists. This work asks us to develop ways to break our cycles of anger and demonization of others. We as Unitarian Universalists have words for this: We are called to stand and act on the side of love, deep love, as we recognize the inherent worth and dignity of all people on all sides of conflicts and the broken relationships. We do this because we are connected in an interdependent web of all existence and what diminishes one diminishes all.”

About UUCF

UUCF is a progressive faith community of more than 1,200 adults, youth and children dedicated to “transforming ourselves, our community and the world through acts of love and justice.”

All are welcome to attend UUCF worship services and religious education classes on Sundays at 9:15 and 11:15 a.m.

UUCF is located at 2709 Hunter Mill Road in Oakton, VA.  For more information, go to:  http://uucf.org.