Our Staff

​Our Minister
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Rev. Carly was ordained in 2013 and has served as Sabbatical Minister at the Unitarian Church of Calgary, Assistant Minister for Outreach and Social Justice at the First Unitarian Church of Hamilton, and Executive Director of Welcome Inn Community Centre. She completed her Master of Divinity and Master of Social Work at Waterloo Lutheran Seminary/Wilfrid Laurier University.
Rev. Carly’s ministry is grounded in interweaving spiritual growth, community, and social justice, and she is passionate about exploring innovation and entrepreneurship in Unitarian Universalist communities.
When not at church, she can be found playing soccer, ultimate frisbee, reading, and practicing and teaching yoga. She lives in Hamilton with her partner, Curtis Murphy and son.

Our Director of
​Religious Exploration

Due to Covid-19 our Religious exploration program is temporality suspended. Families will still be getting together throughout the year. 

Our Technical Administrator

Kailee Bryant has been a member of UUCD for several years. She served as DRE after Birgitta MacLeod. During these uncertain times of zoom gatherings Kailee is taking on the tech role to help things move smoothly in the online world. 

Our Youth Advisor
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James Garland has been Youth Advisor at UUCD for more than fifteen years.

James has fond memories of his own experiences participating in UU activities as a teenager and brings a broad range of stories, wisdom, caring and creativity to his role as Youth Advisor. James is a civil engineer and a father of two grown children.