Welcome to Unitarian Universalist Church of Sarasota PODCAST
Welcome to Unitarian Universalist Church of Sarasota PODCAST
Hello! I'm Jay Wolin
Reverend Jay Wolin joined the Unitarian Universalist Church of Sarasota and Lakewood Ranch in August 2022 after having served for the previous 11 years as the minister of the UU Congregation of the Quad Cities in Davenport, Iowa.
Prior to that, from 2010-2011, he served as the Ministerial Intern at the UU Church of Tampa, Florida. He also completed Clinical Pastoral Education at Florida Hospital, Orlando, FL.
Rev. Wolin grew up in a Jewish household in New York. He became a UU and joined a UU congregation more than 25 years ago. Prior to entering seminary, Jay was a CPA and a financial executive at various corporations.
“The idea of entering ministry as a profession came to me over lunch when a friend asked me a simple question. If money wasn’t an issue, what would you want to do for a living? And so I said, ‘I would be a minister.’”
Rev. Wolin defines his approach to ministry in the following manner: “I think what I do as a minister is to have a non anxious presence and to help people facilitate their ministry within the Congregation.”
We are people of all ages, people of many backgrounds, and people of many beliefs. We are brave, curious and compassionate thinkers and doers. We create spirituality and community beyond boundaries, working for more justice and more love in our own lives and in the world.