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Minister Rev. Bill Gupton
Rev. Bill Gupton lives in Anderson Township with his wife, Jennifer Sanders, and their son, Patrick Sanders. Bill was ordained to the Unitarian Universalist parish ministry by the UU Congregation of Atlanta, on Father’s Day in 1996, after graduating with an M.Div. from the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, Ca. He has served UU congregations in Tulsa (Okla.), Oakland (Calif.), Columbus (Ohio), North Olmsted (Ohio), and now Cincinnati. Heritage Church called him as its minister in April, 2002. Bill is a native of Tennessee, has traveled to every one of the 48 contiguous states and seven foreign countries, and enjoys watching sports, listening to music and practicing yoga. He is currently studying and teaching Anusara-Inspired Yoga®.
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Youth Coordinator Joel Araujo
Joel is a lifelong Unitarian Universalist, who grew up at Heritage, and personally experienced UU youth programming as a teenager. After serving on the Ohio Valley UU Youth-Adult Committee and being active in HUUC’s high school group during the 1990’s, he attended Northern Hills UU Fellowship as a young adult, serving on their Board of Trustees. Joel has background working in quality assurance / quality control, international exports, and warehouse equipment operation, and is now actively considering a path of UU ministry. Joel has been a volunteer youth advisor with our youth group for the past three years.
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Joel Araujo |
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Director of Religious Education Hollie Johnson
Hollie Johnson was hired as our Director of Religious Education in August of 2007. Her background includes nine years of teaching experience in Kentucky and North Carolina, experiential education work as an assistant camp director for seven years in Michigan, and a graduate degree in Education Administration from Xavier University. When she is not involved in planning the Religious Education program at HUUC, she enjoys spending time with her husband and daughter, both of whom bring tremendous joy and balance into her life. They are members of Heritage Church, and happy to be part of such a welcoming, family-centered community. Learn more about our Religious Education Program for Children. |
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Hollie Johnson |
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Music Director Matthew Quick
Matt Quick became our new Music Director in mid-February. A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Matt moved to Cincinnati in the fall to enter the Master’s of Music program at the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory Of Music. He holds a Bachelor’s of Music degree in piano performance from Vanderbilt University, having graduated summa cum laude. At Vanderbilt, Matt won the Vanderbilt Concerto Competition, was elected to a spot on the National Dean’s List, was inducted into the Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society, and was awarded Vanderbilt’s David Rabin Prize for excellence in musical performance. Some of Matt’s other music-related experience includes conducting, choral singing, performing at nursing homes, and performing abroad. In the winter of 2006-07, he played piano for the Vanderbilt Orchestra as they toured China. Last summer, he traveled to Lucca, Italy, to work and perform with opera students.
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Matthew Quick |
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Church Administrator Denise Martinez
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Other Staff
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