About the Church
Mark LaPointe
Mark LaPointe took on the post of Director of Religious Education for the ICCUU on November 1, 2008. Mark has spent most of his career in higher education, teaching most recently at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania where he also sat on the board of the Meadville UU. He holds a BA in English with minors in Women's Studies and African-American Studies from Colby College in Waterville, Maine. He has completed graduate work in Journalism and Communication at the University of Nevada, Reno and at the University of Washington in Seattle. Mark sees education as a radical, spiritual action that is at the center of Unitarian Universalist principles. read more »
David Bergeron
David Bergeron has been with the ICC since 1993. Before that he was co-director and founder, with wife Nina, of the Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Choir School and Lawrence (Mass.) Boychoir. Mr. Bergeron strives to lead an ICC music program that includes music from various traditions and cultures, especially those that represent the the church's diverse membership. However, he believes that most important is the community's coming together to share in creating a musical and liturgical tradition that is uniquely our own. read more »
Karen Rembert
Karen assumed the post of church administrator on May 6, 2008. She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to our church, having served the UU church in Schenectady, New York, for 20 years before retiring to Gloucester. Karen and her husband, Chuck, have always loved Gloucester and are both very much involved in the life of the community.
Kerry Mullen
Kerry Mullen joined the church in October 1998, along with her wife Deb Hardy. Both are talented musicians, with Deb being one of Cape Ann's best guitarists and singer-songwriters. Kerry is an artist by trade and is currently focused on sculptures made with clay, cement and glass. She is a graduate of the Massachusetts College of Art.
Kerry grew up in Waltham and has lived in Gloucester since 1994. She served as Building and Grounds Chairperson before coming on board as Sexton in October of 2007, upon the retirement of Lucille LePage. Kerry says she experiences grace in the simple, physical, day to day work of caring for "this old house".