The Intern Ministry Program
The UU Church of Annapolis is a teaching congregation
For more than 20 years UUCA has been proud to serve as a Teaching Congregation by having an intern minister serve the congregation for a year at a time. UUCA is one of the most successful continuously-running internship programs in the Unitarian Universalist Association, and we are very proud of the ministers we helped to educate.
The ministerial internship is a requirement of all students seeking fellowship with the Unitarian Universalist Association. During his or her internship year, the Intern Minister will engage in all aspects of ministry, including leading worship, attending committee and Board meetings, providing pastoral care, and performing weddings, memorial services, and child dedication ceremonies as called upon.
Our former interns include:
1997-98 Kent Matthies
1998-99 Petr Dolak-Samojsky
2000-01 Roger Butts
2001-02 Susan Karlson
2002-03 Margie Allen
2003-04 Nancy Shaffer
2004-05 Lyn Stangland Cameron
2005-06 Joyce Palmer
2006-07 Theresa Novak
2007-08 Eric Kaminetzky
2008-09 Bryant Bossler Brown
2009-10 Christina Leone
2010-11 Kimberly Tomaszewski
2011-12 Anastassia Zinke
2012-13 Daniel Gregoire
2013-14 Seth Fisher
2014-15 Patricia Owen
2015-16 Hannah Roberts Villnave
2016-17 Eleanor Piez
2018-20 Leika Lewis-Cornwell
2024-2025 Ryan Ely
The Ministerial Internship Program is run by two committees at the Church. These committees alternate responsibilities from year to year.
One year, the Intern Search Committee will interview and select a candidate for the following year’s internship. Meanwhile, the Intern Support Committee is serving in a support role for the current year’s Intern Minister by giving feedback and offering support when needed.
Because of the unusual nature of this internship, the Intern Search and Intern Support committee serve as one committee for the duration of the two and a half year internship. The Intern Search/Support Committee will provide Intern Ministers with on-going feedback and be