Rev. Sara Goodman is a lifelong Unitarian Universalist, raised in San Diego where she met her husband Shawn. Since then they’ve lived in New York City, Madison, Wisconsin, and Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Rev. Sara spent the early part of her life acting in and directing theater productions, traveling, and striving to learn everything there is to know about pop culture. She enjoys throwing pottery, reading contemporary feminist romance, and playing with her children, yellow lab, and annoying cat.

In addition to serving UUCC as our minister, Rev. Sara chairs UU Wellspring, a series of programs for spiritual deepening and grounding in Unitarian Universalist values and theology. She is a member of the Unitarian Universalist Minister’s Association and the Liberal Religious Educators Association.

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Adena has been with the UU Community Church since May 2013. She has a Bachelor of Science in Liberal Education with a concentration in Special Education from Longwood University and hopes to pursue a graduate degree. She has also recently begun working toward the UUA Religious Education Credentialing Program.

Her goal at the UU Community Church is to bring quality Religious Exploration experiences to both children and adults. Through Sunday morning “Children & Youth Engagement”, “F(UU)n For ALL!” Activities, and other multi-generational opportunities, she strives to offer a variety of experiences and to balance both tradition and new ideas.

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Jonathan has been with the UU Community Church since September 2017.  Jonathan is a 2008 graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music (Bachelor of Music with a concentration in piano performance) and a 2016 graduate of the University of Massachusetts Lowell (Master of Music with a concentration in Sound Recording Technology).

Jonathan directs the choir, the drumming group, the handbell choir, and the hymn jam ensemble at UUCC. He is passionate about bringing together communities through the joy of music-making. He is excited to work with all who wish to join the fun!

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Daniel joined the UU Community Church of Glen Allen staff in January 2025 as our new congregational administrator. He grew up in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, and studied psychology at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Following college, he moved to Richmond, VA in 2002 to start his new life in this amazing city.

Daniel is a musician at heart and spent 16 years at Sam Ash Music, leaving in 2023 as the general manager. As an avid musician, Daniel was an accomplished violinist, vocalist, and trumpet player. Over the course of his musical career, he learned to play a wide variety of brass, woodwind, and stringed instruments and has experience as an instrument repair technician, specializing in woodwind repairs.

In his free time, Daniel enjoys tabletop gaming with his friends, spending time with his fur babies (three cats and two dachshunds), and being there for his four nieces and two nephews as they grow up. He is always eager to get to know new people.

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Peter joined the UU Community Church staff in 2024. He was born in Northern California, and with a father in the Navy, moved often as a child. In 1976, Peter settled in Norfolk where he worked as an auto mechanic and attended Old Dominion University. After moving to Richmond in 1984, he turned his focus to building repair which has been his vocation ever since.

Outside of work, Peter enjoys dancing and playing instruments. A champion of environmental protection laws, he has joined up with lobbying groups for wins on specific issues. With good humor, Peter is primed to share his wisdom on building care and life in general with a fitting anecdote or saying. Stop and chat with him!

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