Our Minister and Staff
OUR MINISTER: Rev. Micah C. Ma
Rev. Micah Ma was ordained to Unitarian Universalist ministry in 2020 and received their Masters in Divinity from the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, CA. They were born and raised in California, moving to Cleveland, OH for a parish internship at West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church. Afterward, they spent two years at the Cleveland VA Medical Center, working as a Chaplain Resident and then a Chaplain Fellow specializing in patients with serious mental illness. They are delighted to be in North Carolina now and are enjoying the much more abundant sunshine, not to mention the abundant seafood! Rev. Micah is passionate about church and ministry and all the wonderful things that can happen when people come together.
OUR RELIGIOUS EDUCATION ADMINISTRATOR:
Currently this position is open. We are in search of a candidate.
OUR MUSIC DIRECTOR: Tom Cullison
Tom Cullison was a music major and a trumpet player in college, before becoming an orthopedic surgeon. He and his family were members of several Unitarian Universalist churches and sang in several UU choirs) during Tom’s 40-year U.S. Navy service. He loves conducting the UCF choir and is glad they will be back to performing live at services again.
OUR ACCOMPANIST: Meganne Smith
Meganne teaches English from middle school through college levels and has been a piano/music teacher, church pianist, and on-call musician for weddings and other events for about fifteen years. She was also an All-State clarinetist in her youth and played the clarinet in the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) Concert Band while attending there. Another talent she has shared with our congregation is writing poetry. She brings a contemporary ear to finding music for UCF’s services.
OUR OFFICE ASSISTANT: Addie Hirschten
Addie Hirschten is a contemporary impressionist painter, art teacher, host of the Studio Alchemy Podcast and the author of several books. You can find out more about her creative work at: https://studioalchemy.art. She has been a UU since 1987 and has shared a variety of sermons as a Worship Associate at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Indianapolis. Her hobbies include yoga and gardening.
CONTACT OUR STAFF:
Minister
Rev. Micah C. Ma
Religious Education Administrator
Music Director
Tom Cullison
Accompanist
Meganne Smith
Office Assistant
Addie Hirschten