In April 2024, our congregation called the Rev. Matthew McHale to be our next settled minister! We are so glad to welcome him and his family to FUCSJ!
Rev. Matthew, his wife Anna, and their daughter River moved from the L.A. area to San Jose, and he began his ministry with us in August 2024.
Rev. Matthew grew up attending the UU Church of Long Beach. He received an M.Div. from Starr King School for the Ministry in Berkeley in 2014. Rev. Matthew served as the Settled Minister for the Emerson UU Church in Canoga Park (in Los Angeles) from 2016 to 2024. His many strengths include creative worship, dynamic leadership, and a wealth of experience with justice work within Unitarian Universalism and in the wider world.
Rev. Matthew believes UUism has much to offer the world, and looks forward to bringing his skills and experience to helping our Congregation more effectively offer its light to the world by making love visible. He says, “my vision for Ministry is one of transforming our communities into places of healing, support, justice, vision, and hope. Our religious communities can be models for the world we are creating.”
