CAMBRIDGE, MA. The First Parish in Cambridge , met for the first time in 1636, has appointed the Rev. Lilia Cuervo, Colombia, as its new Associate Minister.
By the wide margin of 135-3, the Unitarian Universalist Congregation voted to invite Raven to serve the congregation as pastor, preacher, teacher and spiritual leader. By accepting this call joyful, Crow said: "It was my dream to serve a congregation as the First Parish in Cambridge, embracing cultural diversity and spiritual growth. I felt so much love for the congregation, which gave her my heart. " Reverend Raven begin his ministry at First Parish in September.
The vote marks the first time in its nearly four-year history that the First Parish in Cambridge called a minister other than white European-American. Noting the increasing diversity within the community surrounding the church, it has declared its commitment to work for justice and for a multiracial and multicultural future.
"Lilia do not ask me to do our work alone to achieve diversity," stressed the Senior Minister Fred Small. "The work of transformation belongs to the whole congregation. However, Lilia gives us perspective and wisdom characteristic of a Latina who has lived for decades in the United States. His leadership will challenge and enrich us. " Reverend Raven
well as English fluent English and conversational in Portuguese. She earned a BA in Mathematics and Physics of the National Pedagogical University Women in Bogota, Colombia, an MA in Demography from Georgetown University, and a Master of Divinity from Starr King Unitarian Universalist seminary for Ministry in Berkeley, California.
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