Our Minister
The Reverend Bob Janis Dillon first served this congregation as part-time Consulting Minister 2006-2007, and now serves this congregation as full-time Acting Minister. Bob was raised UU and studied Philosophy and English Literature at Birmingham University in England.Before entering the ministry, he worked as an administrative assistant in a civil rights law firm, a staff reporter for several newspapers, and as Membership Coordinator of the Universalist Church of West Hartford. Bob attended the Meadville Lombard Theological School in Chicago where he was an Intern Chaplain at Montgomery Place Retirement Community and co-founded the “Now what?” committee, which planned a conference devoted to interfaith dialogue. He has served on Interfaith Councils for Hyde Park and Kenwood, IL and Summit, NJ, and currently on the Community Diversity Council of Hunterdon County, Inc. Bob lives with his wife, Abbey, in Bethlehem, PA. You can email our minister at minister@hunterdonuu.org! Sue Henshaw is our Community Minister Emerita. Sue has a plethora of professional experience including:Community and Professional:· 1985-90—Greenwich Township’s Recycling Coordinator· 1988-1991 and 1999-2003—Greenwich Township Board of Education Member. · 1999-2001—Phillipsburg Board of Education Member (representing Greenwich) · 1993-1998—AIDS Network of Hunterdon County (served as Volunteer Coordinator, Secretary and Executive Director)· September ‘93-May ‘94—Clinical Pastoral Education unit, Somerset Medical Center · September ‘94-March ‘04—Boggs Center, University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ· September ‘94-February ‘00—Acted as a volunteer chaplain at the Hunterdon Developmental Center · March ‘04-April ‘07—United Cerebral Palsy of Northern, Central Southern NJ· June 2007—Beginning with Caregivers of NJ· Present—All coursework completed for Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Counseling from Drew University, Theological School· 1988—Joined First UU Fellowship of Hunterdon · 1988–1989—Board Secretary · 1990-1993—President · September 1991—Entered Drew Theological School · September ‘93-June ‘94—Student Consulting Minister · September ‘94-June ’95—Internship, Community Ministry, ARC of Hunterdon County · September ‘94-June ’95—District Consulting Minister at FUUFHC· October ‘95—Met with Ministerial Fellowship Committee · January 21, 1996—Ordained by FUUFHC congregation · May 1996—Received Master of Divinity from Drew · May 19, 1996—Installed into Community Ministry by ARC of Hunterdon County and the Fellowship at the ARC’s Point Breeze training Center. The congregation carried the banner. Just about an equal number of ARC folks and fellowship folks. · September 1996—Endorsed as Community Minister at First U.U. Fellowship of Hunterdon County· September ‘00-June ‘03—Senior R.E./Youth Group Advisor · November 2003—Certified Junior High and Senior High OWL instructor · September ‘99-June ’00—Taught 4th grade R.E. · Served on R.E. Committee, Nominating Committee and By-Laws Committee Other:· Served on the initial New York U.U. Metro District Committee on Accessibility· Currently on the South-East Regional Subcommittee on Candidacy Memberships· NJ State Institutional Chaplaincy Association· NJ TASH (founding re-organizational member) and International TASH member (was The Association for the Severely Handicapped)· NJ State Committee on Inclusive Ministries (founding member)· PCIL (Progressive Center for Independent Living) Hunterdon Advisory Board member
