Our Minister
Rev. John Cullinan was called as our Settled Minister in 2024. He came to UUBerks after seventeen years of ministry in Los Alamos.
“My ministry is based in the work of growing spiritual depth and maturity, in encouraging people to explore the depths of their own spirit and find the courage to be their whole selves, while exploring the ways each person’s deep soul connects to others and to that something larger that I call the Great Heart at the center. ”
Rev. John serves the wider UU community as a member of the UUMA’s Good Offices team for contract and call negotiations. He previously served as a member of the UUA’s Commission on Appraisal from 2009-2014, and was a co-author of their report, Who’s in Charge Here?: the Complex Relationship Between Ministry and Authority.
Rev. John received his MDiv from Meadville Lombard Theological School in 2007. He received a BA in Theatre Arts from Marquette University in 1994. He’s kept his hand in with the theatre world over the years as an actor, director, and playwright with local theaters. He is a former director, teacher, and performer with Santa Fe Improv.