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Welcome Rev. Julie Stoneberg Our New Interim Minister

The executive committee and the Board of Trustees of First Unitarian Society are pleased and excited to announce the appointment of Rev. Julie (who also goes by Jullan) Stoneberg as Interim Minister for our congregation. Jullan comes to us from the UU Church West located in Brookfield, WI where she has successfully coached that congregation through their senior leadership transition. We will be welcoming Rev. Jullan back to the Twin Cities this summer, a place she calls home. Rev. Jullan will begin her work with us on August 1, 2024. Below you can watch a special video message from Rev. Jullan to the congregation, and read her bio.

Rev. Julie Stoneberg is returning to Minneapolis, the city she considers home, after 25 years away. During that time, Rev. Julie received a Master of Divinity degree and a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study from Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley CA, and then went on to serve congregations in Wausau WI, Thunder Bay ON, and Peterborough ON. She is coming to FUS after serving a 2-year interim ministry with UU Church West in Brookfield WI.

Rev. Julie, who prefers to be called Jullan (YOU-lin), is the daughter of a Baptist minister, one of six siblings, a dual citizen of the U.S. and Canada, and a breast cancer survivor. Prior to going into the ministry, Rev. Jullan worked at the Children’s Theatre Company and as a Realtor with Coldwell Banker Burnet here in Minneapolis.

Her personal theology is one of process, which understands we humans to be ever-evolving under the influence of our past, our current surroundings, and by those ideals that lure us toward being the best we can be. Rev. Jullan believes that an embrace of pluralism is one of the key values that defines Unitarian Universalism and that therefore her ministry must be one that strives to understand and support each person’s chosen path.

Interim ministry suits her; she loves working with engaged congregations in a time of transition who are ready to openly explore and embrace the changes ahead. She is inspired by ministering alongside folks who love this free faith and who are called to serve it. For all of these reasons, Rev. Jullan is excited to return ‘home’ and to arrive on FUS’s doorstep on August 1 ready to serve with and among us. 

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