On November 11th, 2021, Fourth Universalist Society hosted an In Conversation with Rev. Emily DeTar Birt. This is a recording of that event.

Our November In Conversation guest speaker was Rev. Emily DeTar Birt, Minister at the Unitarian Church of Staten Island, joined us to discuss Unitarian Universalist History and how learning more about that history can inform our actions to shape the future. This event was cosponsored by the Unitarian Church of Staten Island.

Rev. Emily DeTar Birt currently serves at the Unitarian Church of Staten Island as a consulting minister. She serves the congregation in Staten Island in worship, religious education, and mission and vision. Her ministry partners with the Staten Island Interreligious Leadership. Emily works as the Community Coordinator for a queer-centered, queer-led worshipping community called Not So Churchy under Rev. Mieke Vandersall.

Rev. Emily also works as a data organizer for Faith in New York and serves as UUMA Metro New York Chapter president.

You can find her online at https://emilydetar.weebly.com Learn more about Fourth Universalist at www.4thu.org Check out the Unitarian Church of Staten Island at https://www.uucsi.org