{"id":11859,"date":"2025-03-11T13:00:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T17:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/?p=11859"},"modified":"2025-04-11T16:41:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T20:41:15","slug":"new-buds-are-emerging-at-uu-ministry-for-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/new-buds-are-emerging-at-uu-ministry-for-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"New Buds are Blooming at UU Ministry for Earth: Welcoming our New Executive Director!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I hope you\u2019re all enjoying the signs of spring that are budding up all around us\u2026 and UUMFE also has a new bud of our own to celebrate!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re so excited to introduce Mary Ellen Morgan as the new Executive Director of UU Ministry for Earth! We\u2019re thrilled to have her on board and excited for the fresh perspectives and rooted experience that she brings.<\/p>\n\n\n

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A forty-year Unitarian Universalist, Mary Ellen brings a wealth of experience in many important facets of UU leadership. Professionally, she has worked for several UU congregations in the areas of Religious Education and Administration. She has also served as the President of the Association of UU Administrators and the Treasurer of the UU Trauma Response Ministry. Currently, Mary Ellen serves as Ministerial Intern at the UU Fellowship of Redwood, City, California, and will graduate with a Masters of Divinity from Meadville Lombard Theological School in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most importantly, Mary Ellen is passionate about Climate Justice, and her energy is catchy! We know she\u2019ll be a fantastic asset, and we are already energized and inspired by the possibilities. Let\u2019s give Mary Ellen Morgan a warm welcome to UUMFE!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019d like to introduce yourself to Mary Ellen or send her a message of welcome, you can email her here: director@uumfe.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, as always, if you\u2019d like to reach out to me as UUMFE Board Chair, please message me here: laurenlevwood@uumfe.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To conclude, a personal note: I know that there are many challenges in our world that are impacting us, and weighing heavy on hearts, bodies, and minds. Thank you for taking a moment away from those challenges to celebrate a positive change with us.

During these times, UUMFE remains rooted in our Mission and Vision<\/a> to create \u201ca world in which reverence, gratitude, and care for each other and for the living Earth are central\u201d through acting as \u201ca seedbed\u2026 that inspires deep practices of Earth care, justice, and flourishing for all.\u201d As the political and earthly climate changes in unsettling ways, and as our organization moves through its own leadership transition, we remain committed to our priority to create Climate Justice and support the most vulnerable among us along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So\u2026 here\u2019s to positive new changes! May they bud and bloom in inspiring ways.

May your heart remain anchored to hope, rise rooted in joy, and be sustained with love and resilience in the days to come,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rev. Lauren Spivey Levwood, Board Chair, UU Ministry for Earth<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I hope you\u2019re all enjoying the signs of spring that are budding up all around us\u2026 and UUMFE also has a new bud of our own to celebrate! We\u2019re so excited to introduce Mary Ellen Morgan as the new Executive Director of UU Ministry for Earth! We\u2019re thrilled to have her on board and excited […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":11865,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/uumfe-wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/uumfe-wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/uumfe-wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/uumfe-wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/uumfe-wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11859"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/uumfe-wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11859\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11874,"href":"https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/uumfe-wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11859\/revisions\/11874"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/uumfe-wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/uumfe-wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/uumfe-wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/uumfe-wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}