Ministers and Staff
Rev. Jen Raffensperger,
Minister
Office: (540) 342-8888 | Mobile: (443) 626-4688
Email: revjen@uuroanoke.org
Rev. Jen (she/her/hers) received her Master of Divinity degree from Meadville Lombard Theological School in 2021. Her lifelong passion has been the stories that humans tell about ourselves, about each other, and about our world. After a career in tech and project management, she has embraced her call to ministry and to serve our audacious and exciting living faith tradition! She lives in Roanoke with her two cats, Desmond and Peggy.
Rev. Kirk Ballin,
Minister Emeritus
Office: (540) 342-8888 | Mobile: (540) 793-0752
Email: uurevkirk@aol.com
Rev. Kirk received his Master of Divinity from Harvard Divinity School in 1983. He served the Unitarian Universalist Church of Meadville, PA, from 1983-1987. Kirk was the full-time minister at UUCR from 1987-1999, and part-time minister at First Unitarian Church in Lynchburg, VA, from 2000-2003. He has been Minister Emeritus at UUCR since 2017.
Susan Cousins,
Office Administrator & Facilities Coordinator
Office: (540) 342-8888
Email: admin@uuroanoke.org
Office hours: M-F, 10 am-2 pm
Contact Susan for information regarding facilities rental.
Jessie McKeon,
Director of Lifespan Faith Development
Office: (540) 342-8888 | Mobile: (540) 358-1588
Email: jmckeon@uuroanoke.org
Jessie (they/them) began their adventure as the Director of Lifespan Faith Development at UUCR in 2020. Jessie believes strongly in creative, brave, experiential religious education. Originally from Texas, Jessie holds a BA in Visual and Performing Arts, MEd in Instructional Design and Technology, and a DDiv with a focus in religious education and social justice. They believe that lifelong learning and spiritual growth can be just as fun as it is deep! Jessie loves living in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains with their cat, Endymion.
Bonnie Evans,
LFD Coordinator
Office: 540-342-8888
Email: bevans@uuroanoke.org
Bonnie is available by appointment
Bonnie is a Roanoke native, who has been married 51 years to her husband Richard. Their two grown children and granddaughter live out of state. She loves working with children and youth, and she enjoys watching movies, reading, and laughing.
Kerry Morgiewicz,
Music Director
Home: (540) 989-3190
Email: kmorgiewicz@uuroanoke.org
Kerry can meet by appointment
Choir on Wednesdays 7:15 pm.
Kerry Morgiewicz has been the Music Director at UUCR for 14 years. She loves the people here, and each year, she finds new and inspirational music to bring to the folks at UUCR. Kerry also works as an Instructor of Music at Hollins University and teaches private piano lessons. While her degrees are in piano performance, her heart resides in choral music and with UUCR choir, of course. Kerry often writes and arranges for the choir. Kerry and her husband Sev have twin boys, who make them very proud.