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Reverend Barbara McKusick-Liscord graduated from Bates College with a BA in psychology and after a 20 year corporate career with UNUM Corporation entered the ministry. She was ordained as a Unitarian Universalist Minister in 2001 at her Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Portland, Maine, where she had been a lifelong member. Her ordination followed completion of her two-year internship at the UU church in Chelmsford, Massachusetts and many years of lay leadership in her church. In May 2001, she graduated with high honors from the Andover Newton Theological School earning a Master of Divinity Degree. 

Our Ministerial Associate

Elizabeth Foster, M.Div.(Harvard University, 1987) was ordained in June of 1987. She is a trained pastoral counselor, studying for her D.Min. in Pastoral Counseling at Andover Newton Theological School. She has been a member of this congregation for 33 years. She is married to Bob Foster and has three grown children, a son-in-law, daughter-in-law and three grandchildren.

In 1993, she experienced a brain-stem hemorrhage. Betty now has limited mobility and some difficulty with speech. She was installed at UUCM as a ministerial associate in May of 1997.   More about  Eizabeth Foster.

Our Music Director

The one and only, Laura Kennedy.

Laura has distinguished herself across the nation as a solo performer as well as accompanist and chamber musician.  She has performed in Avery Fisher Hall, Mozart Festival in NY City, Kansas City Friends of Chamber Music, Juilliard School, Monadnock Music Festival, Chamber Music at The Barn, Chicago classical radio WFMT, as well as locally and in Japan.  Laura recently recorded 2 CD’s with violinists Brian Lewis and composer/violinist Michael McLean.

Our Ministers Emeritus
The congregation had been served from 1976 to 2000 by co-ministers Revs. Jeanne and Olav Nieuwejaar. At the end of February, 2000, Olav and Jeanne ended their long and successful ministry with us, but their long devotion built the foundation of a devoted community that continues to minister and be present with us.

While at UUCM they helped to grow the congregation, to make it more inclusive, and created extraordinary programs to foster religious growth in a nurturing environment for children and adults. We will miss them a great deal. 

Our Staff

Left to right: Cyndi Likas (office administrator), Marie Keifer (director of religious education), Sue Wahlen (Custodian), Rev. Elizabeth Foster, Rev. Barbara McKusick Liscord 

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