Our Minister
On March 6th, 2011, the Universalist Unitarian Church of Halifax welcomed the Rev. Frances Dearman as our new Interim Minister. Rev. Fran will be with UUCH until July 2012. We look forward to forging a warm relationship with Fran. We appreciate the contribution her leadership offers as we continue the search process for a settled minister.
The Rev. Fran Dearman was born and raised on Vancouver Island, and likes to think of herself as a "founding toddler" at the First Unitarian Church of Victoria. Her family have attended there since 1958, and her roots in that city go deep.
Fran studied Classics at the University of Victoria, then took a Masters in Divinity at the Vancouver School of Theology.
Fran was ordained into the Unitarian Universalist ministry in 2002, and served five years settled ministry in Anchorage, Alaska. Returning to Canada, Fran served as Interim Minister in Winnipeg, then in Calgary, and now here in Halifax.
Fran first visited Halifax many years ago, on duty with Canada's Naval Reserve and in merchant shipping.
She is delighted to return as Interim Minister serving the historic Universalist Unitarian Church in the historic port city of Halifax, returning to Victoria in the summer of 2012.