Ministry is a second career. I came to it by way of ecology and conservation biology. I found religion by way of experiences that opened me to a sense of something more – you might call it mystery beyond knowing. I found a home in Unitarian Universalism because of its traditions of freedom to frame and understand that mystery in ways that fit personal experience and connect with larger wisdom.

And now over the years, the Unitarian Universalist traditions have given me the tools I need to find my way in a religious landscape. I understand religion not to be a set of particular beliefs but an orientation – an orientation for life. A good bumper sticker that has probably already been done might read: “Unitarian Universalism – Religion for Life.” Our congregation offers help and hope, comfort and challenge.

I have been in professional ministry for 20 years. I have a master of Divinity from Harvard Divinity School and a Master of Science in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Utah. I was the director of Protection Planning and Stewardship for the Florida Office of the Nature Conservancy and for three years after divinity school. I worked as Assistant Director of the Red Hills Conservation Association. I served two years as Interim Minister in Tampa Florida and am now in my 17th year as minister here in Hendersonville.

I am the proud parent of a daughter who is a freshman in college. For recreation I enjoy outdoor activities, paddle sports in particular and I have stepped back onto the path of a long, late-in-life journey of learning to play the guitar.

I serve as a Community Minister, serving as the Executive Director of The Free Clinics for the past seven years. TFC engages over 250 active volunteers to provide quality healthcare to low-income, uninsured members of our local community. During my tenure, TFC has tripled in size with respect to staff, programs, budget, and most importantly patients served. In 2008, TFC successfully completed a $1.85m capital campaign to build and new facility and launch an endowment, ensuring access to quality healthcare for those in our community without access.

As UUFH’s Affiliate Minister, I work closely with the Social Justice Outreach Team to engage our congregation in living our mission, especially to engage in practice and service for love, justice, and peace.

Katherine , in addition to being a highly accomplished flutist with solo and concert credits at major New York venues, is also a skilled and experienced collaborative pianist. She began to study piano when she was five years old, flute at age ten, and in high school was active as a pianist and flutist, and accompanist for choirs.

Educated at Stetson University, the Brevard Music Center, the Juilliard School,and the Dalcroze School of Music, Ms. Price has had many accompanying opportunities. These included playing for flute juries during her years at Juilliard, Music Director for the Triangle Theatre Company in Durham, NC; accompanist for the 92nd Street YMHA Professional Children’s Theater Company; choral accompanying at schools in Long Beach, NY; Blair Academy, and the Kent Place School in NJ, and extensive experience as a pianist and flutist for instrumental and chamber music recitals. She also worked on the artistic and administrative staff of the NJ Youth Symphony, and the NJ Youth Orchestra.

Ms. Price is the pianist, choir director, and Director of Music at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hendersonville, the pianist for the Carolina Concert Choir, and maintains a private teaching studio.

Perhaps juggler is the best description of my life’s vocation. I love the energy of putting new ideas and connections up in the air and trying to keep them going for as long as possible. At UUFH, juggling looks like taking the congregation’s faith in the power of “open minds, loving hearts, and helping hands” and moving that faith through our ministry to families. We have lots of “balls” in the air, too!

I supervise a thriving faith development program with Sunday School classes for pre-schoolers to 6th graders, a nursery, Time for All Ages lessons during our Sunday Service, and intergenerational activities. We will be putting some more great ideas in the air soon, too. Look for me at our new parenting groups, study circles, and youth groups and retreats.

I came back home to Hendersonville, NC in 2017 and joined UUFH right away, jumping into teaching Faith Development classes before assuming responsibilities as Family Ministry Coordinator.

I earned my BA in Latin American Studies and my PhD in Nutrition at UNC-Chapel Hill. Today, I am a tenured associate professor at the University of South Carolina where I teach courses on program evaluation, nutrition and food systems, and food and culture. As I teaches young adults in the college classroom, I draw upon Unitarian Universalism to encourage my students to identify their core values and to work to create a more just world. (I telecommute to USC from Hendersonville, giving me the flexibility to serve in both roles!)

With tremendous gratitude, I facilitate a family ministry program led by committed volunteers and engaged children. Whether you are family in the sense of a parent or grandparent with children or family in the sense of a member of our fellowship family, I am excited to work with you to shape the ongoing vision for Family Ministry.

I have been fortunate to have had two careers in my lifetime, both of which I enjoyed immensely. I graduated with a BA in Business from Queens University in Charlotte, and began my first career as an advertising agency media planner.  I worked my way up through the advertising ranks, and last served as the marketing director for the largest residential construction company in Sacramento, California.

After the birth of my son, Pete, my priorities changed, and more than 20 years ago, we moved to Hendersonville. I began my “second career,” working for non-profits, including Habitat, UUFH, Mainstay, United Way, and Lutheridge, and was able to raise my son in a safe and caring community.

After more than a decade since my first employment with UUFH, I returned in 2014 as the Fellowship’s office manager.  I am thrilled to be working with such a caring, dedicated, and creative staff, and love reconnecting with long-time members of the congregation and meeting those who are new.   I feel blessed to have a job that I love, to have a wonderful family, supportive friends, and to live in one of the most beautiful places in the world!

Bill has been a member of UUFH since 2007, holding various volunteer positions on the Board of Directors, led the sanctuary renovation project, and has served in other volunteer roles over the years.

Currently, he functions in a staff role as the bookkeeper for the fellowship, assuring that income and expenses are properly processed and reported to the fellowship Treasurer.

Bill’s other interests include music, travel, motorcycling, photography, woodworking and others. He shares his life with Catherine Lynch, who he persuaded to marry him in 2011. They live in Hendersonville a few blocks from UUFH and participate in many fellowship activities.