UUFA Leaders

If you are interested in getting involved with UUFA please contact our leaders to find out how ! 

UUFA Executive Committee Members  – The purpose of the Executive Committee is to oversee the ongoing business of the UUFA as a representative group elected by the Congregational Assembly. It has the authority to make decisions and to ensure that these decisions are carried out.

All meetings are open to any UUFA Member. Contact: board@uuathensoh.org

Pete Mather President – president@uuathens.org

Richard Thieret – President-Elect / Recorder (Temporary)

Susan Westenbarger – Treasurer – treasurer@uuathens.org

Andy Ray –  Board member at large

Roberta Roberson – Board Member at large

Jessie Roberson,  Board Member at Large

Nellie James, Board Member at Large

Barb Harrison, Member at Large

Jeff Wunderly, Member at Large (newly elected for 2026)

 

Worship Committee 

The worship committee maintains and provides topics and programs for all Sunday services.
In addition the committee may coordinate the schedule of UUFA events and provide programming for public outreach efforts. The programming committee meets the on the first Tuesday evening of the month.

Committee Members:

Nellie James- Chairperson

Pete & Anna Mather

Barb Harrison

Roberta Roberson

Jessie Roberson

Carolyn Sweeny

Lish Greiner

 

Religious Exploration Committee

The RE committee maintains and schedules programming and personnel for Children’s education during the weekly Sunday service. In addition the committee schedules and provides programming for youth and young adults. The RE committee may also coordinate with the Programming Committee on community outreach programming.

• Currently unfilled

 

Membership Committee 

The Membership committee maintains a representative to greet new attendees at every public service and to encourage them to fill out a visitor’s card. The committee also maintains contact with individual members about needs and concerns. When relevant the committee will bring any issue needing further address to the Committee on Ministry.

Barb Harrison , Roberta  & Jessie Roberson , Jeff Wunderly

 

Facilities 

The facilities committee maintains the buildings, grounds, and IT infrastructure of the UUFA. The committee also assists the Sexton in execution of the their duties.

Fred Snell- Sexton

Richard Thieret  – facilities@uuathens.org

 

Communication Committee The duty of the committee is to a. Maintain methods of communication within the UUFA. Specifically to promote knowledge about the UUFA within the community at large, have general charge of UUFA records and arrange for the records’ retention, storage, publication, and disposal. In addition the committee will maintain the Bylaws, posting publicly the current version, and saving all previous versions noting date of adoption and replacement. Finally, the committee is charged with maintaining status of current elected officials’ terms including date of election, date of installation to office, and date of term expiration, and make that information publicly available. The committee will also assist the Recorder in executing the Recorder’s duties.

 

Barb Harrison – Greensheet / Social Media/Website

 

Nellie James – Programming & Choir Director